Chapter 1578


    ric was looked at as if he were some sort of spectacle. Was ric alright? Perfectly fine, and


    here he was, presenting her with roses! At first nce, she was indeed taken aback by the beauty


    and fragrance of the roses, instinctively charmed. But when she saw ric was the one giving


    them, she tried to snap back to reality. She reminded herself not to be swayed by ric. This man


    was charming yet dangerous, a no-go zone. Otherwise, the crush she had managed to control for


    three years might be uncontroble around him again.


    ric''s smile was wickedly charming, his handsome features bing even more striking as he


    laughed, enough to make anyone swoon. His voice, maic, said, “The flowers are right in front of


    you. Who else would they be for?” Her heart raced, ric’s gesture making her heart flutter


    uncontrobly. But she had to restrain herself. Over these three years, her biggest achievement was


    learning to control the impulse to throw herself at ric.


    She was a mother of two now. If she didn’t keep herself in check, she risked losing her children.


    Compared to her own feelings, having her children with her was what mattered most. She forced a


    smirk, barely hiding her disdain, and told ric, “Sorry, but I have no respect for home-wreckers,


    and I have no intention of bing one!” With that, she retreated inside, grabbed the door without


    hesitation, and shut it.


    ric instinctively tried to block the door with the flowers, not stopping, a push and pull, until the


    door suddenly caught the entire bouquet, squashing it, particrly the petals. Seeing the bright,


    fiery roses getting crushed felt like they were being crushed against her own heart, her breath


    hitching. She quickly opened the door again. The crushed petals, once perfectly wrapped around


    the buds, fell in a cascade, leaving a trail of fiery red on the ground. From vibrant beauty to


    withering—it all happened in a sh.


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    Her heart ached, as if foreseeing Leopold’s fate, in that moment, projecting Leopold onto ric. It


    filled her with panic and fear. “ric, what are you doing?” She wasn’t angry, nor did she forcefully


    send him away, but asked with a slight panic in her voice. ric could sense her tone softening a


    bit. He replied, “I hadn’t finished speaking, you closed the door, so of course, I had to block it.”


    “Haven’t I made myself clear? What more is there to say?” she asked, still fearful.


    Even though ric stood unharmed before her, the thought of what happened to Leopold still


    haunted her. Leopold’s persistent pursuit of Thssa, ending in tragedy for unrequited love, She


    was deeply worried the men around her might end up the same. Because of what happened with


    Leopold, she was always on guard, afraid of experiencing such a loss again. She wasn’t usually


    driven by emotion, yet the thought of anyone close to her meeting a tragic end frightened her.


    “Do you know why I work at Crawley Group? I told my mother I had to break off my engagement


    with Georgia. Otherwise, I’d rather not hold the title of Falconer Group’s second son,” ric


    exined earnestly. “And I did exactly that. Can’t you see my determination?” ric said. His gaze,


    intense, fixed on her. His handsome, almost ethereal appearance was exactly her type, and his


    eyes, filled with deep emotion, shimmered like the surface of ake, mesmerizing. Her heart


    skipped a beat, as if missing a half-step in its rhythm.