Chapter 1579


    Her heart was racing, nearly out of control, as she tried to keep her emotions for him in check. Her breath quickened, her cheeks flushed with the


    heat of intense love, yet thest shred of reason in her mind screamed at her to resistpletely falling for him. She clenched her fists so tightly that


    her nails dug into her skin, using the pain to keep her grounded.


    "Talking to me won''t change anything. I epted two hundred thousand from your mother years ago to end all ties with you," she said, her voice calm


    and devoid of excess emotion.


    "ric, to a woman like me, every man is just a fleeting fancy. I fell for you at first sight, but then my heart wandered to Eamon, and after that, to


    Spencer. And now, I''ve realized I only truly love myself. Do you understand?" Despite the turmoil of feelings for ric churning within her like molten


    lava, she coldly delivered these indifferent words to him


    Part of her restraint was fear—fear of letting ric discover she had borne him two children. She knew he could use them to manipte her, stripping


    her of her autonomy. Moreover, she couldn''t trust ric not to fight her for custody. Cn the other hand, she still hadn''t gotten over the shock of seeing


    ric and Georgia in bed together.


    Though she knew ric had been with many women before, seeing it with her own eyes was a different story. She could ept his past rtionships


    unseen, but the image of ric and Georgia together, naked and entwined, was seared into her memory, impossible to forget. Even though ric


    was now estranged from his family, trying to break off his engagement with Georgia, she couldn''t bring herself to ept him


    Listening to her, ric''s charming smile faltered, his expression turning solemn. "So, you''re saying you don''t like me anymore?"


    "Yes, exactly!" she admitted.


    "I see," ric Said, his voice tinged


    with sadnegsbefore he turned and


    walked away. As she watched ric


    disappear into his house, her OF


    clencired fists rxed, and shel


    exhaled a weary breath. Holding


    back had been too exhausting.


    The moment ric turned his back,


    her heart feltas if it had been


    hollowed qut. A brief wave of loss ~


    washed aver her, then she smiled”


    Relieved she had managed to


    contre! her impulsive love, yetbitter


    forfalling for someone she shouldn''t


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    Looking down, she saw the floor


    scattered with rose petals, remnants


    of the vibrant roses that nowy ~~


    waiting tg wither. In love''s bloom,


    the flower symbolizes joy. In its


    decay: t s just another nt. -


    eptance I is key, she thought


    Grabbing a broom, she swept away


    the petals.


    After breakfast, she got dressed and was about to head out when she opened her door to find ric standing there, still holding a bouquet of flowers.


    "It''s the same bouquet from earlier. I removed the outer, damaged petals and made it into a smaller arrangement. It''s for you. Put it in a vase on your


    dining table; it might brighten up your meals.” ric handed her the flowers.


    She was taken aback.


    ric said, "Flowers can be rearranged after they wilt, and love can be rekindled after it''s lost. None of it is impossible.”


    Hearing this, her heart skipped a beat.