Chapter 112


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    Half an hourter. Erin and Chandler sat in the theater. They had the entire ce to themselves. Only


    the two of them sat in the middle of the theater watching a horror film.


    Erin had no idea what they were watching the whole time. Her mind was conflicted, constantly


    reminding herself that she couldn’t be entangled with Chandler. The man had a fiancée, for Christ’s


    sake!


    But his hand, which was already sweating, held onto hers tightly, refusing to let go.


    She turned to look at him and calmly asked, “Chandler, what exactly do you want? Can’t we just break


    up properly?”


    “No. You can’t break up with me so arbitrarily.” He kept his gaze straight, looking at the female ghost on


    the big screen without a trace of fear. It was as if he was watching a lighthearted cartoon.


    His dominance and arrogance left no room for any reasoning. A smirk appeared on Erin’s lips as she


    said. “Alright, since you don’t want to break up, then cancel the engagement banquet. Can you do


    that?”


    For her to finally make a request to him, Chandler was somewhat impressed. He gave her a sideways


    nce and smiled mischievously.” Erin, have you fallen in love with me?”


    Those deep, icy eyes became even more mysterious and eerily chilling in the dim environment of the


    cinema. Even though Chandler was right next to her, Erin still didn’t know what he was thinking deep


    down. The inability to understand him made her weary.


    She couldn’t even gauge if Chandler would be happy or troubled if she confessed her feelings for him.


    After all, he had a fiancée who was a good match for him.


    Suddenly, two glistening teardrops fell, and Erin lowered her face to the side, no longer willing to look at


    Chandler. He turned around and tried to pull her onto hisp, but Erin refused. So, he stood up,


    forcefully grabbed her by the arms, lifted her up by the waist, and sat back. down holding her in his


    embrace.


    “I was just asking if you liked me or not. It’s not like I’m asking you to die for me. Why are you crying?”


    he asked, mildly frustrated.


    He didn’t know when it started, but her tears made him feel powerless. The more she silently cried, the


    more agitated he would feel. He wished he could tell her that he didn’t love his fiancée at all and that


    the engagement was just for show. Those words were right at the tip of his tongue, but he couldn’t say


    them out loud.


    “Have you gone mute, Erin?”


    Erin raised her head and indignantly blurted, “Yes! I like you! But liking you is really difficult! Since you


    already have a fiancée, why can’t you just be with her and stoping after me? I don’t want to be a


    mistress! You know how much I hate being the other woman!”


    As she spoke, her emotions started to get out of control, and she began to sob. Chandler let out a soft


    sigh and pressed her teary face against his shoulder.


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    He said earnestly, “Erin, listen carefully. I like you too.”


    Before she could wipe away her tears, his lips were pressed to hers. At first, it was gentle and


    comforting, but it gradually became passionate and full of longing. Chandler’s desire for her was


    suppressed yet profound, and her hands that were pushing against him gradually grew weak.


    Right then, her rationality returned, and she remembered that they were in a movie theater.


    “No Erin said weakly, her cheeks flushed.


    Seeing that she resisted, Chandler didn’t continue to force himself on her. He stared at her lips, which


    had be reddened and slightly swollen from his kiss. The urge for conquest surged through his


    blood at the sight of that.


    With his slender hands, he gentlemanly straightened her slightly disheveled clothes. Chandler finally


    revealed an important message.” There will be an engagement banquet, but I won’ty a linger on that


    woman. Are you satisfied now?”


    Erin looked into his eyes and decided that he didn’t seem to be joking. Sadly, this wasn’t the answer


    that she was hoping for..


    There was a bitter smile on her lips as she asked, “So, if I choose to be with you, I will still be the


    mistress, won’t I?”


    “If that’s how you choose to interpret it, then yes, you would be the other woman.” Chandler replied with


    a glint in his eyes.


    “Hmph


    “Erin struggled to get away, but Chandler refused to let go.


    “Let go of me!”


    Seeing her sudden emotional outburst. Chandler didn’t hold her down lorcefully anymore.


    Erin stood before him and said with finality. “Chandler, I don’t need your money. I can earn my own. I


    don’t need your constantpanionship either; I’ll spend more time on work so that I won’t think of you


    so much. But I can’t stand bing the kind of woman I hate the most! That’s my bottom line! No


    matter how much I like you, I can’t allow myself to stoop to that!”


    “Erin


    Chandler frowned: her stubbornness was causing him distress. He couldn’t usepromising photos


    to ckmail her into


    being with him as he did at the beginning. She wasn’t just a simple lover to him anymore.


    Facing the woman he genuinely liked, Chandler felt helpless for the first time. He watched as Erin


    walked away fiercely and decisively. He


    wanted more than anything to rush over and tell her to stay by his side.


    But what she wanted was a legitimate status, and he couldn’t give her that currently. Furthermore, Erin


    was way too fragile now. Perhaps staying by Roman’s side was a better choice for her at the moment.


    One should know that theplexity of the entertainment industry was iparable to that of a


    normal workce. Roman, who happened to be his close friend, had made a name for himself with no


    resources or backing. He got to where he was in the entertainment industry purely by his own effort


    and abilities. He could definitely teach Erin a thing or two.


    As he watched Erin’s figure disappear from his sight, there was a hint of anticipation in his dark eyes.


    “Erin, if you want to stand by my side legitimately, prove your worth to me.”


    In the evening. Erin cooked herself something simple and held a set of documents in her hand. Roman


    had forwarded all of that information to her. It concerned their amodation and transport


    arrangements at Fleuverton City. It even included the geographical location of hospitals. She would be


    in charge of theseter on.


    Erin swiftly installed several useful apps on her phone to facilitate future searches and inquiries. She


    took her assistant trainee job very seriously, she didn’t take up the job on a whim.


    When she’d just graduated, she’d once thought about bing a personal assistant to a celebrity.


    However,n didn’t agree to it at that time, saying that this kind of work would take up a lot of time and


    affect their rtionship. Because she lovedn back then, she chose the design industry. In the end,


    they got divorced because ofn’s infidelity.


    Now, she was single and didn’t have to worry about all that. She could choose her own career path.


    Erin took a pen and diligently noted down the most important pieces of information in her notebook.


    She continued studying the information until midnight.


    When she finished showering and was about to blow her hair dry, her phone rang. Erin immediately put


    down the hairdryer and went to her bedroom. When she saw that it wasn calling, she was tempted to


    not answer, but he kept calling. Thinking thatn might have something urgent, she decided to answer.


    “Erin, where are you? I have something urgent to discuss with you.”


    “It’s about your father, Steven.”