Chapter 16
Her voice trembled.
“Grace, please let him go.”
“He argued with his family for your sake.”
“He said if he couldn’t bring you home, then he wouldn’t go back either.”
“His father’s hypertension flared up from rage.”
“His mother can’t take any more shocks.”
“The child cries all the time.”
I almost laughed.
Had I not distanced myself enough?
They had insisted on coming here. I couldn’t drive them away no matter how I tried.
It was them who had disrupted my peaceful life.
And now I was the one accused of not letting go?
I frowned at Edward. “If you won’t leave, I’ll sell the patent to Morning Dew.
Edward froze.
Morning Dew was Kensington’s biggest competitor.
The intense rivalry had left both sides at a bottleneck. That’s why Kensington turned to traditional beauty remedies and found me.
He knew I was serious.
The way I’d treated them lately made it clear I had no feelings for him.
Not even Theo could sway me much.
Why would I care about the Kensingtons‘ interests?
Edward finally gave in.
It was the first time in two lifetimes I saw his posture slump.
“Do you really hate me that much?”
I shook my head.
I had hated him
–
once.
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In my past life, when I died, I swore: If I ever saw him again, I wouldn’t save him. I might even give him a kick for good measure.
But this past year, as I focused on my life, my work, and became someone I liked… I realized I had nothing left to hate.
I hadn’t even thought about them much.
Because I no longer loved him.
Hate isn’t the opposite of love.
Indifference is.
