Adrian hadn’t expected me to refuse to yield this time. For a moment, he froze, then caught up.
“Sophia, what are you so angry about? Just because I didn’t give you the award?”
I looked at him with pure disappointment.
“In your eyes, is that the only issue?”
He faltered, lowering his tone slightly before lifting his chin arrogantly again.
“Then tell me—what else?”
“You know perfectly well,” I said, staring him down.
He averted his gaze. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
I grabbed Chloe and demanded,
“Then tell me—why are the earrings and bracelet I gave you on her?”
Adrian exhaled in relief, softening his voice.
“All this fuss over such a small thing?”
“You never wore them. I thought letting her use them at a big event would help her image.”
My heart hollowed out in an instant.
The gifts I had treasured so much—worth nothing to him.
“Sophia,” Adrian said coolly, “since when did you become so petty?”
“If you want, I’ll buy you new ones.”
His eyes softened as he looked at Chloe.
“Chloe has worked hard on set lately. She deserves a reward.”
I trembled with fury.
“A reward?”
Since Chloe had joined, he had broken promise after promise to me.
Every fight ended with me conceding.
But not this time.