But no—that was just an illusion.
I turned back slowly, suddenly understanding his real intention for humiliating me in front of all these people.
He wanted to provoke me.
Five years later, he was still just as childish.
I shook my head honestly. “No.”
His stare bored into me like he wanted to pierce holes through my skin.
He didn’t love me—yet he still refused to let me go.
Since I had broken off the engagement and walked away five years ago, there had been nothing left to say between us.
“Mr. Carter, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be taking my leave.”
I pulled my hand from his grasp and turned to go—
When a soft, syrupy voice drifted from the doorway.
“Sis, why are you leaving so soon?”
Wearing a white gown that highlighted her graceful figure, Sophia Brooks glided in.
“Ethan, it’s been five years since you’ve seen my sister. Be gentle with her—don’t be so harsh.”
She sat naturally beside him, leaning in without a hint of restraint.
Of course—by now they were widely known as the model couple.
After tonight’s gala, their proposal ceremony was set to take place.
Watching them side by side, the people around us looked at me with gleeful malice, certain I must be seething with jealousy.