I hid from his gaze, unable to hide the bitterness in my heart, and said casually.
"Look at me!" he commanded, a tone he had never used before. I was startled and couldn't help but look at him. In the dim light, I couldn't see what emotions were hidden in his deep eyes, but at such a close distance, I could clearly feel his fluctuating heartbeats and warm breath.
"Pearl, you're really heartless, leaving like that for so many years! Yes, I'm married, but that doesn't stop me from getting what I lost from you..."
"What did he lose? His dignity?" I smiled bitterly.
It couldn't be his heart, right?
Until I left, I realized that I never got Emery's heart.
"This project, I convinced Professor Sullivan to do it. The importance of this project to your company, I don't need to say."
I tried to listen to him calmly and said, "Pearl, be my lover. This is what you owe me. Otherwise, I will withdraw from guiding this project."
"Lover?"
He did care that I supported him back then.
But he didn't have to force me like this for revenge.