Chapter 17
Dylan frome slightly, hardly getting a chance to turn around before he was wrapped in a right hug. The cloying scent of Violet’s perfume overwhelmed him.
She held on to him, shaking like a beat “Dylan, Dylan, you’re finally back.”
Dylan was about to shove her away when someone else jumped in and pulled her aside.
“Dylan, you good?” Callum asked.
Dylan nodded in response
Callum shot Violet a sharp glane. “Violet, I can’t believe you still have the guts in Eare Dylın!”
The moment he saw Violet, all he could think about was the five years of pain Dylan had gone through. It fueled his anger even more,
Violet opened her mouth to explain, but Dylan cut her off. “Cal, let’s take this somewhere
He was determined not to let Violet ruin the art exhibition that he and his friend had put so much effort into
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In the call on the second floor, Callum stood before Dylan and Luna like a shield, facing off against Violer. “Dylan’s already divorced you! Why can’t you just leave him alone?” Violet’s eyes went to Dylan, standing behind Callem with a distant look. A sudden ache pipped her chest, leaving her struggling to catch her breath. Dylan had never given her that kind of look before.
The second laid eyes on Dylan, a flood of questions rushed through her mind. But all she ended up asking was, “Dylan, why did you divorce me?”
Jana rolled her eyes, wondering what kind of silly question that was
Dylan met her gaze without flinching. “I paid what I owed and had no reason to stick around.”
Since Violet signed the divorce agreement, he knew it was only a matter of time before the realized he had one stayed to settle the
Violet’s fists tightened, her voice shaking as she questioned, “So, all that kindness you showed me over these five years was just to settle a debt?”
“Yeah.” Dylan kept his voice steady,
A thought flickered in his mind, and he added, “Since Mis. Padden had me sign that repayment agement, that’s all our relationship was about. I reminded myself of that every moment. So, as soon as I signed, I got the divorce agreement ready,”
Violet was his first real relationship. They got mamed before he even had a change to figure pat
Dylan was pretty mate back then and was scared of getting trapped in a lie that could diag on for five years, sobe kept the divotor a
agreement handy.
Whenever he ich himself falling for Violet, he’d pull out the divorce agreement to remind himself of their real relationship and how different their lives were.
Did Dylan ever try to fall in love with Violet? Maybe he did. But whenever he was ready to take the plange, she’d ditch him for Archer, again and again.
Anyone would have felt exhausted eventually, especially Dylan, who was only stuck there to pay off his debt. Honestly, it was a miracle he hadn’t ended up resenting her
Five years was long enough for Dylan to believe this was how his life would always be. But somehow, it felt like everything happened in the blink of an eye as he broke away from Violet and
left the country.
Dylan’s harsh, straightforward words came out one after another, leaving Violet looking paler and paler with wach one
“Violet, whether it was back then, now, or ever–never loved you and never will. What we had was nothing more than me paying off a debt.”
Dylan didn’t care how she would react. He just wanted to wrap this up and get back downstairs to focus on the art exhibition
Violet wanted to stop him from leaving, but Callum blocked her path. All she could do was stand there and watch as Dylan walked out the door.
The art exhibition went off without a hitch. The bell interuption didn’t affect its success.
Callum and Luna had booked a table at one of Dylan’s favorite restaurants to celebrate. But before the food arrived, a stunning bouquet of fresh roses was brought to their table.
“Excuse me, is Mr. Cloudaround? Ms. Padlen sent you these lowers to celebrate your art exhibition’s success.”
Dylan didn’t take the bouquet. He told the waiter to send it back “Please let Ms Padden know that adreses aren’t my thing.”
Red roses were Aucher’s favorite. Dylan only ever liked the thorny burnet ipses.
