I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra and Steven) novel Chapter 540

With that, he shook off my hand. I froze.

Horace then turned to Steven, his expression dark, his eyes filled with a chilling hostility.

“Steven, she’s still so in love with you, yet you have to resort to all these dirty tricks—going after me, after the people around her, even after her. All this insecurity just proves you have no confidence you can keep her.”

“Zephyra is only going to get better, more brilliant. You can deal with me, but you can’t deal with the endless stream of people who will pursue and love her. One day, she will get over you completely, open her eyes, and fall for someone else. I will wait for that day. And I believe that day is not far off.”

Steven’s face hardened as if Horace’s words had struck a nerve. He glanced at Horace and tightened his powerful arm around my waist.

“Then you just wait and see if your wish comes true.”

Horace sneered, gave me one last look, and turned to leave.

Ryan was frantic. He looked at me, then at Horace’s retreating figure, and quickly ran after him. “Horace, Horace, don’t be mad! Zephyra must have…”

I watched Horace’s back as he walked away. For all these years, I don’t think I’d ever seen his back before. He always let me go first. Even when we parted ways at the same time, if I turned around, he would still be there, watching me with a gentle smile.

This time was different.

He left without a moment’s hesitation. He must be heartbroken.

Will we ever be able to be friends again?

Tears streamed down my face, and I lowered my head.

The arm around my waist suddenly tightened. Steven looked at my tear-streaked face, and his heart felt as if it were being squeezed by a powerful hand. His voice was incredibly tense. “Are you sad?”

“Of course I’m sad. Horace is my best friend.”

His eyes darkened. “Just a friend?”

“What else would you want him to be?” I wiped away my tears and looked at Steven.

“I’ve wronged Horace. To be precise, we both have. He was so good to me, and yet I… I hurt him again and again. Steven, I know you’re powerful and have great resources. I want to ask you to give him a chance to become a super star. I’m willing to trade you for it. Can you do that?”

In my past life, I never would have said such a thing.

Other than the unavoidable matter of his leg, I would never have asked Steven to help Horace with anything. I was afraid he would misunderstand.

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