I was the line that must not be crossed, and Theo's rage stemmed from Elana's malice toward me.
Though no matter how spiteful Elena was, we could not just leave her here.
Seeing that Theo was about to leave, I grabbed his hand and said, "I'm no saint, Theo. I won't take pity on her. I'm only doing this because she’s an employee of Grant Corporation. Think about it. You just introduced her at the annual convention, and she was the main character of the news a few days ago. If something happens to her, you and Grant Corporation won't be spared.”
I felt sorry for her birth origin, but not when she made such a scene in a despondent manner in front of The Imperial Club’s entrance. She had asked for it. As an adult, she should bear the consequences of her actions.
Besides, I understood why she was acting this way.
Theo was too outstanding. It was normal for Elena to g o crazy over him.
Elena would not be the first, and there would be many more women like Elena in the future. I did not wish to see Theo handle it the same way every time as he would carry a bad reputation.
Theo fell silent for a very long time before sighing and going back to see The Imperial Club's manager. He asked him to get someone to send Elena home.
When he walked out, he asked with a face full of helplessness, "Happy now?"
I nodded and held his hand, saying with a smile, "Let's go home."
After getting into the car, Theo buckled up his seat belt but did not start the car engine. He merely looked unblinkingly at me for a few seconds before saying with a smile, "You don’t seem that hostile toward her."
I was stunned for a moment. "I'm not hostile toward Elena?"
Theo nodded. "Why?"
I mulled it over and said, "It's not that I'm not hostile toward her. It's just that I know that you love me and a m very sure of your love for me, so no matter how hard of a crush these women have on you, I won't be afraid because I know you'll never leave."
He looked at me with deep abysmal eyes. "Do you trust me that much?"
I nodded and looked at him with certainty, saying," Theo, we've already gone through a third of our lives. I f we still can’t trust each other at this age, then we would have separated long ago, wouldn't we?"
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