"What are you doing here?" She said, stepping back two steps, once again putting distance between herself and Lance. A sarcastic and indifferent look was on her face as she continued, "Did you come to settle scores with me because I ruined your engagement ceremony with Keira?"
Her deliberate alienation filled Lance's heart with a bitter taste that was hard to disguise, "No."
Chloe raised an eyebrow, "So, is it because Keira was so upset she ended up in the hospital, and you're here to blame me?"
Lance felt a splitting headache. Chloe's words made his chest ache.
"No, Chloe, that's not it. I came to apologize to you." Lance said.
"Apologize?!" Chloe suddenly interrupted Lance coldly, "Other than your cheating, what else is there to apologize for?"
Then, Chloe sneered again, "Are you here on behalf of Keira?"
A deep bitterness emerged in Lance's eyes, "About the engagement ceremony, I never intended to blame you. I really didn't know that Keira would do something like that.”
"There’s so much you don’t know!" Chloe began to ascend the stairs. "Maybe, you really love her, enough to believe everything she says. Even when you clearly have doubts, you still come up with countless excuses for her. Isn't Keira supposed to be innocent and kind? And I’m too cruel and cunning? Keep thinking like that! It might make you feel better! I won't accept your apology, even if Keira herself comes, I won't.
“And, go back and tell Keira, oh, I’m sorry, tell everyone around you. The one thing I, Chloe, will never lack in my life is dignity! I won't play the part of the betrayed, shamelessly begging you to come back! There is no 'forgiveness' in my world! What's done is done, what's wrong is wrong! Don't expect forgiveness from anyone, if you’ve done it, be prepared to live with the guilt for a lifetime! Don't ever show up in front of me again, it really disgusts me.”
Chloe finished coldly and was about to leave when Lance stepped forward and grabbed her wrist, "Chloe, I won't blame you for the photo, but I want to know, why did you choose to release it on the day of our engagement ceremony?"
Chloe frowned, trying to wrench her wrist away, but with no success. She then looked at Lance coldly, "Let go!"
But Lance held on tighter and continued to ask, "Chloe, does this mean you still care? You care that I'm with Keira, don't you?"
Chloe knitted her eyebrows, "Lance, did you just let everything I said go in one ear and out the other?"
"Chloe, just tell me, why did you do it." Lance's handsome face was filled with a look of defeat.
Chloe took a deep breath, but still couldn't help but angrily say, "I just wanted to make Keira suffer! If Keira hadn't sent that kind of photo to provoke me the night before your engagement, your ceremony yesterday would have been grand and perfect, the envy of all! She brought it on herself, if I didn't retaliate at the right time, wouldn't I be wasting her good intentions? You blame me? On what grounds? Isn't this her just desserts?"
Lance's face gradually turned pale. This all seemed to be within his expectations, he looked somewhat dazed, the pain and defeat on his face more prominent.
Chloe took the opportunity to forcefully pull her hand back, looking at him coldly, "Go back and comfort your pure, kind and gentle true love, don't let her disappoint you at the Fragrance Frenzy!"
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