From Ruin She Rose novel Chapter 113

Chapter 113

In this regard, Lydia was nothing if not decisive and relentless.

Thinking Emily had come home early, Austin cagerly flung the door open, only to find the very woman he’d kicked out yesterday standing there again.

Compared to her flashy, head-to-toe designer look, at that moment she appeared noticeably more understated and modest.

She wore a form-fitting white dress, her long, blonde hair styled half-up, half-down, adorned only with a single diamond-studded hair clip. Her makeup, too, was noticeably lighter and cleaner.

She looked every bit the pure, innocent young girl. Austin cocked an eyebrow, arms crossed as he leaned against the doorframe. “And who exactly are you looking for?”

A faint smirk played at Austin’s lips, shallow dimples appearing on his cheeks. Innocent schoolgirls, sexy bombshells, aloof ice queens… Despite his shady background, women had been throwing themselves at him for

years.

Austin thought to himself, ‘Where the hell did this delusional woman get the idea that this act would work on me?’

Lydia, oblivious to his scornful gaze, only noticed his smirk and confidently assumed her opening gambit had already worked.

Lydia quickly mustered her emotions, her eyes glistening with feigned tears. She lowered her head, nervously pinching her fingers before glancing up at Austin. “I came to see you. Could we talk in private for a moment?”

Austin scoffed, “What, is there some invisible third person here?”

Lydia’s expression stiffened almost imperceptibly before she quickly lowered her head. “I came to apologize for yesterday,” she murmured in a meek voice.

Lydia said, feigning innocence, “I’m sorry. I was just so surprised that Emily moved in with another man so soon. I couldn’t help but feel it was unfair to my friend, so I guess I was a bit too forward asking who you were.”

Now that she’d made her intentions so obvious, Austin played along with a smirk and asked, his tone dripping with sarcasm, “So what if we live together? What’s that got to do with your so-called friend?”

Lydia’s eyes widened in exaggerated shock. “Wait, you mean Emily never told you?

“Well, if Emily hasn’t told you herself, I really shouldn’t say anything. She’d probably be angry with me again if she found out.”

Austin pressed his lips into a thin line, barely containing his disdain. He thought, ‘Such a lame trick? How could someone like Emily ever get bullied by this kind of loser?’

This time, Austin refused to play her game. “You’re absolutely right,” he deadpanned. “I’ll just wait for Emily to come back and ask her myself.”

For a split second, Lydia’s expression froze in bewilderment. She fumed inwardly, ‘What kind of twisted logic is this? Shouldn’t he be desperately asking me what this is all about?’

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Lydia gritted her teeth and, feigning concern, finally spoke up, “Actually, it’s nothing serious, but if you ask Emily about it, it might hurt your relationship with her.

“Honestly, I genuinely hope Emily can be happy, so please don’t get the wrong idea about her. I imagine she’s probably not in touch with my friend anymore.”

She feigned a pained expression, as if wrestling with a difficult decision. “Actually, Emily used to date my friend.

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