Such a perfect opportunity–Sophie couldn’t let it slip by.
She quickly stepped in front of Dylan, who had no intention of speaking to her.
“Wait, Dylan! I need to talk to you,” Sophie called out urgently.
“Move aside.” Dylan’s brow furrowed, his voice cold as he spoke.
Sophie shook her head, biting her lip slightly as she looked at him. “Dylan, it’s been so long since you’ve been back. Could you at least hear me out for a moment? Just a few words, and I’ll leave right after, I won’t be a bother.”
“You’re already bothering me.”
Dylan had seen entirely through Sophie’s true nature, and his previous affection for her was now gone.
Sophie cursed under her breath, but kept her expression unchanged, maintaining the facade of sorrow and pain. “But Dylan, I’m only here to apologize.”
“I know the reason you’ve been so distant is because I’ve done wrong. However, I’ve realized my mistakes and have been reflecting on them at home. So, could you forgive me just this once? I swear, I’ll never make those mistakes again.”
“You didn’t just make a mistake.” Dylan suddenly cut her off, his voice harsh and unyielding.
He said coldly, “You did something you shouldn’t have. The worst thing you could have done was disturb Caroline’s remains.”
Sophie faltered, quickly adjusting her words. “Yes, Dylan, you’re right. It was something I shouldn’t have done. Although it was my people who acted without my consent, in the end, I’m still responsible…”
What Sophie didn’t realize was that Dylan had already witnessed everything. Her words, her actions, her every glance and true nature–he had seen all of it.
So, even if she tried to place the blame on her people, it was pointless now.
Dylan’s eyes were icy and cold as he stared at her. It was as if he were looking at a stranger, someone he had never truly
known.
“Your people acted without your consent?”
How was it that Dylan had become even harder to deal with than Benedict? He had always been the most obedient, the easiest to control.
But now, nothing would get through to him.
Suppressing her anger, Sophie decided to give it one last try. She forced a smile and spoke with false sincerity. “But Dylan, I do want to apologize. Whether you forgive me or not, I want you to accept these two pots of flowers. I grew them myself. Since you’ve left the house, I thought at least these flowers could be my way of keeping you company…”
“Bang!”
“Smack!”
Successfully unlocked!
Before she could finish her sentence, Dylan grabueu the two pots of flowers and slammed them to the ground with no hesitation.
Once the flowers lay shattered on the floor, Dylan coldly glanced at Sophie’s ugly expression. “I’ve accepted them. Now, can you leave?”
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