I suddenly dug my nails into my palm.
If I wasn’t wrong, Camden had probably spent last night with another woman.
Now he wanted to touch me.
[ suddenly felt a wave of nausea and revulsion.
But I forced it down.
followed Camden back to the room..
He washed his hands and looked down at me from above, his gaze ice–cold.
Take it off. Lie down over there.”
trembled slightly, pretending not to understand as I looked at him pitifully.
Camden, why are you being so mean to me today?”
During this past year together, maybe to deceive me, or maybe with some genuine feelings, Camden had always >een relatively gentle with me.
This was the first time he’d spoken to me so coldly.
Are you… still mad that I mistook big brother for you?”
No.”
‘amden suddenly cut me off: “You’re overthinking it.”
I’m just worried about your injury.”
Is it still bleeding? Let me take a look.”
His voice became as gentle as before.
But I only felt an inexplicable fear.
Actually, when Camden first pursued me, I had always refused him.
finally agreed because of fear.
Someone had deliberately told me about Camden’s previous girlfriend.
She was a dancer, very proud.
Camden had pursued her for a long time before winning her over.
That girl thought she was the true love who had made him settle down.
After they got together, she became quite spoiled and demanding.
Camden must have really liked her at first, so he indulged her little tantrums.
But within six months, he must have gotten bored.
He quickly found a new target.
When that girl found out, she caused a huge scene.
She even smashed Camden’s car, making him lose face in front of his friends.
Camden didn’t say anything at the time.
But a few days later, we heard that the girl had accidentally fallen off the stage while practicing.
Her life was saved, but she was paralyzed from the neck down. Her whole life was ruined.
The person who told me this had even subtly warned me.
“Harper, you better be careful not to really piss him off.”
“I heard he’s been having people look into your family.”
“We can’t afford to mess with someone like Camden, not with ten lives.”
I was afraid of dying, and even more afraid of a fate worse than death.
So I accepted his pursuit.
After we got together, I was always careful and cautious.
For a whole year, Camden had been good to me and seemed devoted.
So much so that sometimes I’d have unrealistic dreams.
Sometimes I’d lose my clarity.
But I never imagined that putting myself in such a humble position would result in him using me as a gambling chip to casually lose to another man.
My mind was in complete chaos.
Camden pressed me down to sit.
He crouched halfway in front of me.
Looking down, he gently gripped my slender calves and spread them apart.
“You must have seduced me last night, otherwise how could I have been so rough?”
Camden chuckled softly, glancing up at me.
Then slowly lifted up my skirt.
I turned my face away, biting down hard on the inside of my lip.
Enduring the waves of nausea and revulsion in my heart.
Just as he was about to pull down the last thin piece of fabric, there was suddenly a knock at the door.
“Camden, come to the study with me.”
Kieran’s voice sounded outside the door, carrying heavy authority and suppressed anger.
C
