âIn the future, donât call me Mason anymore. You can address me by my full name, Mason Reed, or call me Reed or Mr. Reed.â His cold voice rang out. âAlso, thereâs probably nothing left for us to talk about between us.â
âAre you still angry with me? I know, I shouldnât haveâ¦â
But before she could finish her sentence, he had already lifted his other hand and grabbed her left hand that was originally holding onto his.
Suddenly, her left hand felt a sharp pain.
She let out a low cry and furrowed her eyebrows.
âIf you donât want your hand to get hurt, then let go,â he said.
She clenched her teeth and bit her lip, but she was unwilling to let go of his hand so easily.
For some reason, at this moment, she had a feeling that if she let go, she and him might never be able to go back to how things were before.
So, Veronica endured the pain and continued to hold onto Masonâs hand.
âMason, I reallyâ¦have a lot to say to you,â she murmured.
âI remember I made it clear to you on the phone that youâre not my Veronica anymore since then, so thereâs no need to call me Mason,â he said.
Her body trembled and her face turned pale. âYou⦠are you really going to completely cut ties with me because of a misunderstanding?â
âItâs not just a misunderstanding between us,â he replied. âAnd Iâll say it again, let go, otherwise youâll only end up hurting yourself.ââ
âIf itâs not just a misunderstanding, then what is it? What else is there that requires you to completely cut ties with me?â she asked.
âBecause you only see me as a âlittle brother,â he said, slowly leaning down and bringing his cheek close to hers. âBut donât worry, from now on, I wonât have any feelings for you anymore. The feelings I had before are nothing to me now.ââ
Her pupils suddenly shrank. âI⦠I donât understand what you mean. What do you mean by ânothing to me nowâ?â
He suddenly exerted force with his fingers, causing a sharp pain that caught her off guard and spread from her wrist.
âAh!â She cried out in pain, and her fingers, which had been gripping his hand, finally released uncontrollably.
âBecause I have forgotten all those emotions,â his voice entered her ears, and his fingers also released her hand.
She stared blankly as his figure disappeared little by little from her sight. She wanted to lift her feet and catch up with him, but her feet felt heavy, and her body trembled.
Forgotten?
Why did he forget that word?
But just now, his expression and tone of voice when talking to her were completely different from before, as if she really didnât mean anything to him anymore!
Veronica lowered her head and looked at the red mark on her wrist. It was the bruise left by him pinching her wrist just now.
He used to be unwilling to let her suffer any harm. If anyone hurt her, he would do everything he could to help her get justice. But now⦠she was hurt by him.
A feeling of fear spread through her body, as if telling her that she might lose somethingâ¦
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