Huangfu Jue spoke up from behind her.
She unconsciously halted her steps, then, she proceeded forward again.
The man’s palm stretched out, grabbing her wrist in one go. Gan Yuan was pulled back a step, her high-heel wobbling, nearly causing her to stumble.
Huangfu Jue timely extended his arm to support her waist, strategically blocking her path, "Ayuan, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Gan Yuan shook off his hand, quickly glancing around. There was a dead end behind her, and there was no one behind him. She quietly breathed a sigh of relief, "What I want to do is none of your business."
Huangfu Jue took a step forward, feeling the man’s breath closing in, she hurriedly stepped back.
"You... don’t come any closer!"
This was the Marquis Residence; if he were as impulsive as last time and got discovered, all her efforts would be for naught.
"Why?" Catching the nervous flicker in her eyes, Huangfu Jue’s lips lifted slightly, "Are you afraid I’ll kiss you?"
She bit her lip, "I still have things to do. If Duke has nothing else, I’ll be leaving first."
"I do have something!"
He stood in the middle of the corridor, not giving way to her. Having finally caught her, he couldn’t let her slip away like last time.
Watching Gan Yuan, Huangfu Jue spoke in a low voice, "Will is holding back Jessica; we have plenty of time to talk properly. If you don’t want others to see me getting intimate with you, two meters behind you on the left there’s a door."
Gan Yuan was utterly helpless.
"Can you... can you stop messing around?" Gan Yuan hardened her heart, "We are already over; nothing you say can change that."
"Over?" Huangfu Jue asked.
She bit her lip, not looking into his eyes.
"Look into my eyes, and say you don’t love me anymore!"
She looked up, met his gaze.
"I..." Gan Yuan lowered her eyelashes, "don’t love you anymore!"
Huangfu Jue chuckled, not even daring to look at him, and yet she dared to say she didn’t love him?
Hearing his laughter, Gan Yuan only grew more frustrated as she gripped her small handbag tightly. What exactly was he thinking? Clearly, she had acted very convincingly, so why was he still so persistent?
While she was still annoyed, Huangfu Jue had already stepped forward, his arm curling to envelop her waist, carrying her forward.
Just as she was about to struggle, his voice already sounded in her ear.
"If you struggle, I’ll kiss you right now!"
She frowned in anger but didn’t dare to move recklessly.
Holding her and walking forward, Huangfu Jue pushed open the door, leading her inside.
Inside the door was a storage room for gardening tools that wasn’t lit. Only the external light shone through the window, allowing the dim light to reveal their faces and expressions even at close quarters.
He gently placed her down on the floor, yet Huangfu Jue still maintained his embrace.
"Now, give you two options. First, tell the truth. Second, I’ll take you back right now."
Gan Yuan grabbed his wrist, trying to pull away without success, then angrily retorted.
"The truth is I don’t want to be with you anymore."
No sooner had she spoken than she felt one of the man’s hands move from her back to her shoulder, searching for the zip of her dress.
"Huangfu Jue, you..."
She initially thought he was going to be indecent again, but unexpectedly, the man’s finger hooked something around her neck instead.
The necklace hidden inside the halter dress was immediately pulled out by him. Huangfu Jue picked up the ring,
"Then why are you still keeping this ring?"