Chapter 284

Meanwhile, not too far away. Still seated in the café, Alexander Barron’s fists clenched involuntarily the second he caught what Emily Hayes had said. Yep, just as he thought—this woman played dirty. Sarah Knight, on the other hand, had already gone stormy-faced the moment Emily tried to make her back off from Alexander. Her face could practically drip water, it was that cold. Now, seeing the smug grin plastered all over Emily’s face, Sarah gave a slow, soundless chuckle. Her dark, bottomless eyes looked like they could swallow Emily whole. Her voice came out crisp and frosty, as if her words could cut glass. "I’ll never walk away from Alex. So quit dreaming." After living this life all over again, there was no way she'd ever turn her back on him. Not in a million years. Emily clearly hadn’t seen that coming. She’d assumed Sarah would chicken out or at least waver. But seeing Sarah shut her down that fast and that hard, her expression froze for a split second. Then she forced herself t