I hugged him and held him close for whatever reason.



'Mr. Lau, is something the matter?"



I couldn't stop the tears from falling, no matter how hard I tried.



'Why are you crying, Mr. Lau?" His eyes knitted, and his eyebrows furrowed.



He finally managed to free himself from my hands after many efforts. 'What was the point of that?" As his eyes become bloodshot and tearful, he almost mumbled. 'This is…inexcusable."



Although I struggled to find the right words to say to him, all I could is to grab his hand and hold it tightly.



Little did I know that doing it would ignite something inside me that I could no longer want to let him go. I bit my lips without losing my gaze at him.



'Fuck it." Alex shoved my arm, and his calm demeanor shifted, as he raised his arm to punch me in the face. 'Are you crazy?"



I was stunned and collapsed to the ground. Something compelled me to 

10 years ago...



What causes a person's heart to flutter?



With my right arm on top of the table, I tapped my fingers, unable to find an answer to a question I couldn't seem to understand.



The other one was then placed on the table with my elbow pushing into the surface and my chin resting on my wrist.



If you're like the majority of people, you believe what they say about love.



I scoffed. 'Love," I whispered, stretching my lips wide while looking at the table and shaking my head.



Those goddamn junkies would say that getting high somehow feels the same as falling for the person. Despite the lack of experience in such nonsense, I am not that ignorant about it.



I know it's a powerful feeling you have for someone or something you value.



However, it has nearly been impossible to find someone who matches me; someone who could handle me, for someone who does everything eit

I almost turned around and blinked for a second before turning to face him. I appeared to be unprepared for this encounter.



I summoned all my confidence and looked him in the eyes as if I didn't care for him any longer, as if he were just another employee. As if.



'I'm OK." I stretched my lips to grin, unsure if it was enough to make it appear as if I was overjoyed to see Alex again.



Tell me more, Alex. Tell me if you're furious or if you still want me after everything I've done.



He returned my smile with a nod.



'I had no idea you were that wealthy, Chen."



He laughed and took a step forward until he was close to the rails.



I could smell the scent I had been missing as he stood alongside me.



It was then that I noticed he was still wearing the same cologne he had been wearing before.

His fragrance remained unchanged.



I mentally mocked as my gaze remained fixed on

I hugged him and held him close for whatever reason.



'Mr. Lau, is something the matter?"



I couldn't stop the tears from falling, no matter how hard I tried.



'Why are you crying, Mr. Lau?" His eyes knitted, and his eyebrows furrowed.



He finally managed to free himself from my hands after many efforts. 'What was the point of that?" As his eyes become bloodshot and tearful, he almost mumbled. 'This is…inexcusable."



Although I struggled to find the right words to say to him, all I could is to grab his hand and hold it tightly.



Little did I know that doing it would ignite something inside me that I could no longer want to let him go. I bit my lips without losing my gaze at him.



'Fuck it." Alex shoved my arm, and his calm demeanor shifted, as he raised his arm to punch me in the face. 'Are you crazy?"



I was stunned and collapsed to the ground. Something compelled me to take a stance and exact vengeance. 'What the fuck, Alex Yoon!" I grunted and collapsed to the ground

Chapter 4.3 - Chen