Chapter 14

"Caesar, what did you say… You don't like me?" Sabrina's voice suddenly shot up an octave, all the color draining from her face. "That's impossible! You clearly—" "Sorry for giving you that impression." Caesar's voice was calm to the point of cruelty. "Back then, there were too many girls chasing me. I needed a shield." A shield? Her face went sheet white in an instant. He paused, then continued, voice flat. "As compensation, I've sent you money every year. I thought you understood it was just a transaction. Later, when you saved me and got hurt in that accident, I did whatever you asked. That's all there ever was." His eyes rested coolly on her ashen face. "Nothing more." The entire room erupted in shocked whispers. All the envious looks turned instantly to mockery and scorn, murmurs washing over Sabrina like a tidal wave. "I knew it. Someone like Mr. Snee would never actually go for her…" "She acted like it was real this whole time? Talk about delusional." "Mr. Snee's so f