Chapter 235

Leroy returned to his office, exhaustion written all over his face. That faint fragrance still lingered at the tip of his nose. He let out a wry chuckle. He hadn't expected things to escalate to this point. Had Scarlett really changed her mind? Or was this just another one of her manipulative games? Either way, he couldn't afford to bet on it. Thinking back to everything she had done to him, he felt resignation. After all, she was the one who had pushed him away. And now, she wanted to pull him back? Some things never changed, and Scarlett's overbearing nature was clearly one of them. … The Annex Bar at Ashbourne was a playground for the city's wayward heirs. Most of them were the second sons, the ones their families had long since given up on. Annex Bar was their escape, a place to drown themselves in indulgence. And right now, Cedric was among them. For a while, he had believed that with Joe's support, he could rise again and maybe even impress Scarlett. However, Joe had fa