Chapter 22
Motepped closer, has desperation radiating off him in waves. All the punishment from his grandfather, all the disgust he felt for Harper–none of it compared in this Moment. Trepy the woman he’d thought about every single night, he wanted to rip his heart of his chest and show her how completely hed changed.
mut his pathetic display only made Elana’s expresen grme colder. The disgust and complete indifference in her eyes was like taking a knife to the gut
I thank you should step back. Mr Blake “Nathan smoothly stepped between them, his voice cutting with contempt. “If Eliana wanted anything in do with you, she wouldn’t have disappeared for two years I don’t know what happened between you two, but Eliana’s an incredible person. You must have done something pretty unforgivable to
The words hat is like a physical blow. His eyes burned as he watched Nathan protect Eliana so effortely while she stood condently behind him, letting herself be defended
what she’d always needed? Someone who actually gave a damn shout her
The realization was
was devastating. Unable to stand it anymore. Milo forced himself to step back, but he didn’t leave. For the entire gala, he stalked Elana’s every movement with desperate, hungry eyes completely tenoring Harper’s presence. Now that Elians had rejected Harper’s pathetic apology, the wuman was abschinely fucking nseless to him [
When the evening ended and Thana walked out with Nathan like Milo didact even exist, he finally looked away, his heart shattered into pieces
Harper immediately scrambled toward him
look–Elana obviously has her own thing going now. Maybe you can finally move on? We could still make this work between us… []
Desperate hope flickered in her eyes]
nut the moment he focused on her, Milo’s expression turned glacial]
Get out of my sight“]
“What?” Harper’s eyes went wide with shock, her face draining of color.]
“I said get lost. Eliana doesn’t want your bullshit apology. Youre completely useless to me now.”
His voice was dat emotionless–like he was discussing the weather.
Harper couldn’t process. She grabbed at her stomach frantically
“But I’m pregnant! I’m yg your baby
didn’t even
even flinch–no surprise, no anger, nothing te glanced at her belly with mild annoyance.
“Yeah, I gured. Get rid of you enough money to disappear forever. We’re done here.”
“No! Milo, please Harper’s voice cracked as tears started streaming. Im having your child–ddest that mean anything? can’t you past forget about her? We were so good together before! We can start overt
She was spiraling into full hysteria, unable to imagine what would happen if Milo cut her off completely. She had literally nothing without him.
Ma
Harper dropped to her knees on the ball om floor, sobbing as she grabbed at his legs, but Milo just looked exhausted
Ever since Eliana left, he’d finally seen his own heart clearly. He’d only kept Harper around asurance for when he found Elias again–a tool to show how sorry be was. Now that strategy had exploded in his face, Harper was worse than worthless!]
As for the pregnancy–it was just a fucking accident. He felt absolutely nothing for that potential chat. The only person he’d ever wanted kals with was Eliana
He stared down at Harper’s pathetic display with bone deep weariness||
“‘t it better this way? We’ve been destroying each other for years
But Harper kept clawing at him desperately,
years. Just let it end.
her head through her soba like a madwowan
Her breakdown didn’t move hun at all. He pried her hands off his legs and walked away, leaving her collapsed on the marble floor be discarded trash
He hadn’t given her a single genuine intent of his attention.
only after his figure completely vanished did Harper in her head, mascara streaking down her cheeks.
Pure, burning hatred filled her eyes. She wanted to destroy Elisa for ruining everything by coming back now. If she’d been able to have the baby, would things have
been didment?
She also despised Milo with every fiber of her being watch, she never would have fallen this far. This was all his hacking feat]
love and protect her, then the second Eliana disappeared, he’d shown his true colors and let the entire internet tear her apart
the fortsatred about killing them both, her eyes thing on a serving knife left by the catering staff Multiple times she considered grabbing it, but she was too much of a
she had no power left to take risks like that.
i was a celebrated designer with her own empire. Milo controlled bilena. Itarper was just discarded garbage with nowhere to go!]
Finally, she curled up on the cold floor, chitching her stomach and sobbing until she was empty
week later, she followed Milos orders and terminated the pregnancy. As her flesh and blood was sucked from her body, her eyes burned red with grief and rage, but she was powerless to stop any of it. []
When she stumbled out of the clinic, she found a wire transfer in her account–more money than most people saw in a lifetime.]]
But Harper’s future would never hold light again. She’d gambled everything on a man who’d never really loved her, and how she had nothing left but blood money and the bitter taste of her own chores.
