Chapter 3939
“Hmph.” Mrs. Du scoffed, crossing her arms tightly.
“What are you doing here, Evan?” she asked, her tone sharp and unwelcoming. “You’re not welcome in this house. Go back to wherever you came from.”
Evan managed an awkward smile. “Auntie, I just want to see Abby.”
“Abby doesn’t want to see you,” Mrs. Du snapped. “Leave now, or we’ll set the wolf dogs on you.” Her voice was cold and filled with contempt. “Who do you think Abby is? Someone you can toy with when you feel like it? If you’re interested, you flirt with her. If not, you drop her like she means nothing. What do you think you are, the great Fourth Young Master York? Still chasing after the woman you claim to care about, but somehow failing miserably?”
Her words dripped with sarcasm, cutting deeply as she made her disdain clear.
Evan endured the insults without anger. He knew he had hurt Abby in the past. Whether she had taken him seriously or not, the truth remained—he had pursued her only to later declare he wasn’t interested. That alone had caused her pain, and it was a wrong he couldn’t undo.
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