Claire averted her gaze and said coldly, "No."
"Then was there ever a moment? Even a flicker? Did you ever feel anything for me?" Arthur's eyes reddened at the corners as he asked meekly, his gaze full of pleading.
A sudden pain gripped Claire's chest. She remained silent.
After three years of intimacy, how could there not have been even a flicker of affection? But whatever she'd felt had been crushed under the weight of his cruelty.
Tears welled in the eyes of Arthur, who was usually so domineering. "I understand."
In the following days, Arthur followed Claire everywhere, never leaving her side.
Dylan had to return to his team first. Though he loathed Arthur's behavior, there was nothing he could do.
Before leaving, he glared fiercely at Arthur. "Don't start anything you can't fini
