Ryan stood frozen, disbelief written across his face.
He had probably expected me to return to him gratefully the moment he showed the slightest humility, just as I had in my previous life.
I looked at the shattered jade scattered across the floor and laughed coldly.
"What's wrong, Mr. Hayes? Didn't you hear me? I'm not into you. Keep the prize you won by crashing into someone else's car."
Ethan's face darkened. He slammed his palm onto the table.
"Nora! You've gone too far. You shattered that necklace in front of everyone. Are you trying to ruin our family's reputation?"
Chloe immediately clung to Ethan's arm and spoke in a falsely soothing voice, "Ethan, calm down. Julian must have deceived her. Ryan won, but she refuses to accept it. Think about how humiliating that is for him."
