Women?
Armand did not overthink, and he did not even think about Phoebe Lewis. Phoebe would have no reason to meet him here since they had met each other earlier.
Also, as a famous lawyer, he had plenty of visitors.
“Make me a cup of coffee please.”
“Sure.” His assistant went to the tea room. Armand went to the meeting room. He opened the door, and Phoebe was sitting on the sofa, looking at the time. She seemed to be fed up with waiting. When she heard the door cracked, she raised her head.
Armand left immediately as soon as he saw it was her.
Phoebe rushed to him, “Armand…”
Armand turned to her, “Please do not come to me ever. I am already married.”
Phoebe did not care about the coldness from Armand, holding his hands tightly and saying, “I went to your house straightly when I was back. But you weren’t there.”
“So, what do you want from seeing me again?” Armand’s eyes turned cold and calm, while staring at his arms being hold by Phoebe, “Are you thinking that we can be back together again?”
His voice suddenly turned serious and firm, and he said, “Phoebe Lewis! We have broken up!”
Why was she looking for him?
“If you didn’t want me to find you, disappear forever. Do not let me see you ever again!”
Armand yanked her hand away after saying this.
“I am sorry that I didn’t mean this…”
Armand didn’t listen to her explanations. His assistant came in with coffee. Armand told his assistant, “Do not let this woman in if she comes to the office again in the future!”
The assistant nodded constantly as he had never seen Armand being such furious.
Phoebe said, “OK, then I will never let you see me again.” While holding her tears.
She ran out after saying this. The assistant was holding the coffee. Phoebe saw that apparently but she ran into the assistant and broke the cup. The hot coffee was poured to Phoebe.
The assistant wiped her and said, “Are you OK? This was just made.”
Armand clenched his fist, seemingly hiding to stand something.
Phoebe didn’t move, looking at him, “If this was in the past, you had come to check on me whether I was burned. You cared about me a lot. Do you hate me now just because I left you?”
Armand didn’t talk back.
Armand’s assistant picked up the broken cup and left quietly. He didn’t want to interfere as he thought that the woman had some relationship issues with Armand.
“Armand, I love you. And I have never changed. Believe it or not, I will never let you see me again since you don’t want to see me,” Said Phoebe. After saying this, she left.
Phoebe left, without hesitating, this time.
She was sure that Armand will catch her up.
He loved her so much before.
Armand was in dilemma. There was a voice talking to him, asking him to catch her up and ask her the reasons why she left. However, there was another voice asking him to stay still, commanding him to stay clear from his ex-girlfriend since he had already been married.
However, in the end, he caught Phoebe up, not for love, but just for an answer.
Phoebe deliberately slowed down her pace after walking out of the office, to wait for Armand to catch her up.
“Tell me why you left?” Armand was standing by the gate. And his hair went messy in the cold and strong wind.
He stared at the person that he used to love.
Phoebe heard the question but she turned a deaf ear on it. She walked faster.
At this moment, there was a car that was moving fast towards her.
Phoebe was desperate and she knew that Armand did not love her anymore since he came out so late. And he was married. She didn’t estimate that they could be together again. She had to be cruel to herself to get Armand back. So Phoebe ran to the road.
“Phoebe---” Armand rushed to her.
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