The pain still seemed to linger on every inch of his skin, and Cole gripped his arm so tightly that it turned red.
At that moment, Serena walked in.
She was surprised at first, as she didn't expect Eric and Melissa to actually leave Cole to face this alone.
Then, she stopped at the open doorway and said, "If you're feeling unwell, I can go get a doctor."
Cole's movements froze. He turned his head extremely slowly.
"You're worried about me." He said it with absolute certainty. A faint light flickered in his otherwise gloomy eyes.
Serena was caught off guard. What kind of strange logic was that?
She was just here to confirm whether he had shown up and when she saw him practically tearing into his own arm, she had asked out of basic courtesy.
For a moment, she didn't know how to respond.
But Cole was already speaking again. "Regina will have to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Will today's engagement withdrawal become a permanent stain on my life too?"
No one would ever know that Regina had almost been assaulted by a homeless man.
But everyone would know that he abandoned his fiancée right after her car accident, that he heartlessly severed the relationship between the Larson family and the Arnold family.
The damages for breaking the engagement, the compensation to the Arnold family, it would all be remembered under his name as the heir.
In the future, when he officially took over, who would still trust him?
At that thought, Cole's eyes turned bloodshot. His fingernails pierced into his arm without mercy,
the sharp pain making his vision blur and go dark.
Startled by his sudden breakdown, Serena rushed forward and grabbed his arm.
"What are you talking about? Apologizing when you've done something wrong is the right thing to do. Who do you think you are, anyway?
"You think a little engagement termination will make the whole world remember you? Don't flatter yourself.
"Take it seriously. Apologize properly, and genuinely regret the fact that Regina lost her future—that's what a real fiancé should do."
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