Awakened Housewife Ignore Betrayer's Begs (Scarlett) novel Chapter 739

The moment Thomas's name came up, Nolan let out a heavy sigh. "Mr. Newman always says I'm too stubborn, the kind of guy who keeps pushing forward even when everything's falling apart, but Scarlett," he said as he looked at her with reddened eyes, "I really can't see anyone else anymore."

Scarlett lowered her gaze, guilt pressing hard against her chest. "Nolan, I'm sorry."

Nolan bit down on his lip so hard it nearly lost color, and when he spoke again, his voice was already rough with emotion. "No, I'm the one who should be sorry. I just wasn't enough to make you love me."

Seeing him like this only made Scarlett feel worse. After a long silence, she finally forced herself to say what she knew had to be said. "Nolan, I don't think we should see each other anymore."

Nolan's head snapped up immediately, panic flashing across his face as though he hadn't expected those words at all. He stared at her in disbelief. "You mean that?"

Scarlett slowly stood from the couch. "Yeah. Take care of yourself."

The second the words left her mouth, she turned toward the door without hesitation, but before she could leave, Nolan suddenly rose to his feet and wrapped his arms tightly around her from behind. His chin pressed into the hollow of her shoulder as his voice cracked with desperation.

"Scarlett, how am I supposed to be okay without you? You're tearing me apart."

He held her so tightly that his chest was pressed firmly against her back, his arms locking around her waist as though he wanted to pull her into himself and never let go, yet no matter how tightly he held on, she still felt impossibly far away.

Nolan buried his face against her neck, and when she stayed silent, he lowered his voice into a near plea. "Please don't do this to me, okay?"

His pleading made Scarlett's eyes sting. After a long moment, she slowly reached down and pried his hands away from her waist.

She didn't say another word.

She simply walked out of the bedroom.

Because she knew that if she softened now, all she would do was give Nolan more hope to hold onto.

Nolan watched helplessly as she slipped free from his embrace. His hand instinctively lifted as though he wanted to stop her, but in the end, he forced himself not to.

She was free. She had never belonged to anyone.

If he tried to keep her by force, he'd only disgust himself.

His hand remained suspended awkwardly in midair while he stood there frozen in place. His eyes were bloodshot, filled with grief and helplessness that refused to fade, and when tears finally rolled down his face, a sharp pain suddenly tightened around his chest so violently that he struggled to breathe.

In only a few seconds, all the color drained from his face.

His body finally gave out beneath him, and he collapsed onto the floor before blacking out completely.

By the time Nolan fainted, Scarlett had already made it downstairs and reached the front entrance. When she realized he hadn't chased after her, she actually felt relieved.

The moment she stepped outside the villa and lifted a hand to call for a rideshare, a black Maserati pulled up directly in front of her.

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