Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy) novel Chapter 206

Chapter 206

“Winnie, are you asking for a beating?” Veronica snapped at Winnie at once.

Her mother quickly cleared her throat, warning her with a look.

If the banquet hadn’t still been ongoing, Veronica would have already slapped Winnie across the face.

She forced herself to hold back,

It didn’t matter. If she couldn’t deal with Khloe, she could certainly deal with Winnie. Sooner or later, she would settle the score with her.

What had begun as a carefully laid trap had turned into a “proposal banquet” that gave Khloe every bit of face. Clarice felt she had never swallowed such humiliation in her life. Barely having eaten a few bites, she excused herself on the grounds of feeling unwell and left early.

Not long after Clarice departed, the Hunt family also left with Khloe. By then, the banquet was essentially over.

As Clarice’s representative, Ethan stayed behind to see the guests off.

When Oscar left with Michael, they ran into the Olson family again. Winnie had changed into a different gown and was still walking quietly at the very back.

After hesitating for a moment, Michael stepped forward and called out to her.

“Winnie.”

Hearing the familiar voice, Winnie’s body trembled slightly. She turned back, her gaze lingering on Michael’s face for only a brief second before shifting away. “What is it?”

“Your bracelet.” Michael took a delicate mermaid-tear bracelet from his pocket and held it out to her.

It was something she had dropped during her earlier confrontation with Veronica. Michael had happened to see it and picked it up.

A faint ripple passed through Winnie’s eyes. The deep blue “tear” on the bracelet was a rare aquamarine gemstone.

It was a gift Michael had searched for and bought for her on her eighteenth birthday.

Back then, he hadn’t had much allowance. He had saved for a very, very long time to afford it.

Winnie had loved it. Soon after receiving it, she had it made into a bracelet and had worn it ever since.

“Since it’s broken, you should return it to its original owner.”

Winnie looked at the bracelet but made no move to take it. Instead, her gaze stayed fixed on Michael’s face.

Michael wore glasses, his expression calm and detached, giving away nothing.

Since they had stopped contacting each other, it was as if he had become a completely different person. The warmth, impulsiveness, and frankness he once had were all gone.

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All that remained was a hard, cold shell-restrained, overly proper, dull, rigid, and suffocatingly boring.

“Once a gift is given, it belongs to you. If you don’t want it, then throw it away.

After saying that, Michael forcefully pressed the bracelet into Winnie’s hand and turned to leave.

Panicking, Winnie flung her arm and hurled the bracelet at the man’s back.

“Michael, there’s no need for you to act like this with me! If you can’t handle it, then don’t play. Don’t walk around acting like I owe you something. Who do you think you are?”

With that, Winnie ran off in her high heels.

Michael halted, stiffening for a moment, before turning back to pick up the bracelet.

Of course he knew that, in her heart, he had never really counted for anything. And yet-why, after all this time, did it still hurt?

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