Dumping My Ex to Flash Marry the Untouchable CEO novel Chapter 1556

Aurora’s tone stayed flat as she spoke.

But Lucas refused to give up. “I came here because I want to protect you.”

“I don’t need your protection,” she replied bluntly. “If you’re only doing this because of Yvonne, then don’t bother.”

“Why not?”

“Because she’s here because of you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t need protecting in the first place. I barely even knew her before this.”

Lucas froze. Her words hit hard.

She was right.

If not for him, Yvonne would never have appeared in her life, and none of this would be happening now.

He hadn’t realized it at first, but hearing Aurora say it out loud made it undeniable.

In the end, he was the one who had dragged her into all this.

Still, he told himself he could handle it. He believed he could keep her safe, so he never worried about it.

But hearing her say it that way made it sound completely different.

“But I can protect you,” he said quietly, his eyes filled with pleading, hoping she would at least look at him. He didn’t want her to stay fixated on this.

He could handle everything she was going through for her.

“All I know is you came to Bustin City. Other than that, I haven’t seen a thing. Did you do something good and just decide to keep it a secret? What are you now? A saint doing good deeds anonymously?”

Lucas winced. Her words stung more than he wanted to admit. He exhaled slowly and said, “Aurora, can we just sit down and talk this through? You don’t need to be so worked up, alright?”

“There’s nothing to talk about between us,” she said coldly.

Ever since the whole situation with Yvonne, Aurora had found it harder and harder to even look at him without irritation.

She had once chosen to trust him. But now, standing in her room, still hiding things from her, especially about Yvonne, it all felt wrong.

“What kind of person am I, then?” Lucas asked at last. He hadn’t shown much emotion at first, but her words finally hit a nerve.