I Fell for the Man Who Ruined Me, Then He Forgot He Ever Loved Me Back novel Chapter 78

"You were furious. You called your assistant to pull the security footage right then and there, ready to hire lawyers and sue me into the ground."

The air hung dead and silent for several agonizing seconds.

Then, the silence broke.

"I must have done something incredibly cruel to you."

Sienna let out a breathy, bitter laugh. "You called me a nobody. You told me I was blind when it came to picking men. You threw my designs on the floor and stepped on them like garbage. You did it all so effortlessly, like it was just another trivial nuisance that wasn't even worth a blink. So honestly, I have no idea if that even registers as 'cruel' to you."

Jorrod pressed his lips tightly together, saying nothing, but a violent storm of emotion raged instantly in his pitch-black eyes. The reflection of her bitter smile fell into his pupils, soaking in the heavy, unshed moisture gathering there until it swelled and ached.

His eyelashes trembled, his mouth twitching slightly.

*If those are the memories I lost, then I'm glad they're gone.*

He wanted to say it.

But it felt like a coward's escape.

Just because he couldn't remember didn't mean he hadn't ripped her world apart.

His lips moved, but scanning through his broken, impoverished vocabulary, the only words he could find were, "I'm sorry..."

"So your affection just makes me feel resistant, overwhelmed, and entirely confused. It's... too much to carry. It's an instinct. Do you understand?"

Hearing the crushing finality in her rejection, Jorrod looked as though someone had physically crushed his heart in their fist. His pupils violently contracted.

"Does... does it only count as liking someone if you've spent years together? If that's what you think, then please, just give me the chance to stay by your side until you feel I've earned the right to say it."

Sienna paused for a few seconds, then suddenly let out a sharp sneer.

Her brain was suddenly working perfectly, sharp enough to snap back and argue.

That was her evaluation of the situation.

Sienna: "Oh, and about the question you asked me in the elevator. Here's your answer..."

That question.

*Are we still boyfriend and girlfriend?*

Jorrod panicked, desperately trying to interrupt her.

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