Reborn to Burn Them All novel Chapter 110

Chapter 110

As the clicking sound of high heels faded away, everyone in the private room froze as if someone had hit the pause button.

Sophia took one look and burst out laughing. She thought, ‘what a bunch of familiar faces. Sophia raised her hand and waved cheerfully. “Well, well, look who’s here. Long time no see!” said Sophia.

Jackson’s face darkened as he ducked his head, trying to disappear. Finn had a broken leg, Fayman a broken finger, they still hadn’t gotten their revenge. No one in the room said a word.

Jerome, his face still swollen from the beating, fixed Sophia with a menacing glare. “You’re really something, aren’t you?” said Jerome.

Sophia raised an eyebrow and answered, “I know I’m something special. And you? You’re not just filthy on the outside; your heart’s rotten to the core

Dorian’s eyes lit up like he smelled gossip. Dorian told the private room group, “Want the tea? Pay first, anyone who doesn’t can leave.” Then he went around to get everyone to transfer.

Everyone fell silent.

Pressured by his status, the first person to transfer still looked bewildered. “How much?” he asked hesitantly.

Dorian thought of Sophia’s usual rate and answered, “30 thousand dollars.” The first guy paid obediently, and the rest followed. Seeing others transferring, Jackson quickly jumped in and transferred thirty thousand dollars.

Fayman and finn exchanged glances. Gritting their teeth, they stubbornly refused to pay.

Dorian lifted his chin and said, “No pay, no stay.”

Fayman snapped, “Why the hell should I?”

Finn retorted, “You’re the ones who should get out.”

Jackson tugged at their sleeves and whispered, “Cut it out and pay up, Sophia’s still watching.”

Not only was Sophia watching them, but even the wealthy heirs who had already paid were staring as well. Not paying would make them stand out like a sore thumb. In the end, the two grudgingly paid.

Maelis returned after touching up her makeup and paused at the door, sensing the tension between Sophia and Jerome, who were locked in a tense stare–down. The air was thick with tension. Maelis instinctively asked, “Uh… What’s going on here?”

Dorian pulled Maelis closer and said excitedly, “Sophia just said Jerome’s got a black heart.”

Maelis pressed her lips together and remained silent.

Sophia’s phone kept chiming with cheerful payment notifications, putting her in a great mood. Sophia glanced back at Maelis with a smirk and said, “Maelis, do you like this jerk just because he once saved you?”

Even after touching up her makeup, Maelis’s eyes were still red and puffy, undeniable signs she’d been crying. Maelis’s gaze was downcast as she murmured, “When I was little, I was almost kidnapped. He saved me.”

Jerome stared at Maelis, stunned. As the shock faded, a tangle of emotions washed over him. All these years, he thought, ‘Maelis chased after me because she liked me; but now, I realized I’d been wrong…‘

“Ow,” Sophia scoffed.

At Sophia’s scoff, Jerome’s face paled instantly.

Sure enough, Sophia finally spoke up, “Maelis, have you ever actually asked him about that childhood rescue?”

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Chapter 110

Maelis said, “He was badly injured saving me. The doctor said he has some kind of…aftereffects, so it’s best not to bring it up again.

Sophia asked further, “You never actually saw the person who saved you, did you?”

Maelis shook her head and answered, “I was blindfolded at the time.”

Dorian’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Wait, I get it! You totally mistook the guy. He wasn’t your savior at all, right, Sophia?” asked Derian,

Sophia sneered, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “Exactly. As if someone like him would ever lift a finger to save anyone.”

Jerome swallowed hard, struggling to retort but finding no words.

Maelis stared at Sophia, dumbfounded. “Then who saved me?” Maelis asked. A mixed look of confusion, tears, and shock on Maelis’s face, she thought, ‘For years, I’d thought Jerome was my savior, but now I was told it was someone else entirely.’

Maelis looked at Jerome, her lips trembling slightly as she murmured, “It wasn’t you…”

Meeting Maelis’s disappointed gaze, Jerome felt an inexplicable tightness in his chest, yet his expression turned even icier, and then he said, “I never once claimed to be your savior. That was all your own delusion; it has nothing to do with me.”

Maelis laughed sardonically, tears welling, and said, “Perfect, isn’t it? Without rosy childhood memories, do you think I’d endured you all these years? I regret it. You want to break the engagement? I’ll end it myself.”

After finishing her words, Maelis took out her phone and posted on Instagram. [As of today, I, Maelis, hereby declare the termination of my engagement with Jerome. From now on, we will go our separate ways in life. Friends and family, please be informed.]

Dorian immediately liked Maelis’s Instagram post and commented. [Queen behavior.]

Sophia thought for a moment, then also liked the post and commented. [Well done.]

Maelis had been pining after Jerome for years, and since they shared the same social circle, all their mutual friends saw her Instagram post the moment

it went up.

After posting on Instagram, Maelis strode out of the private room, her high heels clicking defiantly, chin lifted and shoulders squared, the very picture of defiant dignity.

Back in the other private room, Sophia picked up her fork and resumed eating. She’d been too busy enjoying the drama to eat properly earlier.

As soon as the private room door closed, Maelis slumped over the table and burst into tears. “Bring me two bottles of whiskey,” Maelis choked out between sobs. “I’m drowning my sorrows tonight.”

Sophia glanced at Maelis, whose makeup was smeared in tears. Recalling the original plot, Sophia asked, “So, you really like him that much?”

Maelis broke down in even louder sobs, wailing hysterically, “My savior complex just shattered into pieces. I’m crying for my wasted youth, for all those years I threw away. My best years are gone forever. I just can’t accept this.”

Sophia thought to herself, ‘Well… there goes Maelis’s storyline, and her whole character, too.‘

Maelis wailed like a heartbroken child as she poured herself drink after drink, her tears mixing with the alcohol as her composure completely shatt