Mu just felt a strong detestation towards her.
He wouldn’t label himself as a good man, however towards Yoi… he really don’t feel an ounce of guilt. And he had never developed real feelings for her.
“Ok Yoi, tonight is a night of celebration. Just give it a rest for now!”
“Then are you still angry at me?” She looked at Mu with misty eyes.
“Yoi, it’s best if we take some time off. We both need to cool down for a bit!”
Yoi was shocked and unable to respond. After some time, she hissed a breath, “Are you suggesting that we break up?”
“I mean we take a few days off to calm down.” He replied indifferently.
“No, I don’t want to! I beg you Alistair, please don’t be angry at me!”
Mu just got more and more irritated.
“I know… What I did was wrong. I made a mistake, can you not be angry at me?”
“So you went to be the judge just for this?” Mu suddenly interrogated.
“No!” Yoi shook her head immediately, “Daddy asked me to go…”
“Then why did you do that?”
“I don’t know… I was just jealous about you always being together with Annabelle. Trust me, Alistair, I really didn’t mean that. I don’t even know why… I just did it!” She panicked, “All I had in mind was to separate you and Annabelle, nothing else!”
“Yoi, I have always thought you are a sensible woman. I never sought or need your help, but it had never crossed my mind that you would do that. Do you know how much the competition meant to me?” He stared solemnly in her eyes.
Yoi was stunned. She knew Mu had been eyeing to collaborate with Alexis for that project…
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