Lorenzo's pride inside almost turned solid, but his tone still carried a condescending arrogance mixed with impatience:
"Enough, what's with all the crying and whining!"
"Hurry back, or else… hmph!"
That cold humph sounded like an icy needle, piercing straight into someone's heart without words needed.
Celine seemed completely crushed by that unfinished threat, sobbing and replying in a confused, broken way:
"I'll come back… right away… Lorenzo, don't be angry… please don't leave me…"
Her voice was trembling, full of hopeless crying, as if she might break apart the next second.
Only when Lorenzo seemed satisfied, he let out a light humph from his nose, meaning "approved," then impatiently ended the call. The harsh busy tone sounded right after.
The sorrow on Celine's face disappeared instantly, as if it had never existed.
She expressionlessly took off her Bluetooth earphone and quickly tossed it into the storage compartment.
The steering wheel turned steadily in her hands, and the small truck didn't hesitate at all. It continued driving firmly along the GPS route toward the outskirts.
Break up?
Would Lorenzo really let go?
After all, who wouldn't want a backup who loves him wholeheartedly and can occasionally provide "emergency funds"?
Ridiculous.
Thinking about the man's attitude on the phone just now and her own pitiful act, buried deep in dust,
A physical disgust rushed straight to the top of Celine's head.
What was she blind to before?
How could she be so foolishly enchanted by Lorenzo's appearance and the fake kindness he showed in the beginning, which now seemed extremely hypocritical?
Just because he chased her and cared for her for a while?
At that time, she was truly shallow and laughable!
Foolishly sad!
But on second thought, she couldn't fully blame her past self for being naive.
Lorenzo was indeed skilled at pretending and scheming.
His face, combined with the carefully created gentle and considerate act, was really dangerous to a young girl inexperienced with the world and hungry for care.
Otherwise, how could he have hooked a rich girl like Vanissa, fooled her completely, and been willing to bear the reputation of being a homewrecker just to be with him?
It's just that now, in Lorenzo's eyes, she probably had completely lost her value.
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Or rather, it was about to lose its value.
That's why he no longer bothered to play the role of the "loving" boyfriend, not even giving the slightest effort to pretend.
His selfishness, coldness, and greed showed through clearly.
...
Soon, Celine arrived at the place where Mateo had temporarily parked the four big trucks.
She got out of the car and made sure no one was around. Without any delay, she moved.
With a slight thought, one truck after another vanished silently from the spot.
The whole process was incredibly fast, lasting only a few seconds.
After finishing, Celine did not follow into the space to check as she usually would, nor did she hurry to start the material trade.
Her eyes looked through the window toward the city.
"I have to go see Lorenzo."
"No!"
Shenan and Mateo both disagreed with Celine's plan.
Especially Shenan, who clearly remembered how Celine had lost control and shown fear when she saw Lorenzo at the high-speed train station.
He was afraid Lorenzo would hurt Celine's mind again.
Although he saw that his sister Celine already had a plan, nothing mattered more than protecting her mind from harm.
"Celine, I know what you want to do, but this is not urgent. We…"
"Brother, I know you're worried about me."
"But this matter, I have to face it myself. Some debts can only be settled face to face."
Celine's gaze was calm but deep.
Shenan wanted to keep persuading but was stopped by Mateo.
Mateo looked into Celine's eyes, stayed silent for a moment, then sighed and stepped back.
"Fine, we won't stop you. But we must go with you."
"We won't go upstairs. We'll wait in the car downstairs. If anything happens, we'll rush up immediately!"
Celine could only nod, "Okay."