[Reid Mansion — Olivia's Private Lounge]
The soft click of Olivia's heels echoed down the marble hallway before silence swallowed it whole.
She had managed to keep a calm composer but the moment the front door closed behind her, the mask fell.
Her smile, the one she had worn so flawlessly at Reid Enterprises, vanished.
She dropped her clutch onto the table with a sharp *thud*. The diamonds on her wrist glinted under the chandelier as she tore off her earrings one by one.
"Ungrateful," she hissed under her breath, pacing the length of the room. "Arrogant, cold, insufferable boy."
The sheer audacity of Alexander's indifference scraped against every nerve in her body.
She had tried charm, flattery, civility and he met all of it with that infuriating composure. It was the same detached calm that reminded of how neglected he felt when Benjamin was around Pauline.
And it burned.
