Michael let out another bitter smile. So this was what it felt like to be ruthlessly rejected.
"You don't have to agree right now," he said softly. "I'm just letting you know. You can prepare yourself to be courted by me again."
Can it even work like that? Evelyn looked speechlessly at the proud, overbearing man in front of her.
She thought about it for a moment, deciding it was necessary to make things clear once and for all. "Michael Thorn, from the moment I tried to end my life for you, the old Evelyn Sin died completely! It was far more final than when I jumped into the sea five years ago! The woman standing here today might still inhabit this body, but the heart that loved you is gone. I have zero desire to be with you ever again."
As she spoke, her eyes welled up with tears. Looking back, she realized how foolish she had been, risking her life for a man!
