Chapter 51
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"Just like everyone who had ever claimed they loved you…"
Those words struck Shen Yu with such force that the plastic bag slipped from his hand and hit the ground. For a moment, he couldn't breathe properly. It felt as though an invisible hand had wrapped around his heart and was squeezing it relentlessly, tightening with every passing second until even inhaling became difficult.
So it happened again.
He had been deceived—again.
For a fleeting moment, he had allowed himself to believe that somewhere in this cold, unrelenting world, there might exist someone who could love him simply for who he was. Not for being an Alpha. Not for being the CEO of a powerful company. Not for anything he could offer.
Just… Shen Yu.
But that hope now felt laughable.
