---- "Kieran Blackwood, was it really me who made Aria leave?" She looked up to meet his gaze, no longer showing any fear in her eyes. "Tf you loved Aria enough, why did you climb into my bed? The first time was my deliberate seduction-but what about the second time? The third? The hundredth?" "You craved my body. Time after time, you abandoned her to be with me. Even on her birthday, you made that choice." "you deliberately missed bidding on those green healing stones and bought the red ruby I preferred instead. You shared the first life-saving elixir with me. You spent a fortune booking that light show for my birthday celebration. Did I force you to do any of that?" "Losing Aria is exactly what you deserve." "Kieran Blackwood, if I were Aria, I would never forgive you for the rest of my life." ---- "And about the child-there's no baby of yours in my belly. You're not worthy! Your real child died that night in the hospital!" "T'm already living in hell, and I'll wait for you here. Hahaha..." Kieran's eyes turned terrifyingly cold, filled with deep malice. Once again, he gripped Scarlett's throat, applying so much pressure that the surrounding skin immediately turned purple-black. Lacking oxygen, Scarlett began coughing violently. Kieran stared coldly at Scarlett writhing in pain, then flung her aside and left. He returned to the Winters estate, once again waiting outside their gates. Within minutes, he saw Sebastian carrying Aria's favorite roses into the Winters household. In that moment, his jealousy drove him mad, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the steering ---- wheel. He kept reassuring himself that Aria was just angry. He was the only one she loved-ten years ago and ten years later. In the Winters Pack pavilion, I looked at the bouquet in Sebastian's hands and smiled helplessly. "Alpha Cross, my father should have told you yesterday that our engagement doesn't count. You really shouldn't feel bound by a verbal agreement. Please, pursue your own happiness boldly." Sebastian's smile faded as he spoke each word clearly. "I'm already pursuing my happiness boldly. My feelings for you were never because of that verbal agreement." "After all, my engagement to Miss Winters has nothing to do with you, Miss Rivers." I curled my fingers in my palm, maintaining a proper smile. ''Why does Alpha Cross always insist ---- on mistaking me for Miss Rivers?" Sebastian lowered his voice, speaking so only we could hear. "Because six months ago, the real Evelyn secretly contacted me behind her parents' backs, asking me to dissolve our engagement." I remembered that six months ago, Evelyn had indeed saved me in Winters Pack territory. But I stubbornly maintained my act. "Someone must have impersonated me and deceived Alpha Cross." Sebastian looked at me with indulgent affection. " Little liar." My face inexplicably reddened, and I quickly ran away. Sebastian's lips curved slightly, laughter spreading through his eyes.