Finnian watched her silently for a moment. “I’m leaving now, Amara. Think carefully about what I said. I always keep my promises.”

With that, Finnian turned and left.

The villa grew quiet. Amara stood by the window, looking down as Finnian’s figure gradually disappeared from view. Her emotions were a tangled mess.

Did she still have feelings for Finnian? There was no question—she did.

But after all they’d been through, there was a deep fear in her heart at the thought of being with him again. It was safer to let go.

She recalled how well Finnian had treated Liliana in the past. Was it really possible that all that kindness was just because they had slept together and she got pregnant?

Back then, after the child was “lost,” Finnian went back to Liliana just because she’d slashed her wrists.

If he were an ordinary man, that kind of reaction might make sense. But Finnian was not a man known for his compassion-his heart was cold.

That’s why Amara believed Finnian truly had feelings for Liliana, whether he recognized it or not. There was no way she would walk back into that fire. This time, she had to hold her ground.

After leaving the villa, Finnian was heading home when he received a call from one of his bodyguards.

“Mr. Everly, Emma is out of control. She’s smashing things in her apartment, and she hit Mack. Do you want to come over?”

Mack was another bodyguard. Finnian’s face darkened. “I’ll be there soon.”

He hung up and headed straight to Emma’s apartment.

Lanny, the guard who called, was Mack’s twin brother. As soon as Finnian arrived, Lanny hurried up to meet him.

“What happened?” Finnian asked. “Why did she lose control?”

He had arranged for two bodyguards to keep an eye on Emma, but he’d never restricted her freedom. As long as she didn’t cause trouble, nothing about her life

So To change

So why

this sudden outburst?

Lanny explained, “Emma tried to go see Ms. Sullivan. We stopped her, and she just snapped. She started smashing things, yelling, and when Mack tried to hold her back, she hit him.”

Finnian’s face grew even colder.

“In the future, if she acts out like that again, don’t interfere. Just stay nearby and make sure she doesn’t hurt herself.”

Lanny nodded, and Finnian walked into the apartment.

The elegant space was now a wreck. Emma sat on the sofa, hair disheveled. When she heard someone enter, she looked up, her face twisted with rage, staring at Finnian with a fierce glare.

Finnian stopped in front of her. “Why were you going to see Amara? What did you intend to do to her?”

His every word made it clear that he was worried Emma would cause Amara trouble. Emma, who had just started to calm down, flared up all over again.

She jumped to her feet. “Of course I was going to settle the score with that little tramp! You two are always tied together as if you can never part. There is no way I’ll ever let the two of you be together. Don’t even dream about it!”

Finnian’s lips quirked into a cold smile.

He almost never smiled, and with that chilling gaze, his smile was always full of biting irony.

“Then you’re blaming the wrong

person,” he replied, his voice slow and even. “There may be something between Amara and me, but

entirely one-sided-I’m the one

chasing her Shenever comes after me. What’s the point in going after her? You should be coming for me.”

“You….. you bastard!” Emma was shaking with fury.

“You’re the chairman of the Everly Group! You could have any woman you want, and yet you insist on pursuing someone who wants nothing to do with you. Aren’t you ashamed?”