Remembering the past now only filled Dorian with overwhelming regret.

Since everyone at the Everly Group knew Dorian was Finnian’s close friend, the receptionists didn’t try to stop him from heading upstairs.

Reaching Jessica’s floor, Dorian scanned the area, locked onto her cubicle, and strode menacingly toward it.

“Dorian?”

Sensing someone approaching, Jessica instinctively looked up and gasped when she saw Dorian heading her way.

Thrilled beyond belief, she sprang up from her chair. Ignoring the stares of her coworkers, she ran straight to him and tried to loop her arms through his.

“Dorian, did you come to see me? You finally came…”

He had completely ignored her for days, leaving her utterly miserable.

Seeing him actively seek her out filled her with euphoric joy.

“Let go of me!”

To her shock, the second she grabbed his arm, Dorian barked a vicious command and shoved her away.

Jessica stumbled backward, looking up at him in sheer disbelief.

He had always been so good to her. Why would he push her? Why was he being so violent?

A knot formed in her chest. She wanted to ask him what had happened to make him act this way.

But before she could get a word out, Dorian grabbed her by the arm, dragged her out of the office, and shoved her into the nearby stairwell.

Slamming the stairwell door shut, he demanded, “Jessica, you went behind my back and told Finn. You’re the one who told him about Amara’s plans, aren’t you?”

All the color drained from Jessica’s face.

Honestly, when he violently dragged her out here, she suspected it might be about this.

But she refused to believe he would turn on her, so she kept lying to herself.

“Dorian, I…”

She wanted to make excuses, to claim she meant no harm and just didn’t want Finnian kept in the dark.

But Dorian wasn’t here to listen to her spin lies.

“Jessica, from now on, don’t ever come looking for me again. We’re going to act like we never knew each other,” he said coldly.

“Before Jasper died, he asked me to look out for you. Out of brotherhood, I took care of you for years But the

truth is, have zero obligation to you.”

“So, I am officially done with you. You’re

e no longer needed at the

Everly Group either. Go find

somewhere else your

His words were an absolute death sentence.

Jessica’s eyes went wide. She had always believed that, out of loyalty to Jasper Dorian would never abandon her, no matter what she did. That was the only reason she hagaared to pull these stunts.

But now, he was really cutting her off forever?

It was completely unacceptable. The agony and despair crashing over her were suffocating!

She wanted to beg him not to abandon her, but the second she opened her mouth, Dorian pulled out his phone and dialed Finnian.

“Hey, Finn. Fire Jessica. Cut her off completely.”

A faint “Alright” echoed from the speaker before Dorian hung up.

He then turned his freezing glare back onto her.

Meeting his predatory gaze, Jessica’s eyes instantly reddened.

She stared at him, tears streaming down her face like a broken dam.

“Dorian, please, I—”

She opened her mouth to beg for mercy, but Dorian immediately cut her off. “Shut your mouth!”