Chapter 494
Sasha’s supervisor walked by and handed her her phone. Sasha couldn’t figure out who it was. She took the phone and asked, “Any idea who it is?” He shook his head. “No clue.”
Sasha hesitated briefly before saying, “I’ll head downstairs and check.”
He hummed in reply.
The moment Sasha stepped off the elevator and reached the entrance, she spotted Shane standing nearby. Her expression instantly went cold.
Earlier, during lunch, the secretary had mentioned that Shane was thinking about her and would definitely show up. How could she have forgotten that?
As soon as she saw him, Sasha spun around without saying a word and headed back to the elevator.
“Sasha!” Shane called out, his voice full of panic. Upon hearing him, Sasha picked up the pace, hoping he wouldn’t catch up.
“I know I screwed up,” Shane shouted, desperation in his voice. “But can’t you give me another chance?”
He kept calling her name when he saw she wasn’t stopping.
Sasha felt a rush of embarrassment. After a brief pause, she turned around and stormed right up to him. “Can you stop making a scene?”
A flicker of hope lit up Shane’s eyes. “So if I stop, you’ll think about getting back together with me?”
Sasha scoffed. “When were we ever together?”
Shane went still. After a long moment, he slowly shook his head. “Never.”
“So, how are we supposed to ‘get back together’?” Sasha shrugged.
Shane hesitated. “I know I messed up. I shouldn’t have started dating Jenny. I keep thinking about how things might’ve turned out if I hadn’t rushed into that relationship and
actually tried to be with you instead.”
“Don’t waste your time on that,” Sasha said coldly. It finally dawned on her just how exasperating it must’ve been for Annalise to be constantly pestered. “It’s never happening between us.”
She called his name, almost with a sarcastic tone. “Shane, are you broke now? Is that why you’re looking for me because at least I can buy you a meal?”
Shane’s eyes widened in disbelief.
With no sympathy, Sasha continued, “First off, I earned my money through hard work. I’m not wasting it on someone who has nothing to do with me, so forget it.” “That’s not why I’m here!” Shane blurted.
“But your dad cut you off, and you don’t have any income,” she said flatly. “So, how are you planning to get by?” Shane mulled over her words.
Sasha continued slowly, “You’re not seriously planning to end up starving on the streets, are you? Shane, I never used your money when you had it. And now that you’re broke, you can’t expect me to cover your biffs, right?”
She found his clinginess irritating. “I hope you understand that. Don’t ever come after me again. I don’t owe you a thing.” With that, she turned and walked away.
Shane stared after her, his mind
drifting back to when Sasha was still
part of their group-so sweet and innocent. He couldn’t figure out how she’d become the confident woman she was now. All he felt was an empty sense of loss.
When Sasha got back to the office, she handed her phone back and collapsed into her chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Madeline quickly slid over and asked, “Who was that looking for you?”
“Shane,” Sasha said, annoyed. “He’s already hit rock bottom but didn’t bother looking for a job. Yet somehow, he’s got the time to come and bother me.”