Dominic was caught off guard. He then said, "Alright then. Let''s cancel it."


    The moment the words left his mouth, Nancy suddenly lunged forward and wrapped her arms around him. She was so fast that even Vespera didn''t have time to react.


    Dominic frowned in irritation and reached up to push Nancy away, but she pleaded with a nasal tone, "Just ten minutes. Let me hug you for ten minutes. I swear I won''t bother you again."


    Nheless, Dominic still pushed Nancy off firmly. He didn''t let her do as she wished just because it was herst plea. With a calm yet cruel voice, he said, "Goodbye."


    After saying that, Dominic walked past Nancy without hesitation. Vespera followed after Dominic.


    Ten minutes might not sound like much, but give someone ten minutes, and it might end up bing 20 minutes. Maybe even 30 minutes. If that happened, Nancy might be caught in a lie, thinking that she still had a chance.


    Dominic wasn''t in the wrong. Sometimes, cutting clean was the kinder thing to do.


    Dominic said, "Vera, if you walk any slower, it''ll be sunrise soon."


    He stopped walking and waited for Vespera. Hearing that, she quickened her pace and reached his side. He held her hand, his hand warming her cold hand. He said, "Let''s go. It''s time to head back to Halewick."


    They continued walking while Nancy stood frozen where Dominic had left her. She didn''t turn to look or go after him. She just stood there as the word goodbye -echoed in her mind. She covered her face and let herself break down into sobs.


    On the way downstairs, Vespera couldn''t keep her curiosity in check any longer. She asked, "Mr. Reid, I''ve got a nosy question. Were you and Ms. Acosta ever actually together romantically? I''ve heard so many rumors. Was it one of those tragic love-hate stories, or did you give her up for your brother?"


    Dominic was rendered speechless. He frowned and questioned, "Where did you hear all that?"


    Naturally, Vespera couldn''t throw Gerard and Calvert under the bus. She answered, "Mr. Smith mentioned it before."


    Dominic raised an eyebrow. All of a sudden, he asked, "So, you have been believing these rumors this whole time and only decided to ask now?"


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    Dominic remained expressionless. After taking a few more steps, he finally answered, "The rumors are all nonsense. I''ve never had any kind of romantic rtionship with her. There was no love story, heartbreak, or betrayal."


    Vespera had been expecting some dramatic love story, but Dominic ended it in just a few words. She asked, "You never dated her? But she was so convinced you loved her. Everything she said sounded so real."


    Everything Nancy told Vespera sounded so detailed that Vespera truly thought Nancy was Dominic''s ex-girlfriend.


    Dominic felt helpless as he said, "She made it all up."


    Vespera was bewildered. It was all made up? Nancy imagined an entire rtionship?


    Dominic looked at Vespera''s stunned expression and reached out to give her a gentle pat on the head. He said, "Don''t overthink it. You''re my first girlfriend."


    Vespera looked at Dominic, then nced toward the direction they hade from. The world truly was full of strange people And the longer a person lived, the more of them the person would meet.  s


    Suddenly, everything Vespera had worried about earlier seemed kind of pointless. Now that she thought about it, it was no wonder Dominic, who was usually calm had lost his temper with Nancy.  s


    Vespera and Luke had actually been in love, and when he wouldn''t leave her alone, she had practically wanted to punch him in the face.


    Vespera thought about what would happen if someone who wasn''t her ex-boyfriend made up an entire fake rtionship in his head and followed her around for years, spreading rumors. want to she would probably hit them, too. On the contrary,


    Dominic''s reaction was already very calm.


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    Vespera muttered, "You really have it rough."


    Dominic thought Vespera was referring to their rtionship and said, "It''s fine. No one has it easy."


    Vespera thought that Dominic was surprisingly profound.


    With different thoughts in mind, the two stepped out of the castle and got into the car. When they left, another car tailed behind them.


    They boarded the ne once again, but this time with three additional passengers in tow. Dominic had them sit in the back.


    Emily sipped on the fresh-pressed juice Mia handed her as her eyes kept drifting toward Vespera. Emily seemed to have seen Vespera''s eyes somewhere before. "Ms. Gildon, were you at the masquerade ball that night?" Emily asked. Vespera smiled and answered, "I was, but you probably didn''t know. My friend had brought me there."


    Emily murmured, "That exins it. I thought you looked familiar.


    Suddenly, it hit her. Wasn''t Vespera the woman in the green dress that night?