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    “Alright, enough crying. He’s not worth your tears.”


    Ste sighed, rubbing Lena’s trembling back. Her tone became sharp. “Tell me where your boyfriend is. I’ll talk to him, make him return your money, and make sure you can get home safely.”


    Lena lifted her head, eyes swollen and wet. For a second, hope flickered there—only to dim as quickly as it appeared. She shook her head. “It won’t work. You don’t know him. He’s so stubborn… Whenever someone tries to argue with him, he just shuts down. If you go, he’ll only get angrier—and think I shouldn’t have told anyone.”


    “Let him be angry,” Ste said firmly. “He’s the one at fault. A grown man bullying a young woman? Not a chance I’ll let that slide. If you’re worried, I’ll bring my friend along. With him there, your boyfriend won’t dare push things too far.”


    At the mention of William, Lena’s hesitation eased.


    Hismanding presence alone felt like a shield.


    After a long pause, Lena bit her lip, nodded, and pulled out her phone.


    She typed a short message, then showed Ste the reply that came almost instantly:


    “Get over yourself ande here. Stop acting like a spoiled princess. This isn’t home. No one’s gonna coddle you!”


    Ste’s stomach churned at the text.


    His words didn’t sound like something a boyfriend would say—it was more like the contemptuous scolding of someone who despised her.


    Ste exined the situation to William, who was waiting outside Lena’s room. His brows furrowed as he thought for a moment.


    “I’ming with you,” he finally said.


    He left and reappeared within minutes.


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    He had changed into a dark tailored suit, his postureposed, his expression cool and unreadable. As Ste recounted Lena’s situation, his eyes sharpened, a flicker of cold steel shing there. “Let’s go.”


    His words were clipped, final. His gaze shifted briefly to Lena, still curled by the bed, sobbing softly—but his face remained detached.


    If Ste hadn’t cared about this, William wouldn’t have gotten involved.


    Another woman’s tears didn’t faze him in the slightest.


    He wasn’t one to y the bleeding heart; he acted only because Ste cared.


    Following Lena’s directions, Ste and William arrived at a luxury hotel in the city center.


    At the front desk, William gave the receptionist Lena’s boyfriend’s name and requested to see him for urgent business.


    Recognition shed in the clerk’s eyes. She nodded respectfully, dialed a number, and spoke into the phone.<fn6437> Get full chapters from fin?novel</fn6437>


    But when she hung up, her expression turned uneasy.


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