Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 5

“Mom.”

Teresa turned to her daughter, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Emmy managed a gentle, reassuring smile. “Mom, please don’t get worked up. They aren’t worth your health.”

When Dean noticed Emmy sitting in her wheelchair, he suddenly seemed to remember something. His voice tightened. “Is your ankle okay?”

Emmy met his eyes, her tone icy. “Even if I died and turned to ashes, Mr. Sparrow, what difference would it make to you?”

Of course. Just as she expected.

His whole world revolved around Evelina. He didn’t even remember why her ankle was hurt in the first place.

Dean frowned. “I’m sorry. I know you’re angry. But I really love Evelina, and I hope you can understand my choice.”

So, last night in the fire, he chose Evelina. And now, he was doing it all over again.

A sharp pain shot through Emmy’s heart, but it was so deep that she just went numb.

She let out a cold laugh. “A guy who can ditch his fiancée right before the wedding? Dean, let me make this clear—even if you begged me on your knees, I wouldn’t marry you.”

Dean’s brows knitted together, his intense gaze locked on Emmy.

Her reaction threw him off.

He’d pictured her crying, screaming, demanding answers, maybe even slapping him out of rage. That was the Emmy he remembered at twenty—proud, fiery, unfiltered.

He’d even prepared himself for all of that.

But she didn’t do any of it.

She was calm, distant, like she was just watching a show. Her coolness made him uneasy.

Did she... Was she from their future life too?

Dean’s eyes darkened, his stare at Emmy growing more complicated.

Noticing the weird tension between the two, Evelina quickly stepped between them, blocking Dean’s view. She looked apologetic, her voice soft.

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