"No." She tried her best to make her voice calm, but a voice inside her was saying... Do I really feel nothing? If not, then why does her body tremble like that? It’s just... She’s afraid she has feelings.

Once there are feelings, what will happen between them?

If she admits it, will they go back to how they were before? Back then, she already knew they were unsuitable for each other.

He was used to control, holding everything tightly in the palm of his hand. As long as it doesn’t go against his wishes, his boundaries, things are negotiable, but once he plans to control something, nothing can defy him.

Back then, it was the issue with the child. What about the future? Even if there’s no issue with the child, there will be other matters.

Like this time, he could directly change her plans and bring her to Falling City, just because he "wanted" her to stay here for some days.

In six years, nothing has really changed, his personality is just like six years ago. But she doesn’t want to be controlled physically like six years ago.

Those crimson phoenix eyes narrowed, "Mabel Quinn!" Those words were practically squeezed out from between his teeth, "I don’t believe you truly have no feelings for me."

"So are you planning to deceive yourself into believing that I still love you? I’ve told you before, I may fall in love with anyone, but not you." She responded.

His eyes were visibly filled with anger, "Say that again, I dare you!"

"Kyle Kinston, not loving is not loving, even if you actually take me on this sofa, it’d be still the same." Her lips curled into a mocking smile, raising her hand to actively unbutton her clothes, "It’s just an act of X, do you think anything changes after doing it? I can do it with you today, and someone else tomorrow..."

Smack! A fierce slap landed hard across her face, sending her head turning to one side.

A heavy slap, making her cheek sting, feeling as though one side of her face was burning.

Immediately, the weight pressing on her left, he stood up and yelled directly at her, "Get out, get out of here!"

Mabel Quinn took a deep breath and stood up as well, "Kyle Kinston, I’ve slapped you, and now you’ve slapped me, so between us, it’s even. Whether you’ve wronged me or I’ve wronged you, it all ends here. From now on, the only link between us will be our daughter, and nothing more."

After saying this, Mabel Quinn didn’t head towards the door but instead walked straight to the stairs and went upstairs.

Don’t look back, and don’t cling to anything anymore! Mabel Quinn walked step by step, continuously saying this to herself in her heart.

She deliberately provoked him just for this, and now her goal is achieved, he truly got angry as she wished, what more could she want?

Since they were never meant for each other, since it was already decided to abandon this relationship, then it might be better to make him resent her, to make him completely lose interest in her.

Perhaps this way, it’s better for both of them.

But inexplicably, her eyes seemed hot, her nose a bit sore, as if deep down in her heart, something was being torn, accompanied by waves of pain.