Chapter 98 The One Who Didn't Beg Ch9

• It started with a knock she didn’t expect. An old echo of her mistakes. Someone from before him—before this—standing in her hallway with a smile too wide and eyes that flicked past her shoulder like they owned her.
• "Miss me?" the man asked. He stepped closer, too close, like he could just pick up where they’d left off. Where she’d escaped from. "Let’s catch up, baby."
• She stiffened. "You need to leave. Now."