Chapter 78

• Ryan's POV.
• I never knew one woman's rejection could taste so bitter. The scent of the roses still clung to my clothes as I paced back and forth in my private estate like a lunatic. Each step I pressed to the floor was heavier than the last.
• I still couldn't get over the fact that Isabella said no to me. She said no to me and nothing hit harder than that. She didn't just say no to me but she humiliated me in public under the fairy lights I had arranged for her just to make her feel adored again.