Chapter 15
- **SCARLET'S POV**
- I nearly choked on my food when the question reached my ears. “What?” I inquired, delicately wiping my mouth.
- “You heard me,” he responded, lowering his cup to the table. “Or are you still doubting my affection for you?” That had been his intent from the beginning, but fortunately, I was aware of it. There was no genuine affection, only calculated schemes and manipulation.