As Dominic looked at Hannah’s pleading expression, his eyes held a mix of surprise and bitter irony.
He remembered she wasn’t like this before. Yet in such a short time, she seemed like a completely different person. “Hannah, do you really think I’d want a woman who’s already had child
“I can get rid of her!” Hannah blurted out. “Then I wouldn’t have a child
th someone else?” Dominic sneered coldly.
more. How does that sound?”
“Do you even know what you’re saying?” Dominic clenched his fists, grinding his teeth in anger.
“Of course I do!” Hannah grasped his hand eagerly. Her voice trembled w
one more chance?”
emotion. “It was just a mistake. Can’t you give me
Her eyes were filled with desperate hope, as if nothing mattered more than her own interests–not even her child. She was ready to abandon everything else at any moment.
Dominic paused, then realization dawned on him. “So this is who you really are, isn’t it?”
The question sounded like a statement.
Her stubbornness was all an act. In truth, she was no different from those greedy women. If anything, she was even more cunning. She played the art of playing hard to get like a pro, yet still pretended she was being forced by him.
Maybe she was secretly smug deep down when she heard he wouldn’t end the deal.
Dominic ground his teeth in bitter laughter. “Hannah, you really are a liar through and through!”
listen
flashed in her eyes as if he’d seen right through her. “I–I’m not. Let me explain-“,
anymore. He coldly threw off her hand. “Don’t touch me. You disgust me.”
came out. Tears welled in her eyes, making her look pitiful and vulnerable.
Hannah froze for a moment. A flicker
“Shut up!” Dominic wasn’t willing
to
Hannah parted her lips, but no words
But Dominic was no longer fooled by her.
“Hannah, our deal ends here. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other.”
“No!”
Hannah scrambled forward to stop him, but Dominic didn’t even glance back. Without a word, he room and slammed the door shut with a heavy bang that echoed his fury,
ed out of the dressing
Hannah sat alone, listening to his footsteps fade away. Her body went limp, and she slid down to the floor. Tears fell from the corners of her eyes, leaving a wet trail on her cheeks.
The dressing room was silent except for her.
After a moment, Hannah let out a heavy sigh and casually tossed the mirror aside. Actually, the plastic wrap hadn’t even been removed, so it couldn’t reflect anything.
She stared at the torn black lace dress lying on the ground, which Dominic had ripped up. The pleading expression on her face slowly faded.
Dominic’s words-“our deal ends here“-echoed in her mind. A faint smile curved her lips, as if she were finally free. She wiped the tears from her eyes.
She was an actress. She could summon emotions quickly and shape a persona vastly different from her true self. In simple terms, she was skilled, and she got into character fast.
