Rubbing his numb hands, ise instinctively took a step forward.
But then he realized his legs were so cold they had lost all sensation. The moment he tried to move, he stumbled, almost falling into the snow. "Mr. Quinn, Star."
ise steadied himself, stumbling toward Ronald, but a bodyguard blocked his way.
Panic surged through ise.
"Star, Star."
Seeing Ronald''s icy expression, ise desperately looked toward Ste for help.
Ste''s face was buried in Ronald''s chest, not responding to him at all.
"Mr. Quinn, we need to talk. Star, you''ve got the wrong idea about us. What do you want exactly? We will make things right, okay?"
ise''s words came out in a rush,ced with desperation.
Now, with Ste not even sparing him a nce, ise''s frustration reached a boiling point. He was furious at Cloudia for making everything harder than it had to be. Ronald ced Ste into the car, which was already warming up.
Just as ise was about to call out to Ste again, Ronald closed the car door.
With an icy gaze, Ronald turned to ise. The moment their eyes met, ise involuntarily swallowed.
"Mr. Quinn."
A hint of mockery flickered in Ronald''s cold gaze as he asked, "What makes you think she needs anything from you?"
ise was silent. His breath tightened at the question.
What exactly did Ste need from them now? Having grown up with the Lugar family, she must havecked for nothing, right?
The thought of Ste returning to the Larkin family,bined with the dwindling bank ount, filled ise with a deep sense of shame.
Ronald chuckled coldly. "Everything happening with the Larkin Group has nothing to do with her. Stop bothering her from now on. She has nothing to do with you anymore." ise was at a loss for words.
Nothing to do with them!
These words made ise feel even colder.
If one were to dig deeper, aside from
the biological connection, Ste
really didn''t have any other rtionship with them. Especially considering how they had treated her since bringing her back. From Ste''s perspective, they had always treated her poorly.
But she was so troublesome back then. Thinking about everything Cloudia had said about her, ise couldn''t help but feel a headacheing on. Ronald turned to get into the car.
At that moment, ise broke free from the bodyguard, rushing to Ronald''s side and nearly falling in the process.
He grabbed Ronald''s coat. "Mr. Quinn, could you please spare the Larkin Group?"
Ronald looked down at him, his eyes cold, the chill undeniable.
ise felt suffocated under his gaze. "After all, we are Star''s parents."
"Ha, parents? The parents who almost got her killed? You have the audacity to ask for this favor?"
Ronald''s tone was dangerous. The amusement in his eyes vanished, reced by a threatening coldness. ise''s heart skipped a beat.
"But-but it wasn''t Urs''s fault. Star misunderstood."
ise hurriedly exined.
However, before he could finish, Ronald was already getting into the car, leaving ise empty-handed.
The car window was partially rolled
down, and Ronald''s gaze was piercing. "Since you think it''s a misunderstanding, someone needs
to take responsibility for this
Belf
misunderstanding. Since you''re her
ou?
parents, you''re naturally unforgivable, don''t you think?"
The ones who should have protected her had pushed her to the brink of death, almost making it impossible for her to return.
Ronald''s "unforgivable" struck ise like a thunderbolt, and his already pale face turned ashen.
Just as ise was about to respond,
the car window rolled up, and the
vehicle began to pull away. He
instively stepped forward,
slipping and almost falling to the
ground.
en
By the time he steadied himself, all that remained was the departing car''s tail lights. The cold wind outside was piercing.
Inside the warm car, Ronald held Ste tightly, struggling for breath. "You didn''t kill her on the spot?"
Ste sniffled and looked up at Ronald. "I was alone, and she had so many people on her side. I couldn''t win."
Those words, "I couldn''t win," sent a chill through Ronald''s eyes, a coldness Ste couldn''t see, reflecting his deep, unsettled fury.