Chapter 463
Chapter 463:
Jaris’s eyes were already on me before we got there. His cold stare, so empty and devoid of excitement, sent a chill down my spine. His gaze fell on Caden’s hand around my waist, and the look of cold indifference in his eyes made me shudder. He didn’t seem angry or jealous—only… irritated.
He looked so much like the Jaris I’d been afraid of almost a year ago when my father introduced me to him to get mated. He looked like the cold-blooded Alpha who had interest in anything but love. He looked like the Jaris I’d once been happy to escape.
Was the Jaris I knew truly gone?
“Gentlemen,” Mr. Ming addressed the other businessmen in the circle, “please, meet Mr. Caden and his lady p>
He went on to add more details about us.
I was so nervous I couldn’t even keep my gaze up.
“Your lady’s quite beautiful,” one of the men at the table complimented.
Caden laughed. “Oh, I know she is p>
I finally took note of the woman beside Jaris. She had an elegant posture and looked at me as if she held a grudge.
“Hua, how are you doing?” Mr. Ming asked her. To my surprise, she replied, “I’m fine, Dad p>
Dad? She was Ming’s daughter?
“Mr. Jaris, I hope you’re doing well, sir. Is the party going well for you?” Mr. Ming asked, using a noticeably more respectful tone with Jaris.
I wasn’t sure these people knew much about our history—what had happened between the three of us back in our country. Otherwise, Mr. Ming wouldn’t have brought us to this circle.
Jaris, being who he was, took a sip from his flute and shrugged. “The party was going well until a while ago p>
He turned to the girl beside him. “Want to go somewhere else p>
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“Of course p>
Something clicked in my mind when I saw Jaris wrap his arm around her waist. She giggled, leaned into him, and placed her hands on his chest.
My air supply seemed to have been cut off. Why did the sight affect me so much?
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Mr. Ming continued with the tour, but I barely paid attention. Instead, I focused on breathing properly again.
Despite my gut warning me not to, my eyes kept stealing glances at Jaris from time to time. He and Hua were growing more touchy. She even drank from his glass, and he didn’t seem to mind.
What bothered me the most wasn’t just the girl—it was the fact that Jaris didn’t seem like he was faking it. He looked like someone who had truly moved on and was simply enjoying himself at a party.
I didn’t know if Caden noticed that I kept glancing at him. I didn’t even care.
Gradually, the more I watched Jaris and the girl being affectionate, the more it started to make sense—why I was so affected by the sight.