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    "I..... I know what I''m asking. Mr. Spencer, I..."


    "Shut up," Theodore said, cutting Aurora off. "I warned you not to harbor any feelings for me. There is only one woman I love, and her name is Rosalie Young. I''ll never fall for you."


    Theodore''s words were resolute and filled with determination, dashing all of Aurora''s hopes. Despite her not saying anything further, it was as if he could tell what she was thinking of right now.


    Aurora''s eyes widened, and her face turned pale as a sheet.


    Raw emotions roiled in her heart like strong waves crashing against her already weak and vulnerable heart. His words were like daggers, piercing through her heart again and again, making it bleed profusely.


    Aurora didn''t cry and stood there emotionlessly, staring nkly at Theodore as if her soul was sucked out of her being.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    After a long time, Auroraposed herself and suppressed the sorrow growing in her heart. "Mr. Spencer, can you hear me out first before scolding me?"


    She had been addressing him as Mr. Spencer because she didn''t dare to cross any line, despite her fancying him and desiring to stay by his side. She really wanted to call him Theo, but she didn''t dare to.


    Aurora sounded calm, but her voice carried a tinge of hopelessness in it.


    It dawned on Theodore that he might have overreacted, but he felt that Aurora really shouldn''t have said what she said. To him, she had crossed a line.


    The thought of her inviting him on a holiday with the clear intention of cultivating affections for each other made him feel sick to the stomach. Theodore said coldly, "You even suggested going to Melrine with me. What else do you have to say?"


    "Going to Melrine together isn''t for me, but for you," Aurora said through gritted teeth. There was a hint of anger in her voice, betraying her inability to hold her anger back despite her good temper.


    "For me?" Theodore scoffed. "Are you sure about that?"


    "Yes, I am," Aurora said in a pained voice. "You''re tormenting yourself over your ex-wife. Theodore Spencer, I know you''re tired of living."


    Theodore''s dark countenance soured even further, looking like an impending storm.


    He clenched his fists. "Aurora Payne, I''m giving you a chance to leave. I won''t re up at you."


    "I''d rather you re up at me," Aurora said in agitation. "Mr. Spencer, what you need right now is to re up. If that can help you, I don''t mind you venting your anger on me. Feel free to yell at me or even hit me."


    "Are you crazy?" Theodore yelled in fury. "Can you please have some dignity?"


    He couldn''t believe she was asking a man to yell at her and hit her, just so he could vent his anger. What a madwoman!


    What kind of madwoman would say something like that?


    As a man, Theodore couldn''t even stand it.


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    "I don''t need dignity if that''s what it takes to help you!" Aurora wiped the tears from her face. "Perhaps I might be a woman without any dignity whatsoever in your eyes, b that''s just who I am. Mr. Spencer, if you want to vent your anger on me, you''d better do it now. Otherwise, the words I''m about to say will only make you angrier."


    "Then don''t say it." Theodore didn''t want to hear her speak any longer.


    "No, I''m going to. If I don''t say it, you''ll only be more depraved!"


    "Depraved?!" Theodore bit out angrily. "What right do you have to say I''m depraved?!"


    "Aren''t you? You keep seeking death again and again!"


    "Hahaha..." Theodoreughed. "And that makes me depraved? What about you? Asking a man to vent his


    anger at you, yell at you, and hit you. Doesn''t that make you depraved?"