Page 174 of In Love with a Ruthless Man

You’re such an idiot, Fawn Cornwall.

She shook her head. “I d-don’t.” She didn’t give a damn if she was being an idiot. She wanted, needed, tostayan idiot.

“You’ve been here for four days.”

And yet he hadn’t come.

She said desperately, “Grant said m-my mother banned you—-”

The prince raised a brow. “And you believe that alone could stop me from visiting?”

You alreadyknow.

She stammered, “Grant’s p-parents are powerful—-”

The prince’s lip curled. “And I’m not?”

You already know.

And just like that, they were back to square one.

Her heart weeping—-

And the prince not giving a damn.

A crazed laugh escaped her, even as she started to cry—-

“Are you seriously doing this to menow?”

The prince’s face hardened. “There’s nothing I hate more than someone who uses tears to get her way.”

Ah.

She couldn’t stop laughing and crying.Finally, finally.She was able to make the prince show some kind of emotion, but of course it had to be disgust and irritation.

When the laughter and tears didn’t stop, the prince said, “This isn’t going anywhere.”

She watched him walk away.

She wanted to call out to him.

She wanted to tell him she loved him, she loved him so, so much, she loved himforever—-

But she just couldn’t stop laughing.

She couldn’t stop crying.

She had a feeling if she stopped——

The door closed behind the prince.

And still the laughter continued to spill, the tears continued to fall.

Grant burst back into the room, stumbling towards her.

Their eyes met—-

Grant staggered to a stop.

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