Chapter 189

For Shelmaine, it was more than just a sentence—it was a fate worse than death. Shelmaine closed her eyes, swallowing the bitterness that surged within her. The past was behind her. She didn't want to dredge it up, but that didn't mean she had forgotten. Now that he had brought it up, both good and bad memories, intertwined, flooded back. "Don't say any more." She exhaled and added, "Samuel, I'm not interested in that ' reformed bad boy' act." Even if he didn't mean it that way, she needed to remind him. Samuel smirked. "I'm no bad boy." Shelmaine stated firmly, "Even if you're not, I just want to make it clear that we don't have any chances together. Even if you forced yourself on me now, it wouldn't change how I feel about you. "I don't like other people's men, nor do I want to compete for them. That's not who I am." Her heart had been shattered, and after a long time, it was finally starting to heal. She didn't want to go through another painful breakup. She truly didn't wan