Chapter 710

As soon as I got home, I dove into the bathroom for a shower. Standing under the warm cascade of water with my eyes closed, I let the flow wash over me. My turbulent emotions were gradually calmed, and my chaotic thoughts were now sorted. Bruce had coincidentally been in our neighborhood to see Cindy. The look he gave me in the elevator was just my imagination. There was no tenderness or affection behind it. Even if it wasn't my imagination, I couldn't let myself get swept away. After all, I had already come to one clear conclusion. To Bruce, I was just like Caroline to Henry—someone he had once had a past with. Because we had shared something once, and it had been public, I had been marked as his. Men like him couldn't stand to see a former lover they had marked being pursued by someone else in their circle. It would make them feel embarrassed. So even though Bruce had left me, he wouldn't just watch me being taken away by another man. He only stayed close to me to save his dig