Burning

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I quickly caught on and asked him with a chuckle, "What, not fancy enough for you?"

Richard's gaze mocked me as he averted his eyes, the implication clear.

Leaning against the doorframe, I gazed at him with a smile playing on my lips and asked, "So, how do you want me to do it?"

My question was perhaps too brazen as Richard furrowed his brow slightly.

"Laura Brown," he suddenly called my full name with a teasing lilt.

After all these years, hearing him call my name made my heart flutter, and I fixated on his bobbing Adam's apple.

The next moment, he said, "I'm not interested in you anymore."

The cold wind blowing behind him wrapped his words in an icy chill.

My heart sank a little, but I wasn't too upset.

It was what I had expected.

I sighed wistfully, "Ah, what a man who doesn't cherish his old flame."

"Stop bringing up the past with me," he said, sounding impatient and restrained simultaneously.

After tossing his phone to me, he turned around and strode away.