Chapter 8 Ilis face was flushed from running , his tailored suit now wrinkled and disheveled . In the dead of winter , his body radiated cold air , though his features remained handsome and striking The face I once never tired of looking at now repulsed me as he held me in his arms . Frowning , I pushed him away firmly , keeping my voice low : " Mason , get a grip . You have a wife , a career . Stop this nonsense .

" But Mason , head clouded by adrenaline , chung to me stubbornly like an octopus , whining : " No ! Ava , I don't want Ivy , I don't want the company , I don't even want the family fortune anymore . Let's run away together , somewhere my father can't find us ! " Bystanders , mistaking us for a couple facing separation , offered unsolicited advice with knowing smiles : " Miss , your boyfriend clearly can't bear to part with you . Why not take him with you ?

" " Yes , career is important , but so is love ! Good men like this are rare these days ! " Hearing this , Mason's ears reddened slightly as he lowered his voice : " Ava , do you know how terrified I was when you left ? I thought I might never see you again … " His romantic words would have once melted me completely . But not now . I responded coldly : " Aren't you afraid of your father ? With his connections , he'll find you eventually . What then ?

" Mason reacted almost instinctively , shouting : " Don't mention him ! He's insane ! He found himself a gold - digger and blamed me for it . If he hadn't brainwashed me into believing nobody loved me for myself , only for my money , how could I have lost you ? " With this , he pulled out a black credit card and placed it in my palm like a precious offering : " Here , I've wanted to give this to you for so long . Ava , I'll hold nothing back from now on .

Give me another chance to love you , please ? " I understood that Mason's madness today was the culmination of years of suppression by his controlling father . Despite my years of trying to heal him , I'd never managed to help him overcome his inner demons or truly open his heart to me . Shaking my head , I sighed , tucking the black card back into his pocket before reaching for my phone to call 911 . Just then , another group entered the airport . Mr.

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