Chapter 250 About to Kiss You

"You must be joking," Scarlett returned with false bravado. She knew that under no circumstances could she show any sign of weakness in front of him. It would be humiliating. She couldn't understand why the man would say something like that to her. Did she look lonely?

It certainly didn't seem that way. The admirers circling around her had been numerous, but she'd never taken an interest in any of them. She was surrounded by people all the time, so why would she ever feel lonely? It seemed ridiculous. If she had really been lonely, she could've very well simply picked a man from the hoards of admirers surrounding her to date. Why else would she be here, seducing him in the middle of the street?

"What I'm trying to say is that you don't seem to understand yourself very well." A tender smile crossed his face, though she felt no warmth from it. Instead, frost spread through her heart in the face of his unknown confidence. And yet, she was curious about him, among other things.

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