Chapter 778

No.1

"Your favorite flavor," he said.

She met his gaze. "You're mistaken. I don't like it."

Alexander froze.

"But you always—"

"Those were for you." Her voice was calm. "When you broke your leg years ago, this was the only cake you could stomach."

The memory surfaced—he'd mentioned the shop while feverish.

All this time, she'd been accommodating his preferences.

No.2

Evelyn pushed the box back. "No need anymore."

The air in the car turned glacial.

After a long silence, Alexander spoke quietly. "I know... about that day."

Evelyn Sinclair lifted her gaze, studying Alexander Kingsley's sharply defined profile.

She waited for him to continue.

She truly couldn't recall which incident he referred to.

Alexander didn't keep her waiting.

No.3

"On the eleventh last month," his voice was low, "I learned what the housekeeper and staff said to you. I was wrong to blame you without verifying the facts."

The eleventh last month?

Evelyn frowned slightly, searching her memory before it came back to her.

A distant look crossed her eyes.

Nearly two months had passed since their breakup.

Every moment at Royal Gardens used to feel agonizingly slow.

Yet time flew after leaving Alexander.

No.4

How ironic that idleness made time crawl.

A faint smile touched her lips. "It's in the past. I've moved on."

Those words had stung before the breakup.

Now they were just wisps of smoke.

"You're right," Alexander said solemnly. "I always blamed you first. I apologize."

An uneasy flutter rose in his chest.

She genuinely didn't care anymore.

No.5

The pale, devastated woman from that day now dismissed it with effortless grace.

She'd... let go.

The only comfort was the clear surprise in Evelyn's eyes.

"You..." Evelyn was indeed stunned. An apology from Alexander Kingsley?

"Thank you," she paused. "Though it doesn't matter now, I appreciate you saying it."

Alexander heard the unspoken rejection.

He seized her wrist abruptly. "Royal Gardens is cleared out. You can return anytime. Or name any place you'd prefer."

No.6

Evelyn withdrew her hand.

"What do you mean?"

"The breakup was just servants' gossip," Alexander's gaze burned. "I'll verify facts before judging from now on. No more wrongs."

Evelyn fell silent.

Then she laughed softly.

"Alexander, not everything is black and white."

"I know verifying facts first is prudent in business. But love isn't an investment."

No.7

Alexander tried to speak.

Evelyn continued, "I shared your bed once. Yet you trusted outsiders over me..."

"This apology only came because you uncovered the truth. What if you hadn't?"

"That hypothetical doesn't exist. I did uncover it," Alexander countered.

Evelyn smiled again.

Empty justification.