MIDNIGHT FLOWER

CHAPTER 8: HE FINALLY FOUND HER

As the door opened, a sophisticated, well-dressed woman appeared, her expression one of mild curiosity. Jenny froze, her heart skipping a beat. This was not what she expected. “I’m sorry, I think I knocked on the wrong unit.” She said instead of asking about the man she want to find out.

The woman raised an eyebrow but didn’t seem overly concerned. “It happens,” she said with a polite smile before closing the door.

Jenny turned on her heel and walked briskly back to the elevator, her mind racing. The confrontation she thought she wanted was more unsettling than she had anticipated. Who was that woman? And what did this mean about the man she was trying to find? As she stepped into the elevator and the doors began to close, she couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling that she was getting involved in something far more complicated than she had imagined.

As she stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor, she exhaled deeply, hoping to put the strange night behind her. But just as the elevator doors began to close, the one next to it opened.

Shau stepped out, returning from a late meeting, his mind occupied with thoughts of work as he walks towards his unit. He swiped his keycard and pushed the door open, only to freeze in his tracks.

Veronica, his ex-fiancée, was sitting casually on the couch. She looked up from her phone, her eyes knew that he would be surprised.

“What the hell are you doing here, Veronica?” Shau’s voice was sharp, his irritation clear as he shut the door behind him.

“Nice to see you too, Shau,” Veronica replied coolly, standing up with an air of elegance.

Shau's jaw tightened as he dropped his keys on the counter. “We have nothing to talk about. You should leave.”

She tilted her head slightly, studying him with that calculating gaze. “Actually, we do. Your father—”

“Don’t,” Shau cut her off, his tone dangerously low. “Don’t bring him into this.”

Veronica’s expression hardened, and she crossed her arms, standing her ground. “He wants us to work things out, Shau. He thinks we can still fix this, that we should continue with our engagement.”

Shau felt a surge of anger flare up inside him. “You know damn well that’s not happening. We’re done, Veronica. I made that clear a long time ago.”

“Is that so?” Veronica’s voice was calm, almost mocking. “You really buried everything that happened between us?”

Shau scoffed, taking a step closer to her. “This was never about us. It was always about what the chairman wanted, about the company. There was never any real relationship here, Veronica, and you know it.”

Veronica’s gaze narrowed. “That may be true, but it doesn’t change the fact that we were supposed to build something together. Your father believes in us. He believes you’re just going through a phase, and you’ll come to your senses.”

He shook his head, exasperated. “This isn’t a phase, Veronica. This is me deciding that I’m not going to be a pawn in this situation. I am already doing my best for the company and to prove to the chairman that we will continue rising even without merging two families for business.”

Veronica stared at him for a long moment, then nodded slowly, her lips pressed into a thin line. “Fine. But this isn’t over. Your father won’t let this go so easily.”

She turned and walked out, leaving Shau alone in the quiet of his condominium. He stood there for a moment, trying to shake off the anger and frustration that churned inside him.