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Chapter 368
Chapter 368:
Cole’s face turned the color of ash. The temperature in his dark eyes plummeted, turning them into sharp shards of Siberian ice. He shot a look at June so hostile it felt like a physical knife — entirely blind to the fact that it was June standing there physically crippled, one arm in a sling, balancing on a medical boot and a crutch.
He marched forward, his heavy leather shoes pounding against the floor.
He walked right past June, completely ignoring her existence. He dropped to one knee beside Alycia, his large hands reaching out to gently support her trembling shoulders.
“Are you hurt?” Cole demanded, his voice tight with suppressed rage but incredibly gentle toward Alycia. “Is the baby okay p>
Alycia leaned her weight against his chest. Her shoulders shook with violent, suppressed sobs.
𝘈d𝘥𝗂𝘤𝗍𝘪𝗏e 𝗌𝘵o𝘳𝗶e𝘴 𝘰n
“Cole… I…” Alycia choked out, her voice breaking perfectly. “I just wanted to ask June to lower her voice in the hospital… and she just p>
She did not finish the sentence. She buried her face in his suit jacket and let out a muffled, pathetic cry.
It was a brilliant tactic. By leaving the sentence unfinished, she allowed Cole’s furious imagination to fill in the worst possible details.
The rage inside Cole’s chest erupted into a blazing inferno.
He stood, pulling Alycia behind his broad back and physically shielding her. He glared at June with a look of absolute, freezing judgment.
June stood perfectly still.
She watched Cole play the heroic savior. She watched him blindly protect the woman who had just wished his own grandmother dead.
A slow, dark smile curled the corner of June’s lips.
She did not say a single word. She offered no defense. She knew that in Cole’s arrogant, biased mind, the verdict had already been delivered. Any explanation would be a waste of breath.
Cole saw the smile. It drove a spike of pure madness directly into his brain.
“You have completely lost your mind, June,” Cole snarled, his voice dropping to a harsh, cruel bark. “Apologize to her. Right now p>
It was not a request. It was a direct command from a CEO to a subordinate.
June let out a short, sharp laugh — the sound of someone who had just heard the most ridiculous joke imaginable.
She looked at Cole, her eyes heavy with pity.
“Apologize?” June repeated, her voice perfectly calm. “Cole, what makes you think you have the right to order me to do anything p>
The muscles along Cole’s jawline twitched. He ground his teeth together so hard they clicked audibly. He fought the overwhelming urge to grab her by the shoulders and shake her — entirely ignoring the medical sling strapped across her chest.
“Do not push me, June,” Cole warned, his voice vibrating with lethal intent. “She is pregnant p>
June’s cold, dead eyes drifted slowly past Cole’s shoulder. She stared directly at the weeping woman hiding behind him. Then she looked back at Cole’s blind, furious face.
“She doesn’t deserve an apology,” June stated. “She deserves worse p>
Without waiting for his reaction, June turned her back on him.
She walked toward the elevator with perfect, unbroken posture — spine straight, steps steady despite the heavy limp forced upon her by the medical boot and the crutch. It was the ultimate display of absolute disregard.