Chapter 600 - 597: Are You Sure You Went to the U.S.A. Alone?
She then turned her car around and calmly drove to the entrance of the teahouse. After getting out, she walked toward Seth Quinn.
Seth Quinn had just seen Ewan Stratton off, and the two had clearly parted on bad terms. His expression was tense as he stared in the direction Ewan had gone. Then, with a casual glance, he saw Autumn Shelby walking toward him.
"Seth, fancy seeing you here?" Autumn Shelby said with a smile as she approached, her expression soft and alluring.
Seth Quinn frowned and replied coolly, "Is that so? You’re here for tea too? I wasn’t aware your tastes had changed."
They hadn’t met since their last encounter at the hospital when he was injured. He didn’t know if this was a genuine coincidence or one she had orchestrated.
But Autumn Shelby took another step closer, her eyes fixed on Seth Quinn. There was a hint of delight in her voice. "Seth, I knew you hadn’t completely forgotten me. You even remember my tastes."
Seth Quinn’s expression was impassive. "Don lived at Orchidia for ten years. I never particularly liked him, and he’s been dead for over a decade, but I still remember what he liked to eat."
Autumn Shelby faltered, the smile freezing on her face.
Don was a dog they used to have at Orchidia. He was implying that even if he didn’t like something, he’d naturally know a few things about it after it had been around for so many years. It had nothing to do with affection.
’He actually compared me to a dog!’
Autumn Shelby’s hands clenched into fists.
Seth Quinn shot her a cool glance. "I’m leaving. Do as you wish."
As he turned to leave, Autumn Shelby grabbed his hand.
"Seth, let’s talk."
Seth Quinn turned back, his brow furrowing slightly as he looked down at her hand on his.
Startled by his gaze, Autumn Shelby instinctively let go, but she persisted, "Seth, let’s talk. We’ve barely seen each other alone since I came back. Can’t we just have one proper conversation, please?"
She thought he would refuse and was about to reach for him again, but to her surprise, he looked up at her and nodded. "Fine."
’Fine, we can talk,’ he thought. ’There are some things she needs to understand.’
The two of them went back into the teahouse and sat at a nearby table by the window. Seth Quinn gestured for a server to bring a pot of tea.
Autumn Shelby watched Seth Quinn elegantly pour the tea. ’This man,’ she thought, ’is so captivating, so attractive, no matter what he does.’
’How could I possibly let a man like this go?!’
She parted her lips, about to speak, when Seth Quinn’s phone rang.
After finishing the call, Seth Quinn casually set his phone aside. He looked at Autumn Shelby and raised an eyebrow. "What did you want to talk about? Go on."
Autumn Shelby hadn’t expected him to get straight to the point, as if he couldn’t stand to be with her a moment longer.
She reached out and placed her hand over his, her eyes brimming with emotion. "Seth, don’t be like this. Can’t we just sit together peacefully for a little while?"
Seth Quinn pulled his hand away and said coolly, "If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving."
"Seth!" Autumn Shelby cried out in a low voice. "Now that you have another woman, do my feelings not matter anymore? I went through so much for you! I was in the U.S.A. for my treatment, all alone, miserable, and helpless. In your eyes, is this what I deserve? Don’t you feel the slightest bit of guilt? Seth, this is so unfair to me!"
"Is that so?" Seth Quinn lifted his gaze, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips. "Are you sure you went to the U.S.A. alone?"