Page 107 of King of Sin
The women surrounding him exchanged surprised looks. Their eyes bounced between Vincent and Juliet. Everyone had expected a scene.
After all, Juliet had spent years openly pursuing Vincent.
Most people assumed she had approached to cling to him, greet him affectionately, or pull him away from the women surrounding him.
Instead—
Juliet's smile remained perfectly pleasant.
Perfectly professional.
"Did you receive the engagement annulment papers I sent over earlier?"
The entire group went silent. Several people nearly dropped their drinks. Others stared openly.
Even the surrounding conversations seemed to die down.
Alexa's smile instantly froze. Juliet's gaze briefly shifted toward her. The look lasted only a second. Then Juliet calmly returned her attention to Vincent.
"I'm sure they were delivered successfully."
Her voice remained light and professional.
Not a single trace of emotion could be heard.
"I already signed them."
Vincent's face visibly darkened. The muscles in his jaw flexed. His fingers curled tightly at his sides.
Juliet either didn't notice or simply didn't care.
Tilting her head slightly, she continued speaking in the same calm tone.
"Unfortunately, I don't have unlimited time to wait for your signature." The smile on her face never wavered. "I just wanted to confirm whether you've reviewed them."
Her eyes met his directly.
There was no love in them.
No longing.
No nervousness.
No attempt to please him.
Only calm indifference.
Something Vincent found far more unbearable than anger.
"So there won't be any unnecessary delays while I move on with my life."
Seeing the complete lack of jealousy on Juliet's face, Vincent felt something tighten painfully inside his chest.
Instead of feeling relieved, an inexplicable irritation crawled through him.
In the past, whenever she saw him surrounded by other women, she would immediately lose her temper. Her eyes would flash with anger as she marched over to him, demanding to know why he was wasting his time entertaining them. She would glare at every woman standing too close to him and stubbornly insist that she was more important than anyone else. She always made it painfully clear that she hated seeing other women around him.
Back then, Vincent had found her behavior annoying.
