Chapter 156

---- Chapter 156 Giselle waited outside until a little past noon. Sure enough, she spotted Donovan's tall, imposing figure walking down the hallway before entering his office. After gathering herself, she pushed open his office door and found him smoking by the floor-to-ceiling window. When he turned at the sound of the door and saw her, his expression stiffened. He clearly hadn't expected her to show up at his office. Giselle walked right up to him and cut to the chase.

"I'm here to ask for the vaccine for the recent canine respiratory disease. My dog's been infected. There's no other way to save him, so I'm asking for your help." After hearing that, his gaze grew colder as he turned back toward the window and took another drag from his cigarette. He hadn't expected that the reason she'd come to see him... was for her dog. "Well? Are you going to help me or not?" she pressed. "Is that how you ask for a favor?" he fired back.

Giselle stared at his familiar yet cold profile, memories flooding her mind. Her chest felt tight as she said, "I just hope for the sake of what we once had, you'll do me this small favor. " Deep down, she was unwilling to submit to him. "T can't help you." He took several hard drags from his ---- cigarette. "It's just a dog. If it dies, it dies. Don't throw away your dignity again in front of me.

Get lost!" With that, he stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and started walking toward his private lounge. Giselle, however, hastily got in his way and insisted, "I'm not messing around this time! I hope you can set aside our past grudges for now. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't be here." Her words only seemed to irritate him more. He shoved her aside and spat, "I don't want to hear another word from you!

You'll pay dearly if you're not gone in a minute." With that, he opened the door to the lounge, closed it behind him, and locked it. Giselle could feel her head buzzing as she stared at the closed door. She stood rooted to the spot, unsure if she should stay or leave. She should have seen this coming. Their relationship had hit a dead end, filled with bitter hatred on both sides. Why would he show her evena shred of mercy?

She had toyed with the idea of begging him again, swallowing her pride, and seducing him the way she once had, using her body to win him over. However, when she closed her eyes and really thought about it, she realized she could never do it again. The loss of her child was a wound in her heart that would never heal. Giselle couldn't get past it. Not now, not ever. ---- She could set aside her hatred for Renee, but the rift between her and Donovan was something she could never cross.

At this point, just being in the same room with him, feeling his breath, and exchanging a few words made it hard for her to breathe. Forget about having any closer, more intimate contact with him... After brooding in silence for what felt like forever and realizing he wasn't going to give her what she wanted, Giselle finally steeled herself and left his office. Then, she returned home.