Chapter 1420: Chapter 1420: Let’s Break Up
If it had been in the past, Teddy Carter would have been elated to hear Florienna Ellis apologize to him softly.
But now, every time he closes his eyes, the only sounds that replay in his mind are the words he overheard at George Robbins’s office door.
Those words were like countless needles, piercing deep into Teddy Carter’s heart.
It turned out that all this time, he had simply been deluding himself.
He had been played like a fool, and yet he acted so willingly!
"Teddy?"
After not receiving a response from him, Florienna Ellis couldn’t help but call his name.
For some reason, she couldn’t shake the feeling that Teddy Carter seemed strange today.
After all, losing one’s job unexpectedly would make anyone deeply frustrated!
A slightly hoarse voice slowly came through the phone: "Florienna."
Though it was a name he’d called countless times, now that he said it, Teddy Carter felt a profound sense of unfamiliarity.
"What’s wrong?" Florienna Ellis paused for a moment; it had been a long time since Teddy had called her by her full name.
"You..."
Teddy Carter’s voice scraped out of his throat with difficulty.
But the slow pace of his words only served to make Florienna impatient.
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
Though she tried to suppress it, Teddy could still sense traces of impatience in her tone. And it was exactly this attitude that became the final straw breaking Teddy Carter’s resolve.
A bitter smile tugged at the corner of his lips as he slowly questioned Florienna Ellis, "Florienna, have you ever lied to me?"
Teddy Carter felt as though he had mustered every ounce of strength within him just to ask this one question.
But what he got in return was Florienna’s utterly unhesitant response: "Of course not. What could I possibly lie to you about?"
At this point, Florienna’s voice paused briefly. Then, as if trying to mask some sort of emotion, she coughed before speaking softly:
"Teddy, there’s something I want to tell you."
Teddy Carter pressed his lips tightly together, his hand hanging by his side clenched forcefully.
His chest rose and fell sharply with each breath, though the air escaping through his nostrils was faint.
Teddy already had an idea of what Florienna was about to tell him.
"I’m still at the company, but you’ve been fired because of me. I think, to avoid affecting you further, we should stop being together," Florienna stated plainly.
"You’re breaking up with me?" Teddy Carter’s voice sounded strained.
"Honestly, not many people even know about our relationship. If we split up, it wouldn’t cause much curiosity from others, wouldn’t it?"
Florienna Ellis wasted no time in saying, "Let’s break up."
After uttering these words, Florienna still felt a trace of unease in her heart.
What if Teddy Carter refused to let her go and started clinging to her? What then?
But in the end, all she received was a chuckle from Teddy Carter.
"Florienna, don’t regret this!"
In saying this, Teddy had tacitly agreed to the breakup Florienna had just proposed. Yet upon hearing his words, she couldn’t help but curl her lips in mockery.
Did Teddy Carter really think she’d regret it, and beg him for reconciliation later?
Such daydreams could only be imagined by men like Teddy Carter.
Now that Florienna had completely severed ties with Teddy Carter, she felt an immense sense of relief.
She didn’t even bother with perfunctory words, ending the call on the spot without hesitation.