Out of Control: Into Your Everything-Chapter 136: As You Wish

Indeed, from an objective point of view, Julian Ford’s words seemed to be solving the problem.

But what he overlooked was that when people are driven by emotions, the more you reason, the more you push them away.

Moreover, his words carried a hint of reproach, as if he was self-righteously telling Scarlett Shaw that no matter how upset or angry she was, she had to endure it herself, and he wouldn’t bear a bit of it.

People with passionate feelings often say hurtful things at such times.

Scarlett Shaw was no exception.

She almost instinctively blurted out:

"What kind of temperament I have is not for you to judge. Julian Ford, you want me to be obedient and pure, but you can’t accept my negative emotions. How could there be such a good thing in the world, dating a girlfriend, only thinking of self-interest? In the end, your affection isn’t truly for me, but for the feeling of caring that I bring to you, isn’t it."

Julian Ford looked at her coldly.

Threads of coldness spread from his left chest, extending to his nerves and every corner of his body.

"If you think that my feelings for you are just trying to get some kind of illusory thing from you, then I suggest you reconsider your relationship with me."

Julian Ford’s voice was calm yet realistic.

Scarlett Shaw’s hand gripped the hairdryer tightly, her fingertips turning white, unable to press the switch. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

It was like her voice at this moment, unable to utter a syllable.

"Since you can figure out that I’m seeing Irene Hawthorne to deal with family matters, why put up this act now."

Julian Ford said.

"To put it bluntly, being in love doesn’t mean you have to reveal everything to each other. You and I are both independent individuals, with things we don’t want to tell others, and today’s matter is my private affair, I haven’t wronged you, but there’s no need to let you know."

"You caught me, I thought you’d misunderstand, so I came to explain, but your behavior and words feedback to me that you not only don’t need an explanation, but also randomly escalated it to the core of my feelings for you, is it interesting, Scarlett."

Rationality can keep a person clear-headed at all times.

But rationality can also become a sharp sword that hurts.

Julian Ford’s words, standing from his standpoint, were indeed reasonable and well-founded.

But who doesn’t understand reason?

The reason for anger, sadness, and heartbreak, ultimately, is caring too much, otherwise, who would want to become hysterical, so easily controlled by another person’s emotions?

When Scarlett raised her eyes again, her dark and round eyes stared at Julian Ford for several seconds, in the end, she said, even more calmly than him:

"You’re right, even being in a relationship has privacy, it’s really late now, you’re here, only disturbing my privacy, could you leave?"

"As you wish."

A sentence that once brought her thrill, now when said again from Julian Ford’s mouth, became unbelievably cold.

Next came the sound of the man’s footsteps moving away.

Julian Ford walked away calmly, even the sound of closing the door was as usual.

His indifference made the blizzard inside her heart seem like a joke.

Water droplets from her hair dripped down her back, soaking her clothes, the chill seeped into her skin, Scarlett Shaw glanced at the empty doorway, the pretended sharpness instantly dropped, leaving a hint of pain in her eyes.

Downstairs, Julian Ford got back into his car just as Freya Pierce called, asking how the meeting with Irene Hawthorne went.

"No next time."

"Julian, you..."

Before Freya could finish, Julian Ford hung up the phone, his long fingers hooked the tie, irritably pulling it open.

The car window was lowered, his gaze quickly fell toward the lit apartment direction.

...

Yana Yarrow never expected that in just two months of absence, her best friend would go from the honeymoon phase of her relationship with Julian Ford straight into a cold war.

"Julian Ford’s words were too harsh." Yana couldn’t help but marvel, "Does he have some kind of serious problem, arguing with his girlfriend, only reasoning with her, isn’t this pure self-destructive behavior?"

"Or do you expect him to lower his head and soften?"

Scarlett Shaw took a sip of Americano, bitter in her mouth and heart.

"I was so troubled last night that I couldn’t sleep at all, my head kept replaying the words he said to me. I suspect Julian Ford is a master of manipulation, to the point where I’m still dazed and can’t find a point to counter."

"That’s your rose-tinted glasses about love, seeing him as your ideal."

Yana Yarrow cast her a glance.

"Look at you, it’s only been one night and you’re already reflecting on yourself, Julian Ford is such a charmer, how can he seduce you like this."

Scarlett Shaw sheepishly touched her nose, coughed, "I didn’t."

"But some of what Julian Ford said is indeed true."

Yana Yarrow, too, comes from a background where marriage isn’t her choice, so she can somewhat understand some of Julian Ford’s points.

"In the Ford family, not just marriage, even personal preferences are beyond his control. Remember what Jasper Spencer said before about Julian Ford racing cars, and Mrs. Ford smashing them? Given Julian Ford’s temperament, it’s normal for him not to want to talk about these things."

Scarlett Shaw: "It was him who talked nonstop like a machine gun, rattling off a long list, and then left without considering my feelings."

Yana Yarrow: "From your description, how come it sounds like he became the angrier one? What exactly did you two talk about?"

Scarlett Shaw looked up at the sky.

Feeling down, she only focused on discussing Julian Ford’s blind date with Yana, not mentioning anything else.

Then she recalled, roughly recreated a few sentences.

Yana heard the end, raised an eyebrow, and said, "You told Julian Ford he only enjoys the feeling of being liked by you?"

Scarlett Shaw hesitated, nodded dazedly.

Yana: "I’m not too familiar with Julian Ford, but you’ve spent so much time with him, do you think he’s that kind of person?"

Scarlett Shaw: "..."

This proud, aloof boyfriend of hers, though his temper is odd and his personality is cold, hard-mouthed and harsh, but from her understanding of him recently, she knows he’s not someone who treats emotions lightly.

Her thoughtless words in a moment of anger may have truly chilled Julian Ford’s heart.

Scarlett Shaw’s anger came quickly and left just as fast.

Reflecting on her own impulsiveness, she sighed helplessly, "Yana, analyze a bit more, I’m almost able to comfort myself."

Yana chuckled, saying: "You should blame yourself for liking Julian Ford too much, in the past with Ryan Ford, you endured even when he cheated multiple times, like a ninja turtle, but with Julian Ford, your patience is as tiny as a sesame seed."

Scarlett Shaw remained silent, quietly drinking her coffee.

Yana saw her silent agreement and jokingly suggested, "Maybe you should loosen up and treat it like nothing happened, don’t worry about it too much. After all, just enjoying the benefits of dating Julian Ford isn’t it easier."

Scarlett Shaw: "..."