Chapter 9
Goodbye was already five days later.
When Alvin came back, he was
covered in dust and looked exhausted. He leaned against the sofa,}
closed his eyes, and had stubble on his chin.
I gently closed the door.
“How do you take care of your body? I have been too busy these days, sorry.”
A slightly hoarse voice broke the silence in the room.
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The night outside the window seemed endless.
I walked step by step until I reached him.
With all my effort, I finally said, “Alvin, let’s break up.”
He straightened his body and his voice softened. “Jaqueline, I have been really busy lately. Once this period is over, I won’t neglect you anymore.”
“Alvin, let’s part ways amicably.”
He saw that I didn’t have the slightest temper tantrum.
I realized that I was serious.
The room became a little colder.
He remained silent.
Seeing the situation, I turned around and went to the master bedroom to pack my things and move to the guest room.
I wasn’t surprised when I saw Alvin downstairs at the company.
He did not like to procrastinate.
I obediently got out of the car.
After arriving home, he didn’t rush to get out of the car.
“Jaqueline, after all these years of being together, our feelings cannot be simply thrown away. I
didn’t take good care of you, and I apologize. I won’t do it again in the future.”
I couldn’t control the sourness in my eyes, and they turned red.
I looked at him.
In my youth, there were no longer stars in my eyes.
Chapter 9
The hand that pulled me back from the edge of the cliff, ultimately held someone else.
“But, you cheated, didn’t you?”
Heartbroken with every word.
“Some mistakes can be corrected, but some mistakes, once made, cannot be undone.”
He didn’t expect that I had already known, and he suddenly became flustered.
“No, Jaqueline, please listen to me and let me explain. I didn’t mean to; I really didn’t mean to.”
straightened my clothes and said.
That day, Eleanor drank too much. I took her to stay at the Serenity Hotel, room 602.
“I heard it.”
“You left me, Trey, and Ruth halfway because of her.”
“I wasn’t feeling well, and you were not available birthday with her, right?”
“Weren’t these all intentional?”
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come to the hospital. That night, you spent her
