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Unfortunately, there was no letting go, only farewell.
Fourteen days left. In fourteen days, everything would reset.
I stumbled home in a daze. As I was packing, Bernard suddenly returned.
His eyes
were bloodshot as he stormed up to me: “Did you sell “Jane“?”
I calmly responded, “I intended to donate it.”
He immediately let out a sigh of relief. “Everything else doesn’t matter, but “Jane” belongs only to you. No one else is worthy of it.”
He took out the exquisite ring from the box and placed it back on my finger.
If I remember correctly, he had said the same thing to another woman.
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In the following days, it seemed like
Bernard began to sense that something was wrong. He canceled all his work to focus on accompanying me.
He gave the family chef time off and personally prepared a lavish meal for me.
When he handed me the bowl, his eyes. sparkled with anticipation.
“Try it!”
But I didn’t take it. I said, “This bowl is dirty. I won’t accept anything dirty.”
His face instantly changed. “It’s not dirty! Just wipe it clean, it’s still usable!”
Watching him frantically wipe it, helpless and flustered, I secretly wiped away my
tears.
That night, he held me from behind. The resistance in my heart made my whole body stiffen.
His phone kept lighting up and I impatiently said, “It seems like the other
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person is in a hurry. Maybe you should answer it?”
He glanced at it, his expression shifting slightly. “Nothing is more important than you!”
He lowered his voice and spoke into the phone. “I’m with my wife, don’t disturb me anymore!”
Then, he decisively turned off the phone.
I snorted coldly in my heart. I wanted to see how long you plan to keep up this act.
In the middle of the night, I heard steady breathing behind me.
My phone buzzed.
Probably frustrated that she couldn’t get him to leave, Kate sent a video.
I immediately recognized it as a gathering of Bernard’s friends.
During the game of Truth or Dare, the bottle pointed at Bernard.
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Someone asked, “Who’s better, Kate or
Jane?”
The meaning was clear without saying
more.
Bernard smiled slightly, as if savoring the moment. “Why would a garden flower smell better than a wild one?”
Laughter erupted from the background.
“I told you, that little wildcat is intoxicating, didn’t I?”
Then Kate’s message followed: [They say men separate sex from love. You wouldn’t naively think his love for you is still that pure, would you?]
But what she didn’t know was that who Bernard chose no longer mattered to me.
Before leaving, I went to the hospital for a check–up before heading abroad.
But I ran into Bernard supporting Kate as they walked out of the obstetrics and gynecology department.
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Kate suddenly looked up and saw me, pretending to be surprised and raising her voice. “Mrs. Yvon, what are you doing here?”
Bernard paused when he heard this, hurriedly letting go of her.
Seeing me, the usually composed and calm man seemed to stutter. “Jane, Kate… she… she suddenly didn’t feel well, so I helped her get to the hospital.”
Kate conveniently made a gagging sound, her voice full of smugness. “Sorry, Mrs. Yvon, I’m pregnant and Mr. Yvon is just being considerate of his subordinate.”
It felt like someone had choked me, my voice tight and strained. “Why is my husband the one who brought you here? Where’s the father of the child?”
Kate smiled provocatively, her eyes filled with insinuation as she looked at me:
“The father of the child is busy with work and couldn’t make it, but his money and
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love are all with me!”
Seeing I didn’t react, she pressed on without mercy. “Since we’ve run into each other, why don’t we invite the father of the child to join us for a meal?”
