Chapter 8
It turned out that after returning to the country from here, Bernard started drinking heavily and even participated in underground racing.
Not long ago, he had a car accident.
“His will to live is very weak and when he was unconscious, he kept muttering your name. I know he hurt you, but… could you come for the sake of the past…”
“Sorry, Mrs. Yvon,” I interrupted, “I’ve already started a new life and don’t want to be disturbed by the past anymore.”
There was a long silence on the other end before the call was finally hung up.
After the call ended, a video was sent.
In the video, Bernard was lying on a bed, his eyes hollow and he kept murmuring my
name.
I hadn’t expected that in just a few short
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months, he had become so gaunt.
But none of this had anything to do with me anymore.
Three years later, I ran into Bernard at a banquet in the country.
He exuded an exceptionally cold aura, yet when he saw me, a flicker of joy instantly appeared in his eyes.
He cautiously asked, “Jane, are you back to find me?”
The expectation in his eyes was so clear.
Before I could respond, the man beside me extended his hand toward Bernard and introduced himself. “Hello, I am Jane’s husband.”
I naturally looped my arm through his.
Bernard’s outstretched hand froze in midair. His gaze lingered on our
intertwined arms and after a long pause,
he finally turned and walked away in a daze.
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As his figure gradually faded into the distance, I softly said to the man beside me, “Thank you.”
I came back to the country for a friend’s. wedding and Armand was with me as a shield.
Given the Yvon family’s power, if Bernard refused to let go, I knew it would be hard for me to leave.
It was better to make him completely give
- up.
But Armand, with a playful smile, leaned in and said, “Jane, you know, I wouldn’t mind if this fake act turned into something real.”
I was very clear about his feelings.
Armand had been pursuing me for a long time, but we had always remained in the friend zone.
Whenever I was harassed by
troublemakers abroad, he would always
appear to protect me.
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As his figure gradually faded into the distance, I softly said to the man beside me, “Thank you.”
I came back to the country for a friend’s wedding and Armand was with me as a shield.
Given the Yvon family’s power, if Bernard refused to let go, I knew it would be hard for me to leave.
It was better to make him completely give up.
But Armand, with a playful smile, leaned in and said, “Jane, you know, I wouldn’t mind if this fake act turned into something real.”
I was very clear about his feelings.
Armand had been pursuing me for a long time, but we had always remained in the friend zone.
Whenever I was harassed by
troublemakers abroad, he would always
appear to protect me.
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But after experiencing the pain of being held close to someone’s heart only to fall into the mud, I had become emotionally numb.
I had lost the courage to step into a new relationship.
“Armand, I told you, I’m not in a place to think about this right now.”
I smiled as I gently pushed him away, but from the corner of my eye, I caught sight of Kate waving her phone and dancing in front of me.
“Everyone, look! It’s this woman! It’s her who forced me into an abortion! Now she’s
still involved with another man!”
The comments section of the livestream exploded with insults.
[Isn’t this Mr. Yvon’s wife? Isn’t she bullying people because of her power?]
[How can there be such a disgusting woman? Wasn’t Mr. Yvon just searching for
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her everywhere? Turns out she was with another man all along?]
Although Armand didn’t understand what they were talking about, it was clear from the situation that they weren‘ there with good intentions.
He immediately stepped in front of me, blocking my way. He said, “What do you want?”
Kate sneered. “You’re only a foreigner, right? Jane, did you choose him because he’s more powerful than Bernard?”
I couldn’t believe she was openly making crude remarks in the livestream.
Just as I was about to retort, a loud “slap” echoed and Kate let out a piercing scream.
Bernard’s gaze was cold as ice. “I told you, you’re not worthy to stand with her!”
I didn’t know when he had circled back, but his presence was even colder than
before.
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Kate trembled in fear, her body shaking uncontrollably.
She gathered her courage and took a step closer, saying, “Bernard, did you see? She no longer cares about you!”
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