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With Jaylon finally out of the picture, I was relieved to focus on my work.
As expected, hard work paid off. Rodney informed me of an opportunity to be sent
abroad.
Without a second thought, I eagerly agreed. After all, such chances were rare.
Rodney seemed surprised. “Aren’t you going to discuss it with your family first?”
I smiled, “They are very supportive of my career, so there’s no need to discuss it.”
Rodney, looking a bit cautious, asked, “What about your boyfriend? Doesn’t he
mind?”
I laughed, “I am single now.”
Rodney looked relieved and nodded.
“Then you should go for it.”
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I agreed wholeheartedly. That evening,
when I told my parents about the opportunity, they had no objections.
However, as we were ending the call, my mother expressed some concerns.
“Aurora, are you really broken up with Jaylon?”
I shrugged. “Why would I lie to you?”
“Have you thought this through? If you go abroad, there will be no chance for you and him again. You used to love him so deeply, and I thought you should feel reluctant…”
I smiled, speaking casually, “The best outcome for me and him is that there’s no chance left. Let the past love in the past.”
My parents nodded in agreement, encouraging me to boldly pursue my dreams.
As the departure date approached, there were many procedures to complete. Once everything was nearly finished, I breathed.
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a sigh of relief.
But then Rodney handed me some documents. “The client urgently needs this proposal. Please handle the final process. I will send you the location on your phone.”
I nodded helplessly. As an employee, I had to be ready at all times.
After delivering the documents to the client smoothly, I wandered into an exhibition hall in the building. The place was bustling with people.
In the middle of the crowd, a man was presenting something. I checked the time and decided to pass the time here for a while.
“I’ve spared no effort into this work. Because of one person, I understood what love is and what it feels like to lose it. So, I want to apologize and ask for her forgiveness.”
I was stunned. Looking through a gap, I saw that it was Jaylon.
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Beside him was an easel displaying a
stunning wedding dress, white and sacred, embroidered with the irises I loved.
But I could no longer feel moved.
Reporters sensed something was wrong and started questioning quickly, “Mr. Patel, who is the person you want to apologize to? Is it Nadia?”
“Your unique wedding dress has already been given to Nadia. Why create another one?”
Jaylon looked startled. “This one is not for her. It is for the most important person in my life, the one I love the most.”
At his words, the entire room buzzed with speculation about who he was referring to.
“Jaylon! I am the most important person to you. Does our many years together mean nothing?”
An incredulous female voice spoke up. I looked up to see Nadia, who was enraged.
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The flashes of cameras appeared, and all
the reporters knew this was going to be big
news.
Jaylon looked at her calmly. “Nadia, you must understand that my feelings for you are only sibling–like. You cannot keep deceiving yourself!”
“As the hottest model, Nadia couldn’t win Jaylon’s love? So who is this person Jaylon loves?”
Someone asked what everyone was thinking.
I felt something was wrong and tried to leave, but the crowd was growing, making it impossible to move.
“My true love is here at the scene. I just want to put the wedding dress on her myself and marry her!”
In an instant, the spotlight was on me. I stood frozen, my body stiff.
“Jaylon, why are you still obsessed with
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her? She has left you!” Nadia’s beautiful face was full of disbelief as she shouted, disregarding her image.
“Even if she has left me, I know that no one else can ever replace her in my heart!”
Jaylon’s gaze was filled with affection as he walked towards me like a long–awaited prince.
I had dreamed of this scene countless times, praying for him to firmly choose me
and come to me.
But this time, I did not want it.
I encouraged myself to face him and said, “Sorry, I don’t want to be entangled with you anymore. Just let it go.”
At that moment, the hall fell silent. People couldn’t believe that the renowned designer Jaylon was being rejected.
“No, Aurora! I love you! You wanted to marry me, didn’t you? Let’s get married!
“Don’t say that out of anger. I am begging
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you, please.” Jaylon’s eyes were filled with
desperate hope as he pleaded with me.
“Marry him! He loves you so much. You can’t let go of such a good man.”
The uninformed crowd started siding with Jaylon, criticizing me.
“Don’t you all understand? She said she doesn’t want to. Why force her?” A powerful voice cut through, instantly silencing everyone.
It was Rodney, looking serious. How did he get here?
Without saying much, he moved to protect me swiftly, showing no fear of Jaylon’s gaze.
“As a man, it’s disgusting to force someone
like this!”
Jaylon’s face turned pale, but he still looked at me with unrelenting hope.
I took a deep breath, smiled, and said, “Jaylon, we are over. Please let me go.”
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With the flashes all around, I took Rodney’s arm and left.
