Chapter 11
After that day, the professor’s wife whom Ashley had been involved with came to the university and presented evidence in front of the entire student body.
It was undeniable proof of their inappropriate relationship.
Ashley begged her for forgiveness, begged Ethan, begged her ex–boyfriend, begged the
professor.
No one could save her.
Ashley’s actions were publicly condemned, and she was eventually expelled from the
university.
At the same time, Ethan and his team’s project was withdrawn by NYU.
Countless criticisms were directed at them.
The more enviable they had been as a couple, the more repulsive they became.
The news spread throughout the international student community. Ethan, overwhelmed by the negativity, decided to withdraw from NYU and return home.
The day he left, he came to find me one last time.
He looked exhausted.
He was no longer the sunny, handsome boy he used to be.
“Sarah, you asked me to remember why I liked you. I never forgot. I remember you always helped me, defended me in front of my parents and teachers. You won me over little by little. Sarah, I always remembered your kindness.”
How pure our love had been back then.
He was going through a rebellious phase, his family was facing difficulties, and he was constantly breaking school rules and getting punished.
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The closer I got to then, the more trouble I faced
But back then, because of lone, I wwsart afraid of trouble.
I had the courage to fight against the way,
But now, I truly didn’t love him anymore, faen the memories we shared no longer mattered
After he finished speaking, I simply nodded
“Let’s not see each other again.”
We would never see each other agin
John watched from upstairs and signed “He saw your brilliance, so he came back to win
you over.”
Thinking back to everything that had happened, I asked him, “Are beautiful people inherently entitled to less effort?”
“Everyone has their own strengths. Some are beautiful, some are inteligen
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Eventually, I overcame my insecurities,
Not through empty words of comfort
But through gradual improvement and earning the respect of other
No one attacked me for my looks anymore.
When people mentioned me, it was usually with words like Tortelgrade lege “capable,” and “outstanding”
I looked into the distance and smiled.
I deserved better.
I deserved a brighter future.
