Chapter 36
Enrica didn’t see Zayme as past another guy, so those words post came out of her mouth without a second thought.
Zavne stopped brushing his teeth momentarily as he glanced at her chest unintentionally, His eyes had a slightly dark gleam as he agreed with her in his head.
A sense of restlessness stirred within Zayne, prompting him to take a deep breath and tum his gaze away. He acted as normal as possible. He quickly finished up before leaving the bathroom
Enrica looked curiously at his back. She had a strange feeling that Zayne was mining away from her for some reason. She guessed that maybe he was feeling interior to her
She knew that some pays had gender cognitive disorders, and maybe Zayne was one of them. Maybe he viewed himself as a woman even though he had a male body. This was why he felt interior when she talked about her figure.
Enrica reminded herself to be more mindful around Zayne. Since she now knew about this, she should be careful not to rub salt on his wounds in the future. Both of them went out to work after breakfast. During her lunch break, Enrica received a phone call.
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The voice on the other side was cold and filled with disdain as if the person calling was giving out an order. It was Jilliana. “We’re withdrawing the lawsuit. need to come forward and testity for Miguel, saying that the evidence is fake. I’ll give you a generous sum of money as compensation.”
Enrica stayed quiet for a while.
Lawrence did mention that the Zuckers would withdraw the lawsuit soon and discuss compensation with her after the adjournment a few days ago. But she never would have thought it would happen so soon.
liana didn’t hear her reply and became restless. She said in a stem tone, “Enrica Schubert, don’t you think that I’m begging you! You should’ve lost the lawsuit anyway! You should be grateful that we’re holding back and are willing to withdraw the lawsuit! Besides, I won’t let you testify for free. One million dollars should be more than enough, right?**
Enrica wanted to laugh. As expected of the top wealthy family in Evernorth, they were so aggressive even when begging someone
Jillian really did think that she should be worshipped and thanked for letting Enrica go so easily.
Enrica said softly, “Mrs. Zucker, you do know that my lawyer will be sent to jail if I step forward and testify that the evidence is false, right?”
Jilliana was confused for a second before snapping in imitation, “Why are you worried about someone else? Miguel is deep in trouble right now! You and Miguel were husband and wife for two years. And he’s in jail because of you. Instead of worrying about others, shouldn’t you be thinking of some way to get him out? Enrica smiled weakly.
It was true that she was married to Miguel for two years. Before that, they had even dated for a year. /
They had so many brartwarming memories together Enrica had always thought that their love was real. But it was when they were divorced that she realized everything had been fake
Miguel had never thought of their two–t year marriage when he repeatedly forced her to give into Sheila, Everyone in the Zucker family had never thought of their two–year marriage when they yelled at her, insulted her, and looked down on her
They had never considered their two–year marriage when they dragged her to court, determined to ruin her reputation.
No. They remembered none of that
It was mystery to Enrica why they would demand her to take into consideration her two–year marriage to Miguel. They wanted her to stab her lawyer in the back and owninde all evidence just to sel Miguel free from jail.
None of them had ever takeher and Miguel’s marriage seriously. It was unreasonable of them to slcher to take responsibility for Miguel’s plight and give in now. Enrica held her phone tightly in her hand. Her voice was very soft, but every word she uttered was crystal clear. “Inno world does that make sense.”
Chapter 37
Jilliana couldn’t believe her ran: “Entica Schubert, do you know what you’re talking about? I never thought you were such a cruel and ungrateful woman, This is how you’re gonna treat Miguel even though he was willing to give up his family inheritance rights just to marry you? Do you think you’re doing this for his sake?”
Enrica felt as though she was being slapped when she heard Jilliana’s questions.
Hurt flashed across her eyes, but it was quickly hidden, She said softly, “If this is the only thing you want to talk about, then there’s no need to continue this conversation. I’m hanging up now.”
She hung up the call just as she finished her sentence
The pressure surrounding het suddenly lifted. Enrica let out a deep breath
She found hilliana’s words hilarious, accusing her of doing Miguel wing even though he was the person she had treated the best in her entire life.
If rejecting filliana’s demands counted as being cruel and ungrateful, then so be it.
Enrica gazed out the window, remembering the scene where she first met Miguel three years ago.
Her family had suddenly undergone a huge change, and her life was a mess, Zack was afraid that she would be depressed if she kept bottling things up, so he dragged her to a dinner party.
The dinner party was extravagant, but she felt like a clown lurking in the dark as she watched the glamorous lives of others from where she stood in the comer. She wondered why her parents, of all people, were the ones who got into a car accident that terrible. She wondered why her father got severely injured and why ber mother passed away.
They couldn’t even find the perpetrator. Enrica questioned why the world was so unfair to her.
That was when Miguel suddenly stepped into her line of sight. He wore a white suit that day, giving off a feeling of warmth as he wore a smile on his face. He had a glass of champagne in his hand as he stopped in front of her. He looked at her for a while before asking. “You don’t like this kind of place?”
Lonica didn’t deny it and simply nodded. She didn’t like the feeling of being out of place.
He looked deeply at her and finally said, “You give off a very pure feeling which doesn’t suit here. Let me bring you somewhere else.”
He grabbed her wrist just as he finished his sentence. Entica had never dated before despite being 20 years old. This was the first time she’d had any physical contact with a man she was not familiar with. So, she resisted subconsciously.
Miguel was stunned for a moment before letting go gentlemanly. He gave her an apologetic look. ” “Sorry.”
Because of this apology. Enrica had a good impression of him, which made her follow him out of the hall.
She never would have expected that there would be a small garden behind the luxurious hall. The garden was overgrown with flowers, and beautiful coses climbed over the iron gate. She could take in their scent with every breath she took
Miguel stood behind her and said, “I bought this garden almost ten years ago. I rarely get someone to come and take care of it. I just let these flowers grow as they like Who would’ve thought that they could grow to be this lively after ten years?”
he stopped for a moment and then continued to say, “Life is like this gorden. There might be a lot of times when you think you can’t get past the obstacles in front of you, but it’s only when you get over them and look back that you’ll realize those are the badges of honor that shaped you.”
Enrica’s bean trembled. She finally realized that Miguel had already seen the grief and depression in her. He w
was trying to console her in a roundabout way.
The wind that night was gentle, and the fragrance of the flowers was lingering. Miguel stood tall and upright under the moonlight, Her heart had skipped a bear
As Enrica gathered her thoughts, it all felt like yesterday. And yet, it took only three years for Miguel to see her as nothing more than a stain.
ament, her pløne suddenly rang. When she picked it up, she realized Zayne had sent a message.
Do you think you can come back earlier tonight after work?
Enrica stopped for a moment before starting to type. “I have plans to it
meet up with my friends.”
She had made plans with Zack and Rachel the night before. She was in a terrible state last night, so she had only been able to give Zack a brief explanation. She was sure that Zack was probably still worried, so she thought she could explain everything in detail overliner.
Before she could hit send, another message fioin Zayne aurived “Grandma said she’s coming over tonight.”
Enrica Immediately sat up straight and replied hurriedly. “Why so sudden? is something wrong with Mrs. Fulcher Senior?”
Zayne texted back “She said she misses you”
Enrica was flattered and quickly replied “Okay. I’ll go back early. What does Mrs. Fulcher Senior like to eat? I’ll pick up some groceries and cook dinner tonight.”
