They poured all the dirty water on me.
“Arianna, really, even after such a big incident in your company, she still wants to argue with you. After five years, how come she hasn’t made any progress?”
“I tried to contact her to explain the situation for you, I suppose she misunderstood what happened that day.”
Brandon looked at the message on the screen, feeling an unprecedented restlessness.
“You don’t need to worry about it, this is a matter between my spouse and me.”
“Let’s not keep in touch anymore in the future, so as to avoid any misunderstandings from your husband. I have already delegated the company matters to my subordinates. From now on, you can directly communicate with the employees and don’t need to message me.”
“That’s it, I had to catch a flight, so I won’t say anymore.”
After turning off her phone, Madelyn’s phone rang
The voice sobbed with a sense of grievance.
“Braedon, I was just worried about you, I didn’t mean anything else, don’t misunderstand me. I know you’re upset, but Arianna is an adult after all, continuing to be immature like this will only cause trouble for you.”
“If she hadn’t exposed the hospital’s affairs, how would you have ended up in negative news? I was just trying to help, don’t overthink
Just like before, but this time Braedon didn’t buy it anymore.
Enough! Do you really think I didn’t know that you were the one who arranged for people to secretly film in the hospital?
“I had already checked the surveillance in the community that day. It was clearly you who fell down, so why blame it on Arianna? I had been taking care of you out of our long–standing friendship, just treating you as a friend!”
“Now that you have bullied my wife, I couldn’t possibly give you a friendly face anymore! I have known her longer than you, and do you think I don’t know what kind of person she is? There’s no need for you to explain!”
“That’s it, don’t contact me anymore in the future, save some dignity for yourself!”
He hung up the phone and headed to the airport without looking back.
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When Brandon arrived, I had just finished a day’s work
The moment I stepped out, I saw his figure on the street, and I even thought my eyes were playing tricks on me
Ignoring, he turned around and prepared to go back
But he held onto my arm.
His voice was hoarse and pitiful.
“Arianna_was me.”
“I came to find you.”
“I now you were wronged. Can you give me a chance to explain?
His chin was covered in stubble, and his face was filled with the weariness and exhaustion of a long journey.
I didn’t look at him, I just gently shrugged off his
“There is no need, between us, explanations have long been unnecessary.”
“I know you liked Madelyn, I have already made way for you both, don’t worry, once I leave, I won’t come back.”
After speaking, I lifted my foot and prepared to move forward.
Braeden became anxious and rushed up to block my way.
“No, what I want to say is not this, you misunderstood!”
“Arianna, the person I have loved after getting married has always been you, I just didn’t realize it myself. Now I know I was wrong Can you give me a chance to explain?”
“I know that I owed you a lot in these past five years. Come back home with me, and let me make it up to you for the rest of my life, Arianna. Please give me a chance, I’m begging you…‘
He trembled as he reached into his clothes and pulled out the asset transfer agreement.
It still had body temperature on top.
I laughed instead.
“Brandon, were you interested?”
“Weren’t you marrying me back then just because you were afraid I would cause a scene at Madelyn’s wedding?”
“In order to save her mother, she didn’t hesitate to let my mother die on the operating table. And now you say you like me? Listen to yourself, isn’t it ridiculous?”
“Have you said enough? If you have, then leave. I’m going back.”
Lavoided him at that moment, but he knelt straight in front of me
Tears rolled down from the corners of the eyes, loolding miserable and pitiful
“Don’t… don’t go
I admit, I admit I was blind and bewitched back then, but now I have awakened.”
“Previously, my efforts towards Madelyn were merely out of habit. The person I love is you!”
“I know you won’t believe whatever I say, but I have brought the contract and transferred all my assets under my name to you. Is that enough?”
“I have already explained to Madelyn that I will not have any contact with her in the future. I have entrusted the Ponce Group project to my employees, and I will not see her again. You believe me!”
Brandon tightly held onto my arm
I couldn’t leave, I could only stare straight at him.
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“Braeslon, stop taking me for a tool.
“I have known you for so many years, and it is the biggest regret of my life!”
“I were to forgive you, even if my mother were aware in the afterlife, she would not turn a blind eye”
I
“You disgusted me, “
My words made him freeze in place, his face tuning pale
I’s not like that. I delete the photo right now. I will delete it immediately!!
“No need, don’t bother me anymore, don’t make me hate you.“*
I didn’t look back and turned around to leave.
His voice became increasingly distant and gradually became inaudible,
The next day, news of the Powell Group announcing its closure was exposed online.
Braedon returned to his home country and surrendered himself to the police station.
For a surgery that took place five years ago.
Madelyn, as a family member of the person involved, was also arrested by the police,
Stephen produced the forged agreement and sued Madelyn and her mother in court for fraud.
The case caused a huge uproar online.
The business of the Ponce Group plummeted.
Albert immediately chose to divorce Madelyn.
On the day of the verdict, Madelyn and her mother were taken to prison.
Braedon, as an accomplice, was also inevitable.
I knew that it was him apologizing to me.
It is already too late.
I could never forgive him for the rest of my life.
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“Greta, ate you really leaving Kayson to go abroad?”
In a quiet café, Greta Walter put down the spoon in her hand and looked at her friend on the opposite side with a puzzled expression, speaking in a calin tone,
“I’ve already divorced him”
“What?” Cassia Paxton was shocked by the explosive news. The next sevmal, she stood up for her friend and said, “Kayson actually agreed? You’ve been so good to him for the past ture years. He should have fallen in love with you, right? Does he really have
teelings for you at all
Greta smiled and her eyes sparkled slightly.
Actually, she didn’t know if he agreed or not.
Half a month ago, when she handed him the divorce agreement, he signed it while talking on the phone, without even listening to what
she said, and hurriedly lett.
He didn’t even mention it later.
After half a month, she’d be able to get a divorce and finally be free.
Just as she was about to speak, a deep and low male voice came from behind them.
“Have you finished talking?”
The two girls turned around at the same time and saw Kayson Brady approaching them in a black coat, taking long strides
Cassia was still immersed in her anger and was about to approach and ask for clarification, “Kayson, Just now Greta sald she and you
will.”
“How did you come here?”
Greta soothingly patted Cassia’s hand and shook her head at Cassia, interrupting her words at the right moment.
“I saw that it was going to rain later, so I came to pick you up on my way.”
Gretasiniled, said goodbye to Cassia, and grabbed her bag to go with him.
On the way back, the rain was drizzling, but there was silence inside the car.
Kayson had married Greta by accident years ago. Facing his wife, his thin lips twitched slightly. He wanted to speak several times, probably to find some topics, but then he remembered he hadn’t been home for half a month.
After a long silence, he finally remembered something and spoke up
“Greta, what was the document that you had me sign half a month ago?”
It had been so long, and he only just remembered to ask?
Well, during this period of time, he was staying with Luella White, so how could be care about these trivial matters?
Greta pursed her lips and was about to speak when Kayson’s phone rang again.
“Kayson, I drank too much and my head hurts. Can you come pick me up?
As he listened to the slightly coquettish tone on the other end, Kayson gripped the steering wheel, and his expression darkened.
“Luella, I’ve told you many times that I was already married ”
There was a moment of silence before she finally said, “So what if you got married? The bride at that wedding was originally me
This indifferent tone infuriated Kaysou
Married for three years, Greta had always seen him as composed and reserved, but this was the first ti
He suddenly stepped on the brake, and the car made a loud noise as it scraped against the ground.
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time she’d seen him lose control.
“Did you come then?!
There was suddenly silence on the other end of the phone.
After a moment, the voice on the other end became somewhat choked up and said, “I’m sorry, I’ll never bother you again.”
Soon, the call was hung up, but Kayson’s expression did not improve. On the contrary, it became even more gloomy. His fingers tapped on the steering wheel, and after a long while, he finally completely compromised and reluctantly typed a few words,
“Send me the address.”
After checking the address, he turned his face with a full expression of apology.
Greta knew what he was going to say and spoke up first, “If you have something to do, go ahead and take care of it. I’ll just take a taxi back”
Watching her open the car door and hold an umbrella, Kayson couldn’t help but feel a little guilty. He whispered, “I’ll come back to accompany you once I finish my work.”
Greta nodded.
She stood in the rain, watching him driving away, with complex emotions welling up in her eyes.
This was the seventh year she had liked Kayson.
She still remembered the scene when she fell in love with him at first sight on the basketball court.
He was in his basketball uniform and nailed ten shots in a row. He broke through the opposing team’s defense all on his own and became the star of the game, totally hyping up the crowd.
The fangirl beside me screamed and told the newbie all about him.
Kayson, a tech college grad, was a campus legend at Aelhedge University and came from the prominent Brady tamily in Aelhedge.
Unfortunately, this campus heartthrob only had feelings for his childhood sweetheart, Luella, and they had been together for years.
He would do anything for Luella, even renting out the entire amusement park to prepare a surprise, just to celebrate her birthday.
He would have begged for reconciliation in front of the whole school, just because someone confessed their feelings to him, but Luella played a little trick and deliberately blocked him.
He would wait in the snow until his hands froze, even if Luella stood him up for a manicure appointment with her roommate, he still had no complaints…
During her four years in college, Greta heard countless love stories of Kayson and Luella
She always thought that she would be like a supporting character in a romance novel, witnessing their union
Until two years ago, Kayson couldn’t wait to marry Luella as soon as he graduated.
She did not receive an invitation, but she still attended the century wedding in the name of their classmate
The wedding had already started, but Luella still didn’t show up. Kayson went crazy and made ninety–nine phone calls, but all he got was a text message from Luella saying that she didn’t want to get married so early and had already gone abroad.
Kayson’s patience finally ran out on that day.
He no longer indulged her unreasonable behavior and picked up the microphone directly.
“Today, I, Kayson, decided to find a new bride. Is there any single lady interested?”
Greta, who had always been quiet and unassuming, felt her heart pounding at that moment. She knew that too many people liked Kayson. So, as soon as he finished speaking, she immediately stood up.
That day, she put on the ill–fitting wedding dress and married a guy who couldn’t even remember her name.
For the next three years, the couple respected each other and lived in peace without any issues.
Until over a month ago, Luella came back
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Greta watched Kayson. He was pushing Luella away but couldn’t stop himself from moving closer to her. Greta kone
done
She should have given back the title of Mrs. Brady
Let him be with Luella and free herself completely
In the pouring rain, Greta sent a message to Kayson
“The document you asked about was placed in the drawer of your co–pilot seat. If you want to know what it is, just open it.”
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It was not until half an hour later that she arrived home, and only then did Kayson finally reply with a single sentence.
“No need, what you asked me to sign naturally wasn’t harmful to me.”
This means that you don’t know how to real
Yeah, he was in a hurry to pick up the drunk Luella, so how could he have time to go see her?
Even though it was within his reach
It rained all day until the evening of the next day.
Greta stayed at home and silently deleted all the post–marriage updates shared on social media platforms,
After cleaning up her Instagram, she logged out and inimridiately saw Louella’s new post.
The photo was taken on a yacht, with each angle capturing the man’s slender hands beautifully.
Greta knew it was Kayson and also knew that Luella did it on purpose
But now, she no longer cares about such trivial matters.
She turned off her phone, got up and went into the kitchen, preparing to make a salad herself.
Dinner had just been prepared when Kayson suddenly returned.
Greta was momentarily stunned as she watched him carrying the cake in his hands.
“Weren’t you not fond of desserts? Why did you suddenly buy a cake?”
Kayson walked over and frowned slightly when he saw her dinner
“Today is your birthday, did you forget? Why did you eat such a simple meal?
Greta was stunned
When she was four or five years old, her parents divorced and left her with her grandmother.
When she was fifteen or sixteen years old, her grandmother passed away. She had no one to take care of her and she never celebrated her birthday again.
For the past three years, Kayson always remembered and would rush back to accompany her on her birthday, no matter how busy he
She went on a long trip and came back. He was worried about her safety, so he would specially go to the airport to pick her up.
When encountering thunderstorm weather, he knew she was afraid, and he would gently embrace her in his arms.
Greta thought that these unintentional concerns and gestures meant liking
Until their one month wedding anniversary, Kayson made an excuse of having work–related matters and cancelled the pre–booked
candlelight dinner.
Feeling disappointed, she was called by Cassia to the bar to deliver a coat, but unexpectedly bumped into Luella.
She drank until she was completely drunk, holding onto the person who should have been working overtime at the company, refusing to Jet go no matter what.
Kayson pulled her away angrily, with a stern face.
“Luella! Stop fucking around, let gol What do you take me for? Some kind of toy you can throw away or pick up whenever you feel like
Luella didn’t listen to what he was saying at all, stubbornly using her hands that had been brushed away
Again and again, never getting tired of it.
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hug his waist again.
Finally, Kayson finally compromised and admitted defeat.
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He stood there, casting his gaze down towards her, his eyes filled with restrained affection, his tone full of surrender.
“Luella, how should I handle you in the end?”
At that moment, the bag in Greta’s hand fell to the ground.
She had many images flashing through her mind.
The hands tightly held amidst the crowded crowd, the tilted umbrella in the rainy day, the figure kneeling on the ground in a graduation gown to propose…
Every scene was a testament to Kayson’s unwavering love for Luella.
She had witnessed those moments with her own eyes, so she couldn’t deny this fact.
Even after three years of marriage, even after she became his wife, even after she had once had a little bit of his affection.
It cannot be denied.
To be precise, the little good that Kayson had for her was nothing more than what she stole from the temporarily absent Luella.
She held onto such a small advantage, thinking she had gained everything
In reality, she never had him, not even for a single moment.
So, looking at the number 24, on the cake, Greta felt no ripples in her heart.
She simply politely nodded slightly and said, “Thank you.”
Kayson lit the candle and smiled gently, “Greta, we are husband and wife, don’t use such formal words like “thank you‘, make a wish instead.”
She nodded and was about to get up when Kayson’s phone rang
Watching his slightly trembling eyes, Greta guessed whose call it was and sat back down.
And as she had expected, the phone hung up one minute later, and Kayson left as well.
Listening to the gradually fading sound of the car outside the window, Greta’s lips curved into a bitter smile.
The room was not lit, and the flickering candle cast her lonely shadow on the wall.
She clasped her hands together and made a wish for her twenty–fourth birthday.
“In the new year, Greta no longer liked Kayson.”
