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The next day, Lucilla and I went to the amusement park, riding all the thrilling rides. After getting off the roller coaster, we both stumbled out, and she immediately threw up.
I took care of her while laughing uncontrollably.
Lucilla pressed her chest, tears welling up in her eyes as she gasped for breath.
Once she’d recovered a bit, she looked at me and said, “Valerie, I’ve got a cousin. He’s a great guy but picky and has never been in a relationship. I think you two would be a perfect match. How about meeting him sometime?”
Seeing my frown, she quickly added, “I swear he’s an honest guy who won’t cheat on you! ! grew up with him, I promise!”
I couldn’t help but laugh. “That’s not what I mean. It’s just…”
I was about to say that I wasn’t ready for another relationship.
But as the words hung in the air, I realized something and thought, “Who’s to say when fate might come knocking? I couldn’t live the rest of my life alone just because one relationship has failed.”
So, I nodded and said, “Alright, if there’s a chance, I’ll meet him.”
I still held an optimistic view of love.
I wouldn’t demand too much or avoid it, but I wouldn’t just jump into anything, either. Lucilla took out her phone to call her cousin.
But before she could dial, the school’s number came through.
“Ms. Foster, there’s trouble!
Jerry and Sophia fought… and Sophia… she drank poison!”
I didn’t return to school with Lucilla.
Later, she told me what happened. After listening to the recording I sent her, Sophia completely broke down.
It turned out that the engagement was actually Jerry’s idea.
When Jerry heard about Sophia’s family dividing the inheritance, he wanted to get in on the action. So, he proposed the idea of getting engaged first, promising that they’d marry right after graduation.
He even planned to hide it from me, intending to marry me after divorcing Sophia.
He didn’t expect that I would find out.
After a huge argument, Sophia left in tears.
Jerry, having lost me as his benefactor, couldn’t afford to lose Sophia, too. He quickly ran after her to make amends, but during the struggle, his second phone fell out.
Sophia picked up the phone and found a WhatsApp account she had never seen before. In it, there were messages from countless women.
The names in there were read like: [The Richest Woman]. [Benefactor No. 1], and [Wealthy Lady No. 2].
The chat history was full of flirt
flirtatiouie aveban
Wed, 15 Jan
The chat history was full of flirtatious exchanges, and it was clear Jerry had been swindling
these women for money.
- it.
Sophia completely lost it.
In her breakdown, she rushed to a nearby convenience store, bought the poison, and drank
She was in the hospital for a full day and night, and after her stomach was pumped, she barely survived.
After the incident, Sophia’s parents came to the school and caused a huge scene with Jerry.
Jerry’s mother also showed up, and the two families argued fiercely. In the end, because Sophia’s family had more relatives, Jerry and his mother ended up in the hospital with multiple fractures all over their bodies.
When I heard the news, I immediately went to the hospital for a full physical check–up.
After receiving the results and confirming that I was fine, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, fate had been kind to me.
The next time I heard news of Jerry, it was from Lucilla.
At the strong request of Sophia’s family, Jerry didn’t receive his graduation certificate.
Four years of college had been wasted.
After Sophia recovered, she left the city and returned to her hometown.
She blocked everyone here from her social media.
As for Jerry, he stayed in the city.
The day I went on a blind date with Lucilla’s cousin, I happened to run into him.
It was a scorching summer day, and Jerry was wearing a thick uniform, delivering food.
In just six months, he had become dark and thin. l’almost didn’t recognize him.
His skin was dry and cracked, covered in inflamed pimples. He had lost a lot of weight and looked exhausted, no longer the proud man I once knew.
The delivery he was making happened to be for one of his old friends.
When he saw the person, he got excited. “It’s me, Jerry.”
But the person just frowned slightly and said, “Oh, it’s you.”
Then, without another word, they walked straight into the office building Jerry stood there, staring at the building.
Once upon a time, he could have had a life like that.
As he turned around, he saw me and my blind date sitting outside a café.
His emotions seemed to surge in that instant. He took a few steps forward as if he wanted to
come over.
But my blind date handed me a bouquet of flowers.
I smiled softly. When Jerry saw that, he froze, unable to take another step.
He stood there for a moment, and suddenly, a middle–aged woman rushed up and slapped
him hard across the face.
“What are you standing around for? Are you waiting to lose money by not delivering the
As he turned around, he saw me and my blind do
tting outside a café.
His emotions seemed to surge in that instant. He took a few steps forward as if he wanted to
come over.
But my blind date handed me a bouquet of flowers.
I smiled softly. When Jerry saw that, he froze, unable to take another step.
He stood there for a moment, and suddenly, a middle–aged woman rushed up and slapped
him hard across the face.
“What are you standing around for? Are you waiting to lose money by not delivering the
order?”
He stood frozen, calling out, “Mom…”
I realized that woman was his real mother.
She yelled at him, “You haven’t earned enough for my medicine yet, so get back to work!”
Before leaving, Jerry looked back at me one last time.
It seemed like he hoped I would soften, that I would turn around.
But I didn’t.
I just took the bouquet from my blind date and smiled, saying, “Thank you.”
The End
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