Chapter 9
My steps faltered.
Although I knew he was scum, after all these years, it still made me feel as if I had swallowed something disgusting, like fly‘ s dung.
Suddenly, my hand was gently squeezed.
Samuel, standing beside me, smiled and patted my head. Then he handed me his watch and turned to walk toward Cole.
The next moment, he slammed his fist hard into Cole’s face, causing his entire jaw to dislocate.
I couldn’t say another word.
Back in the car, Samuel kept his gaze on
- me.
After thinking it over, I took a deep breath and said, “Thank you for what you did earlier. What he said is true. I was in a relationship with him for ten years and I
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even had an abortion of his child. If you mind, we can cancel the wedding and the Hale Family will bear all the losses.”
After all, the Harper Family was the wealthiest in Arham City, so they must have cared about their reputation.
But to my surprise, Samuel gave a light laugh and firmly held my hand.
His voice was clear and soothing.
“Stella, there’s nothing wrong with being sincere and there’s nothing wrong with loving someone. You simply had a serious relationship. Your fiancé isn‘ t the kind of person to be so petty. And besides, luckily, this time it was just in time…”
My eyes suddenly welled up with tears, uncontrollably.
It felt as if all the strength and the mask I had worn these past days had been torn
away.
Despite my best efforts to hold back, the
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tears continued to fall. At that moment, I suddenly understood. When it came to finding a man, it’s important to find. someone who was genuinely good from the
start.
The true value of the phrase “not just someone who treats you well” hit me.
A clean, white tissue appeared in front of
- me.
Looking at that elegant face, I suddenly realized that the arranged marriage I had always rejected didn’t seem as bad as I had imagined.
Since I was originally at the hotel, according to tradition, the wedding car took a detour around the nearby streets.
Unlike the chaos earlier, the wedding
between Samuel and me went off without a
hitch.
Both families were very pleased.
Especially my father, who had mentioned
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more than once how outstanding Samuel
was.
The smile never left my face the whole time. The grand wedding was live–streamed throughout the entire city and it ended perfectly.
After the wedding, Samuel took great care of me and even showed how much he loved
- me.
It could be considered a “marriage first, love later” situation.
Cole had entangled me for ten years, emotionally manipulating me for ten years. It was only now that I realized how important it was to have a healthy relationship.
Three months later, I heard news about Cole and Winona.
I heard that on that day, Cole had gone too. far in his actions.
Winona not only lost the child, but she also
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suffered heavy bleeding during the miscarriage.
In the end, she had to have her uterus removed.
As for Cole, he sold all his cars and houses to pay off the debts. Even his parents‘ old house was used to fill the hole.
But it still wasn’t enough.
I heard that he and Winona got into a serious conflict over this.
Winona hadn’t benefited much from me over the years. Most of it had been used as an excuse with Cole.
Now, Cole wanted her to sell those things and pay off the debt together. But Winona not only refused but also planned to run away with her boyfriend, taking those things with her.
It turned out that for all these years,
Winona had pretended to love Cole. But in reality, she had been seeing another
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boyfriend for several years behind his back.
今
She worried that if Cole didn’t marry her, she’d be left alone when she got older.
It was even this time that she had somehow found out the high price of the ring and wedding dress I had ordered, which was why she thought about trying to take advantage of it.
