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Dylan was stunned for a moment. “What’s going on? Are you breaking up with me?”
His expression didn’t change much. I smiled, unsure how to answer him at that moment.
“No, it’s not that. I just want some time alone.”
He looked a little disappointed. “Did someone say something to you? Or did something come to your mind?”
Seeing his anxious expression, I couldn’t help but want to tease him.
I nodded, then shook my head.
“So, what is it then? Why do you suddenly want to move out?”
“Dylan, are you hiding something from me?”
He looked a bit guilty but he still replied firmly, “No, I’m not…”
The way he looked made me feel strangely amused.
“I remember everything now.”
He was shocked. “Everything?”
I nodded. His face grew a little serious.
“Is that why you want to break up with me?
But didn’t you already break up with Julian?
Is there something about me you don’t like? And are you planning to just sleep with me and then disappear without a word?
You can remember all you want, but you can’t break up with me.”
His words came one after another, not giving me a chance to respond.
“But you’re just taking advantage of the situation.”
His face darkened.
“Don’t you want to be with me?”
“Well, that depends on how you act.”
When he heard this, he was momentarily stunned, then realized I was teasing him.
Maybe because Julian knew that Dylan had returned, he had become much more restrained
recently.
sour.
Ever since I started receiving flowers from Julian every day, Dylan’s expression had been
He had said a lot of bad things about Julian. I just smiled and let him talk.
I had just finished breakfast when a friend called me.
“Avery, Julian has been drinking at the bar for several days. Please come and talk to him. He’s drinking so much, causing internal bleeding, but he still refuses to stop.”
The bar was noisy, but these words still clearly floated into my ears.
“I’m not going. I’ve already broken up with him. I have nothing to do with him anymore.”
My voice was emotionless.
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“Avery, Julian has been drinking at the bar for several days. Please come and talk to him. He’s drinking so much, causing internal bleeding, but he still refuses to stop.”
The bar was noisy, but these words still clearly floated into my ears.
I’m not going. I’ve already broken up with him. I have nothing to do with him anymore.” My voice was emotionless.
There was silence on the other end. I vaguely heard Julian’s voice in the background.
“I don’t believe it. Avery would never say something like that. You must be saying this just because you saw how close she and I were. You’re trying to get on my nerves.
I’m going to find her. I want to hear it directly from her,”
Suddenly, Dylan grabbed the phone from my hand and, without hesitation, pressed the hang–up button.
“What’s this? So absorbed in the conversation? I’ve called you several times but you didn’t hear me.
him.
This is just a trick to gain sympathy. Don’t let him fool you. He’s a terrible person.
Could it be that you’re still hung up on him?”
His words were getting more and more absurd. I knew he was jealous, so I rolled my eyes at
“Oh, so now, just because of him, you’re rolling your eyes at me.
Avery, you’re in trouble now. Don’t mistake my silence for weakness.”
Without hesitation, he started to tickle me.
Suddenly, it started to rain outside.
He tickled me until I laughed for a long time. When I begged him to stop, he reluctantly let go
of me.
But his body was already leaning in again. We started again.
The rain poured outside, and through the window, I vaguely saw a figure standing downstairs.
It was blurry, and I couldn’t see it clearly.
Perhaps noticing that I had gotten distracted, the man behind me suddenly increased his
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“Avery, forget about that sc*mbag.”
I didn’t have time to respond. He tightened his grip around my waist, pushing harder, again and again, until I lost all sense of control.
The next day, when I was about to go out, I discovered the bruise on my neck that he had left during his teasing, I shot him an annoyed glance.
There was no hiding the smugness in his eyes.
I tried several ways, but couldn’t get rid of the mark. Reluctantly, I had no choice but to w something that could cover it.
When I went out again, Julian was standing downstairs once more.
This time, Dylan was holding my hand, looking quite smug.
There was no hiding the smugness in his eyes.
I tried several ways, but couldn’t get rid of the mark. Reluctantly, I had no choice but to wear something that could cover it.
When I went out again, Julian was standing downstairs once more.
This time, Dylan was holding my hand, looking quite smug.
He looked at Julian and asked, “Mr. Flores, what happened to you? Did you get beaten ofter going bankrupt?”
No wonder Dylan asked such a question.
After all, Julian looked absolutely disheveled,
His clothes were half–dry, and half–wet, and his hair was a mess.
He usually dressed very well. In his suit and shoes, he looked polished and energetic.
But this appearance… I had never seen him like this.
“Avery…”
He called my name, but his gaze immediately fell on our hands, which were tightly clasped together.
“I have fired Sarah. Nothing ever happened between us. I picked up all the things you threw away that day. Come back with me and take a look.”
I didn’t say anything and only tightened my grip on Dylan’s hand.
Dylan gently patted my hand.
“Mr. Flores, you don’t have to worry about my girlfriend. Why don’t you go back and see your company? You haven’t been to work for days. Your company might have gone bankrupt and you wouldn’t even know it.”
“Hmph, my company doesn’t need you to worry about it.
Avery, are you really going to be with him?
If you think I owe you something, how much better could he be? The world is full of people like him. Do you know how many lovers he has behind your back?
We’ve been together for so long. Haven’t I treated you better than he ever did? Don’t you see
that?
If you’re with him just to get back at me, you should stop now.
And you’ve been with me for four years. Do you really think he doesn’t care at all?”
Hearing these words from Julian, I didn’t hesitate for a second and slapped him across the
face.
“Julian, you have no right to say that.”
I was shaking with anger. I couldn’t believe that, despite all his wrongdoings, he still had the audacity to say such things.
Dylan held my hand and tried to comfort me.
“It’s okay. Don’t let it get to you. I’m not a je*k. I keep myself clean.”
I nodded softly, and then I left with Dylan.
Julian gave a helpless smile before walking away.
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Dylan held my hand and tried to comfort me.
“It’s okay. Don’t let it get to you. I’m not a je*k. I keep myself clean.”
I nodded softly, and then I left with Dylan.
Julian gave a helpless smile before walking away.
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It wasn’t until later that I found out that just as we left, he was knocked out and taken away.
Maybe it was because Dylan sensed that I wasn’t in the best of moods.
He took me to my favorite restaurant, but I still didn’t feel as happy as usual.
I casually ate a few bites before saying I was full.
He coaxed me into eating a bit more.
Once we got home, he rummaged through drawers and pulled out a bunch of things.
I looked at him in confusion.
“Julian said that men with money turn bad. So I’m giving all my money to you. And here’s my health report. Don’t worry.”
He said it with complete sincerity.
I felt a lot of the tension in my heart fade away.
“I was with him for four years. Don’t you mind?”
I asked cautiously.
“Avery, I don’t mind. Everyone can make mistakes in judgment. He didn’t know how to
appreciate you. That’s his problem, not yours. I’m different. I know how to appreciate.”
After saying that, he moved closer, his demeanor still warm and caring.
His words helped ease my heart.
Then, he bore his heart again.
I only found out then that while he was on his business trip, he’d been preparing for this the
whole time.
A sense of gratitude stirred inside me.
His friends all treated me with respect and kindness.
Everything around Dylan felt genuine, and it was completely different from how I had felt
around Julian.
That’s when I realized that love can really make someone pay attention to every little thing about you.
As I ate bread, feeling thirsty, water was suddenly handed to me without a word.
There were so many little details like that.
The difference between being loved and not being loved was so obvious.
Being with Dylan made me so much happier than before. I found myself worrying less and feeling more at ease.
My complexion improved too.
Our relationship was still growing stronger. It had been a long time since we’d heard anything about Julian.
But even if I did, I wouldn’t care, because now I had more important things to focus on.
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Everything around Dylan telt genuine, and it was compiétory affibrent from now i had tent around Julian.
That’s when I realized that love can really make someone pay attention to every little thing about you.
As I ate bread, feeling thirsty, water was suddenly handed to me without a word. There were so many little details like that.
The difference between being loved and not being loved was so obvious,
Being with Dylan made me so much happler than before. I found myself worrying less and feeling more at ease.
My complexion improved too.
Our relationship was still growing stronger. It had been a long time since we’d heard anything about Julian,
But even if I did, I wouldn’t care, because now I had more important things to focus on.
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Maybe it was vanity, or perhaps it was something else.
After I built my company into something big and successful, I couldn’t help but start looking at others.
Maybe it was because of all the beautiful young women around me.
They were young and attractive, and I couldn’t shake the thoughts I shouldn’t be having.
At first, I felt guilty about Avery. But when I saw that she no longer had the same energy she once did, always nagging me to stop drinking so much and endlessly giving me all kinds of advice, I didn’t feel guilty anymore.
I started to grow irritated with her.
I became obsessed with the compliments from those young, beautiful women during business events.
Seeing my colleagues look at me with envy made my vanity soar.
And just like that, I drifted further away from her.
When Avery suggested we break up, I was caught off guard.
I never imagined she’d actually have the courage to end things with me.
After all, her life now depended on me.
Like everyone else, I thought she was just saying it out of anger.
But she really did leave me.
I didn’t hear from her for a long time.
When we finally crossed paths again, she looked at me with such unfamiliar eyes.
I froze for a moment until I saw her link arms with Dylan.
Before I could investigate, I thought she was just trying to get back at me.
But then I found out she had been in a car accident.
All the conscience I’d buried deep inside started to resurface.
I did everything I could to find out about her. I wanted her to give me another chance.
I wanted her to remember all the things we shared.
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at others.
Maybe it was because of all the beautiful young women around me,
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They were young and attractive, and I couldn’t shake the thoughts I shouldn’t be having.
At first, I felt guilty about Avery. But when I saw that she no longer had the same energy she once did, always nagging me to stop drinking so much and endlessly giving me all kinds of advice, I didn’t feel guilty anymore.
I started to grow irritated with her.
I became obsessed with the compliments from those young, beautiful women during
business events,
Seeing my colleagues look at me with envy made my vanity soar.
And just like that, I drifted further away from her.
When Avery suggested we break up, I was caught off guard.
I never imagined she’d actually have the courage to end things with me.
After all, her life now depended on me.
Like everyone else, I thought she was just saying it out of anger.
But she really did leave me.
I didn’t hear from her for a long time.
When we finally crossed paths again, she looked at me with such unfamiliar eyes.
I froze for a moment until I saw her link arms with Dylan.
Before I could investigate, I thought she was just trying to get back at me.
But then I found out she had been in a car accident.
All the conscience I’d buried deep inside started to resurface.
I did everything I could to find out about her. I wanted her to give me another chance.
I wanted her to remember all the things we shared.
I wanted us to go back to the way we were.
But it seemed like I was just fooling myself.
After a while, when Dylan was on a business trip, I found a chance to meet with Avery.
I brought along things from our past, hoping it would trigger her memories.
But I was also afraid of how she’d react once she remembered everything.
I waited nervously.
Later, when I saw the coldness in her expression, something clicked.
She might have remembered everything, or maybe she’d never forgotten.
But no matter what, she wasn’t willing to give me another chance.
Once I realized this, I felt heartbroken. I returned to my empty home.
From that point on, I tried to numb myself with alcohol.
When I was drunk, I could almost feel her beside me, scolding me, like she never left.
But it was just a dream. I regretted it.
If I could do it all over again, I would never let go of her hand.
The End
