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So this was what it felt like to be firmly
defended.
Tears silently fell, blurring Ethan’s face.
The Ethan in my memories, who would
prepare a sea of roses for me, who would
meticulously create every romantic moment
for me, was truly gone.
The Ethan before me gently held Sarah’s hand
and ran out of the funeral home under
everyone’s gaze, like a triumphant general,
full of pride.
He hadn’t considered me at all.
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Amidst the ridicule and pity in everyone’s
eyes, I attended my brother’s funeral. When I
returned to our apartment to pack my things,
I saw Ethan changing the door lock code.
He held Sarah’s hand and recorded her
fingerprint, saying softly, “From now on,
you’re the only mistress of this house.”
Sarah threw herself into his arms and
passionately kissed his lips.
Their figures were elongated by the lights,
stretching all the way to me, and the shadows
of their intertwined lips became clearer and
clearer before my eyes.
I held back my tears and looked up at the sky.
The stars twinkled like my tears.
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I suddenly remembered what my
grandmother, an astronomer, once said to
- me.
“Ashley, if you discover a star and give it a name, then it will always be your star.”
People change, stars don’t.
Perhaps I should go back to astronomy.
After a long kiss, Ethan and Sarah said
something to each other and walked into the
apartment. Sarah nodded gently, then looked
provocatively in my direction and came to me.
triumphantly.
“Ashley, you’ve already broken up with Ethan.
Why are you still shamelessly here?”
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“No matter what you do, Ethan only has eyes
for me. You’re really pathetic. I just
complained to Ethan a little, and he spread
those rumors about you to divert everyone’s
attention.”
So it was her.
Seeing my silence, Sarah smugly showed off
the ring Ethan had given her that day.
But my eyes fell on the bracelet on her wrist.
In my past life, I had seen the same bracelet
on the wrist of the intellectually disabled
man’s mother. So Sarah was behind
everything!
“He’s just a two–timing man. If you like him,
take him.”
or
I
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Not seeing my hysterical reaction, a coldness
flashed in Sarah’s eyes.
“Ashley, you’re still pretending to be noble. Do you think you’re still the princess of the
Peterson family? Now you’re just a stray
dog.”
have Ethan and Jason. Whether it’s the
Peterson family or the Hughes family, I’ll be
the one they value!”
I sneered, “You can only rely on men.”
Mocked by me, Sarah’s face flushed red and
white, her chest heaving.
Hearing Ethan calling from inside, Sarah
raised her chin proudly.
“Today I’ll show you that relying on a man is
better than not having a man to rely on.”
Saying this, she put her index finger into her
mouth and bit it hard, then cried out in alarm.
Hearing the sound, Ethan rushed out. Seeing
me, he frowned with annoyance. “Ashley,
didn’t I tell you not to come here again? What
are you doing here?”
“I just want to get my things back.”
I could leave my clothes and everything else
behind, but my unfinished research reports
and accumulated data were very important to
- me.
“Ethan, Ashley said that after you recorded
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my fingerprints… that I’m not worthy of being
the mistress of this house.”
“She also said that a dirty woman like me
should marry a…a simple man.”
Sarah cried, showing her bleeding finger to
Ethan.
Ethan’s eyes quickly filled with concern, and
he carefully held her finger to examine it.
After he treated Sarah’s wound, he directly
kicked open the door to my former room.
“In my eyes, Sarah is a thousand times
cleaner than you. A dirty–minded person like
you should marry a simple man!”
