“You, back then…”
Henry patted the back of my hand.
reproachfully.
“Silly, you only just recognized me now.”
“Shouldn’t you be marrying me now?”
The last bit of gratitude I felt for Michael and
Matthew instantly vanished. I trembled as I
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leaned into Henry’s embrace.
“Yes, I do!”
Michael and Matthew watched this scene,
their eyes suddenly reddening.
“Emily, what do you mean? We’ve worked
together for so many years, you…”
I turned and looked at the two men in front of
- me.
“Sorry, I’m getting married.”
Henry and I got along very well.
Not long after, I went abroad with him and we
had a grand wedding.
He told me a lot during those days.
He said no matter how I changed, I was still
the little girl in his memory, who played with
him in the grass, made him flower crowns
from leaves, and carefully placed them on his
head.
He believed that that part of me wouldn’t
change.
With Henry’s help, my family business.
successfully overcame the crisis and reached
new heights.
The only fly in the ointment was the
harassment from Michael and Matthew.
They said they knew they were wrong, they
realized that their past treatment of me was a
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misunderstanding.
They also said they would sell the car and
house they gave Ashley to make up for the
dividends I should have received over the
years.
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When I was in trouble and wanted to
withdraw my dividends, they listened to
Ashley’s one–sided story and insulted me
relentlessly.
Now that my problems were solved, they
wanted to compensate me.
But I didn’t need it anymore.
On Henry’s birthday, I excitedly set off
fireworks for him all night.
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As we nestled together in the darkness, Michael and Matthew barged in.
As soon as they saw me, they tearfully tried
to hug me. When I pushed them away, their eyes were filled with regret.
“Emily, you still love us, right?”
“You must still be following our movements, you knew we were coming, that’s why your
deliberately set off the fireworks, right?”
“We know we were wrong. Come back with
- us. We know you’re struggling to choose. No
matter who you choose, we’re willing to be
with you…”
Hearing these words, I immediately stepped
back.
“The fireworks are for my husband, they have
nothing to do with you.”
“And I’ve never considered having more than
one husband. Please behave yourselves.”
The light in their eyes flickered and then
extinguished, along with the fireworks.
I immediately called security and had them
thrown out.
From then on, they would always appear near
- me.
They would wait outside the manor in the
morning, pulling out still–warm breakfast from
their pockets.
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They would watch me leave coldly, standing
there, lost in thought for a long time.
But I would just treat them like air.
I now had a loving husband, and I loved him
just as much.
Unlike them, I would never betray him.
Michael and Matthew persisted for a month,
then disappeared without a trace.
When Henry and I returned home to handle
business matters, we heard about what
happened to them later.
They had been away from the company for
too long, and the company, which I had once
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supported, ran into serious problems.
They wanted Ashley to sell her luxury car and
house to fill the hole. Ashley agreed on the
surface, but then ran off with the money that
same day.
With the capital chain broken, the company
quickly went bankrupt.
They wanted to start over and work hard
again, but without my financial support, they
never succeeded.
To survive, they started looking for Ashley,
begging her to help them in their time of
need.
But Ashley was no longer the person who
tearfully called them “brothers.”
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Michael and Matthew saw Ashley’s true
colors, crying and apologizing to our mutual
friends, asking them to help contact me.
But no one was willing to help.
I just laughed at their situation.
People from the past didn’t need to appear in
my life anymore.
I was living a good life now, and I had
experienced what it felt like to be completely
trusted.
I didn’t regret anything from the past, but
now, I would only cherish the person in front
of me.
