I didn’t know how the truth had been twisted in their ears. But as far as I remember, when I first met Theo, he never mentioned Stella a single time.
The only thing he ever said about Stella was that night when he was drunk and spoke his true feelings.
He said that when he was young, he was ignorant and made a mistake that cost two lives. He swore to take good care of the couple’s children to repay his debt.
Over the years, he had spent a lot on that child, ensuring that all his needs were met at the same standard as his own.
He cried as he hugged me, saying the pressure was too much for him to bear, that the weight of two lives was almost too much to carry.
I thought he was a responsible and reliable man. My guard gradually lowered. After that night, our relationship heated up quickly.
At the opening ceremony, he confessed his feelings to me in front of the entire school.
After I rejected him, he insisted on sending me flowers and meals for two hundred days.
I worked part-time to earn money for living expenses, so he rented out the entire restaurant so that I could have time to rest.
He hired a hundred passersby to support me when I was handing out flyers.
To give me a sense of security, he swore he wouldn’t speak to any other female students besides me.
The proposal banquet on graduation day was still posted on the school forum, envied by countless junior and senior students.
But time has passed and the once beautiful memories have faded into fleeting bubbles.
Looking back, there were already signs of his relationship with Stella.
On the wedding day, Stella took a bite of king crab and clutched her stomach, saying she was allergic.
Theo left me behind and rushed to the hospital with Stella without looking back.
***
I couldn’t stay in this house for another second.
Holding my daughter, Luna, I ran into the rain with an umbrella. Not a single person came out to stop me or show any concern.
I walked along the highway for hours before a car suddenly pulled up beside me.
The window rolled down, revealing my boss’s face, Charles Garnier, so flawlessly handsome it was almost infuriating.
He raised an eyebrow slightly.
“What’s the matter? Got kicked out so quickly?”
“I told you that man wasn’t reliable. There’s no such thing as pure friendship between a man and a woman, but you wouldn’t listen. What do you think now?”