He fixed my collar with a distressed look on his face but was stunned when he raised his head.
"Lily, after the party, go and have this mole removed."
I was stunned. For a moment, I thought I had misheard him.
Simon noticed my confusion.
He spoke again, "There’s a new troublemaker in the office lately. She has a mole right in the same place as yours. Every time I see it, I think of her."
"I already have enough headaches at work, Lily. I don’t want to be reminded of those things once I get home. So, get rid of it."
He explained carefully.
Afraid that I would not believe him, Simon went on to emphasize the so-called misfortunes that had befallen Serena Yates.
His words were as nauseating as they were ridiculous.
Yet, when he mentioned her, the affection in his eyes poured out without restraint.
My heart twisted painfully.
I could not help but think back to when we first met. Simon once told me that he had dreamed of a beautiful woman with a mole under her eye.
That was why, when he saw me, he chased after me so desperately.
And when we finally became a couple, we even went to a tattoo shop together to ink matching tear moles onto our skin.
But now, for the sake of another woman, he wanted me to remove this mole.
Simon continued his explanation nonchalantly.
I did not want to hear it anymore. Not the excuses, not the sweet stories he tried to downplay.
Before he could finish his sentence, I cut him off with a cold "Okay."
I was going to die soon, after all. What difference did a mole make?
Even if he asked me to give up my status as Mrs. Pierce right at this moment, I would probably agree without hesitation.
***
The birthday party was packed and the venue was bustling with people. As soon as we entered the venue, Simon was called away by a phone call.
Surrounded by strangers, I could not help but feel a little anxious.
"Hey, where did this beauty come from? Did she lose her way after being abandoned by her sugar daddy?"
Looking back, I saw a man wearing a gold chain looking at me with vulgar amusement in his eyes. At first glance, they look like a group of men belonging to the entertainment industry.
In his eyes, I was just another woman clinging to a sugar daddy.
"I am the wife of the CEO of the Pierce Group, not some cheap woman. Stay away from me!" I lifted my hand to show them the diamond ring on my finger, as I explained to them.