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Chapter 14

作者: Fifth Petal
Vivian went to the warehouse at the address Ethan had given her.

Wesley was tied to a chair, with a gag stuffed in his mouth. All he could do was stare at her anxiously, his eyes filled with worry.

"What do you want?" Vivian asked, keeping her gaze fixed on Ethan. Her expression was guarded and distant.

Ethan choked back a sob. His voice was so hoarse that he could barely get the words out.

"I just want you to hear me out. Just this once. Let me say everything I need to say. This will be the
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    That single stab hadn't killed Chloe, but it had left her permanently infertile.Ethan was charged with assault causing serious bodily injury. Given his prior criminal record, the court handed down a harsher sentence of seven years in prison.Throughout those seven years, not a single member of his family came to visit him. The only person who showed up year after year was Chloe, and every visit brought nothing but resentment and bitter curses."Ethan, it's your fault that I can never have children," she accused bitterly."My father cheated on my mother. The doctor said my condition was incurable, so now he's planning to start a new family with someone else and have another child."You'd better stay in prison for as long as possible. When you get out, I'll come pick you up. You'll still be my husband, and we'll spend the rest of our lives making each other miserable."Ethan never said a single word in response. He would simply hang up the receiver and walk back to his cell, feeli

  • Grandpa's Waiting, but My Research Is Gone   Chapter 16

    Ethan's married life was little more than an existence sustained by Chloe's charity.To avoid potential legal complications down the road, Chloe refused to legally marry him and would not give a single cent to this husband in name only. Instead, she arranged a meaningless clerical position for him, where he was responsible for handling incoming and outgoing documents. His salary was barely enough to cover his living expenses.Chloe also cheated on him openly, making no effort whatsoever to hide her affairs.She went through lovers like clockwork, taking up with everyone from the company's new interns to the young men working at the front desk. She changed partners every few weeks.Once, Ethan went to her office to deliver some documents. The moment he pushed the door open, he found her wrapped around a young man in her office chair.The young man panicked and immediately apologized, but Chloe remained completely unfazed. She leisurely zipped up her skirt."Knock before you come i

  • Grandpa's Waiting, but My Research Is Gone   Chapter 15

    The flight back to Myras took more than 20 hours, and Wesley slept through most of it.When he finally woke up, he found a blanket draped over him. He didn't ask who had put it there, and Vivian didn't offer an explanation.They sat side by side, their hands resting on the armrest between them. They were close enough to touch, yet neither made any move to cross the invisible line separating them.Once they returned to Myras, Vivian threw herself into the demanding coursework and endless hours of lab work that came with graduate school. Even so, news of what had happened back home eventually reached her classmates, thanks to a few people who couldn't keep their mouths shut.After Friday's lab meeting, a fellow graduate student from Aurelia named Lilian Murphy approached Vivian, her grin cheeky."Vivian, I heard you became quite the sensation back in Aurelia. Your childhood sweetheart stole your research data, you lost your shot at a graduate school recommendation, and you even ende

  • Grandpa's Waiting, but My Research Is Gone   Chapter 14

    Vivian went to the warehouse at the address Ethan had given her.Wesley was tied to a chair, with a gag stuffed in his mouth. All he could do was stare at her anxiously, his eyes filled with worry."What do you want?" Vivian asked, keeping her gaze fixed on Ethan. Her expression was guarded and distant.Ethan choked back a sob. His voice was so hoarse that he could barely get the words out."I just want you to hear me out. Just this once. Let me say everything I need to say. This will be the last time."He began recounting everything he had done wrong."I was wrong to steal your research data, and I was wrong to destroy the evidence."When you called me from the police station, begging me to help you give your grandfather a proper funeral, I promised I would. But then I turned around and went to dinner with Chloe instead. I was wrong to do that, too."When someone splashed red paint all over your grandfather's grave, and when they grabbed you by the hair and forced you to the g

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    Ethan made his condition clear. "I want the man by Vivian's side gone."Conrad hesitated for a few seconds before finally nodding.As long as it meant saving the family business from collapse, he was willing to do whatever it took.He stepped outside to make several phone calls. When he returned, he told Ethan what he'd found out."I looked into him. The young man's name is Wesley Parker, but we couldn't find much about his background. He's only back in the country on university business and will be staying for half a month. I'll find the right opportunity to make my move."…After the engagement party, Ethan took a completely different turn.When Chloe tore up her graduate school acceptance letter, he simply smiled, tossed his own into the fire, and told her he would support whatever she decided.Whenever she got drunk, he made sure she was taken care of.When she struggled to secure a business deal, he attended business dinners with her, swallowing his pride and enduring the

  • Grandpa's Waiting, but My Research Is Gone   Chapter 12

    Before Vivian could say a single word, Wesley stepped in front of her, shielding her from Ethan."You ruined Vivian's future, drove her out of the country, and made sure her grandfather couldn't even pass away in peace. How dare you come crawling back and ask her to take you back!"Wasn't Chloe the woman you chose? When you stole Vivian's research data for a liar like Chloe, did you ever stop to think that this day might come?"Wesley let out a mocking laugh before continuing, "Ethan, you apologized in front of everyone because you'd reached the end of your rope. You cried because you finally realized that one woman would never take you back, while the other had only ever wanted to trap you with her lies."This whole spectacle of yours is nothing more than an attempt to make both women feel sorry for you at the same time. You were hoping Vivian would let it go while Chloe would call you her fiancé and reassure you that she still wanted you. Then you'd get to be Ethan again—the man

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