เข้าสู่ระบบOn my wedding day, the officiant had just asked me whether I would take this man as my husband. Then my fiancé's secretary shoved her way onto the stage, heavily pregnant, sobbing that her baby couldn't grow up without a father. The whole audience was in an uproar. Adrian grasped both of her hands, turned to look at me, and kept his voice mild. "Vivian, she's stood by me for five years. That has to count for something." "The baby's already seven months along. I can't let him come into this world without a name." "You'll remain Mrs. Locke and we can treat her as part of our family. The three of us will build a harmonious life together." I looked at the big backdrop screen behind him, emblazoned with both our names side by side, and I started to laugh. "Adrian, did you forget?" "For this wedding, the hotel is mine and the guests are all those I invited." "Even that tux you're wearing was paid for with the card I gave you." I pulled off my wedding veil and dropped it onto the floor at his feet. "You want to give her a name? Fine." "First, cough up every last cent you owe me."
ดูเพิ่มเติมThe restaurant Julian booked was small.He hadn't booked out the whole place. No flowers, no violin.A table by the window, a cream cake sitting on it.Very plain.Three crooked words scrawled across the top.“Here's yours back.”I studied it for a while and couldn't hold back a laugh."Mr. Shaw, your taste is refreshingly humble."Julian handed me a fork."I wrote it.""I can tell.""Ugly?""A little."He laughed too.Outside the window, the rain had stopped.Water streaks still clung to the glass, catching the shapes of the two of us.I took a bite of the cake.Almost too sweet."Julian.""Yeah.""I probably won't want to get married for a long time.""Okay.""Don't want to date, either."He paused a beat."Okay."I looked up at him."You agree so fast, aren't you afraid you'll never get a chance?"Julian poured me a cup of warm water."I'm afraid of pushing you."Just that.I suddenly didn't know what to say.Over the years I'd heard too many pretty words.Adrian had said he loved m
I didn't turn around.Before the door closed, I left Adrian just one line."You being filthy doesn't mean everyone else is like you."Julian was waiting at the end of the corridor.He'd probably heard.Because the way he looked at me was heavier than usual."He wasn't wrong."He spoke."I have liked you for a long time. He's right about that.""Since I was fifteen?""Earlier."I paused.Julian dropped his gaze."I was twelve. At a charity bake sale, you gave me the last slice of cake.""My blood sugar had crashed that day. I nearly passed out.""You don't remember."I really didn't.Twelve was too far back.I only remembered the crowd, how sweet the cake was, and that I never got a slice in the end.Julian said, "Later, the kidnapping. I found out Adrian had claimed the rescue.""And found out you believed in him.""I tried to tell you.""You never read my email."It came back to me.That year, fresh out of the hospital, my inbox was buried under sympathy notes and interview requests.
Once I got home, I changed out of the gown.The housekeeper asked if she should send it out to be cleaned.I looked at that heap of white fabric."No need.""Cut it up."The housekeeper froze."Miss, you designed this gown yourself.""I did."I sat on the couch and slipped off my heels."All the more reason to cut it up."When the scissors came down, the fabric let out a fine tearing sound.Like a piece of my past I was finally cutting away myself.Julian stood at the floor-to-ceiling window taking a call.I heard him mention the Lockes, mentioning the securities regulator, mentioning frozen assets.His voice stayed low.But every sentence was clean and precise.When he hung up, he turned to look at me."Adrian's requesting to see you."I picked up the glass of water on the coffee table."No.""He says he has the truth about that year to tell you."I paused mid-sip.Julian caught the hesitation."Go if you want to.""I'll come with you."I looked at him."You're not afraid I'll give in
When the police took Adrian away, he was still shouting my name.Anger at first.Then pleading.Finally it turned into a hoarse confession."Vivian, I was wrong.""I was really wrong.""For the sake of all our years, give me one more chance."I stood on the stage and didn't turn around.Chloe was taken away too.At the door she suddenly broke free of the officers and threw herself at my feet."Ms. Ross, I'm begging you—please spare me.""The baby's innocent."I looked down at her."The baby's innocent.""So when you were using him as a bargaining chip, why didn't that occur to you?"She cried until her makeup ran off."I just wanted a good life.""I didn't mean to hurt you.""Whether you hurt me, the court will decide."I took a step back."Don't get anything on my gown."The pleading on Chloe's face flipped in an instant to spite.She gritted her teeth."Vivian, you're just lucky.""Born with money, with Julian to shield you.""What do I have?""If I don't grab, I'll never claw my way












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