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Calvin froze. "Didn't you once say… you only ever wanted to marry me in this life?""That version of me is long gone."A few days later, when the last of his money ran out, he wandered the Edoras streets at night and was mugged. The thieves, finding no cash on him, beat him badly and left him with a broken leg.Eventually, the embassy arranged for his return to Sunnydale.Ian asked me, "Do you worry about him?""He's an adult. If he can't take responsibility for himself, that's his problem. What's there to worry about?"That was the end. We never saw each other again.I only heard bits of news from friends from time to time.After Susie left, without my quiet support, the Leeroy family business collapsed.Calvin drowned himself in alcohol every day. His elders scolded him constantly."If you hadn't been such a fool, if you hadn't driven Angela away, the Leeroy family would never have fallen this far."Back then, even though I was not in touch with my parents, they still taci
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"Angela, Calvin is here!""I don't know how he found out you were here, but he's waiting at the gate of my school right now. You'd better come–he doesn't look good."Ian and I rushed over.Sure enough, outside the Architecture Alliance campus gates stood Calvin. He looked disheveled, his clothes wrinkled, looking nothing like the man I once knew.His hair had grown so long that it nearly covered his eyes. His face was unshaven, and his eyes were bloodshot.The moment he saw me, he fell to his knees with a heavy thud."Honey, I finally found you."It turned out that on my first day in Edoras, a friend posted a photo online about our reunion. In that picture, Calvin spotted the bracelet on my wrist. From there, he asked around, pieced together that I had a friend at the Architecture Alliance, and immediately booked a ticket to Edoras.However, when he landed, disaster struck–his luggage was lost, his wallet stolen, and he had nowhere to stay. Someone even took a photo of the 'w
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"Angela, you're not getting any younger. If the right person comes along, would you let me arrange a meeting?"In a family like ours, me finding another partner would be easy. Also, it was not as if my failed marriage destroyed my faith in love.Nevertheless…"Not right now, Mom." I shook my head. "These past few years, I've been battered and bruised inside the walls of marriage. Now that I've finally regained my freedom, I realize life is long, the world is vast, and there's more to it than love alone."I want to spend the days ahead doing things that matter to me. Things that give me meaning."Mom asked what I had in mind."I want to study abroad, maybe travel the world."My parents were supportive, but my brother could not hide his reluctance."We just got you back home, and you're already planning to leave again?""I'll be back before long." I smiled and wrapped him in a hug.I knew how hard it had been for him–running the family business, taking care of our parents, all
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"I had friends watching him closely. He won't get off that easily."Only then did I unlock my phone.My friends' feeds were full of people talking about the scandal, paired with the photos the reporters had taken when Calvin was being led away. The captions were all kinds of weird.[I know this Leeroy guy. I heard he was cheating during his marriage–some scheme about using a mistress to have a child. What a playboy.][This pixelation is pointless; anyone can tell who that is. He dresses like some gaudy butterfly.][Can a businessman with a record like that be kicked out of the business circle, please?]Someone even messaged me privately.[Angela, is that really Calvin? Did you two split? If so, I'm rethinking our partnership with the Leeroy family. If it weren't for growing up together, I'd never have chosen such an unprofessional and slow vendor!]I sent a sticker back–cute and dismissive.[Business as usual. His company has nothing to do with me now.]Their concern warmed m
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Ian took a file bag from his assistant and dumped its contents onto the table. Papers and photographs were scattered everywhere."You've hurt Angela again and again for this woman," he said coldly. "Now look carefully at who she really is."He jabbed at the evidence."She tells people she came back to Sunnydale after finishing her studies, blaming her ruined reputation on bad luck with men. But the truth? She's nothing but a shallow, greedy woman! She got involved with a married man for money, drove his wife in her fifties to her death, and only then came crawling back here in disgrace."And if she's so innocent, why didn't she marry properly? Why use another man just to have a child?"Susie's face went ghostly pale. She shook her head furiously."No, that's not true! None of it's true! Please, don't believe him!"Nonetheless, the evidence was damning. Still, Calvin chose to believe her."Don't think I'll fall for your lies just because you've cooked up some fake evidence!"He
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Eventually, Calvin proposed to me."Are you serious?" Tears of joy streamed down my face."I've thought it through," he said. "The days I've spent with you have been the happiest of my life. I want that happiness to last forever."However, like all beautiful dreams, this one eventually shattered.When I did not respond, Calvin called me directly."Angela, just come back. I'll make them apologize, and we'll put this behind us. Don't make a fuss.""Will Susie apologize?" I asked."Yes, yes!" He sounded relieved, even cheerful. "She said as long as it makes you happy, she's willing to apologize.""Fine. Tomorrow, then."Since she was so eager to 'make me happy,' I decided I would enjoy it to the fullest.The next day, Calvin came to pick me up. Sitting in the passenger seat was Susie.She blinked innocently and said, "I get carsick, Angela. You don't mind, do you?"In the past, I would have snapped back at her, and we would have fought.Not anymore. I simply smiled faintly,
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