Semua Bab Love You Like I Used To? Forget It!: Bab 481 - Bab 490

I watched Irvin and Grace walk toward me, arm in arm. At that moment, I didn't know how to describe what I was feeling.I wasn't sure when I would finally be able to look at Irvin, see him as an ordinary friend, and not feel even the slightest ripple of emotion. But I believed I would be able to do so one day.Compared to me, Irvin seemed to have changed a lot emotionally.When we last saw each other at the banquet, he had been teary-eyed as he asked me not to rush into liking someone new. Now, he was here at my engagement party and showed no signs of the pain from then. Not only that, he was even able to smile at me as he handed me a gift and offered me his congratulations."Congratulations on your engagement, Ms. Quill and Mr. Ashford. I wish you a lifetime of happiness together," Irvin said.His eyes were full of sincerity as he offered me his wishes. As I stared into them, I couldn't help but feel a little bittersweet.I sighed inwardly at the reality of the situation. It d

I was pretty much estranged from my family.So, even though the engagement party was held in Claudeville, I had only invited Grandma and Jeremy. I hadn't even extended an invitation to Mom, let alone my other relatives.And because this was just an engagement party, I didn't invite any of my research teammates. I only invited Mr. Holland.Hence, most of the guests at the party were here because of William.After accompanying William for a round of greetings, he went off to discuss business with someone. So, I went looking for Grandma and Cordelia.Grandma had never met William before. Today, at the engagement party, was her first time meeting him. But that didn't stop her from taking an instant liking to him.She held my hand as she looked at William, who was discussing business not far away.In a gratified tone, she said, "After you and Irvin divorced, I was always afraid you would never move on from it and would stay single for the rest of your life. "I never imagined that n

Irvin knew there was no longer any possibility between us, and he kept telling himself to let go and wish me happiness. Even so, he also knew how deeply I had loved him.He knew that even though I was now engaged to William and trying to start a new life, my heart probably hadn't completely let go of him.He believed that a part of me still held onto him, that I wasn't truly ready to begin a new relationship. That belief made watching me with William painful but not unbearable, not to the point of utter despair.What he never saw coming was that I hadn't just moved on with William, but we had already had a physical relationship. I was even pregnant.That shattered him.It wasn't just heartbreak anymore. It was devastation—something he couldn't even begin to handle.The blow was too much. No matter how hard he tried to hold it together, he simply couldn't. His tall, strong frame collapsed with a heavy thud.Right before our eyes, this man who had always seemed so solid, so unshak

"Jeremy, why are you wasting so many words on her? Does she even deserve that?" Mom snapped."Look how heartless and cruel she is! She's getting engaged and didn't even invite her own mother! What kind of engagement party would this be if the bride's mother wasn't even present?"Has there ever been a proper engagement in this world where the parents weren't invited? If she won't even call her parents, what's the point of getting engaged?"My mom already thought I was a terrible person—cold, heartless, even cruel. So when I got engaged and didn't invite her, her belief that I was utterly heartless only deepened."I'm telling you, no decent person would ever do something like this!"The more she ranted, the more worked up she got. Her voice rose higher and higher, completely out of control.That sharp, piercing tone immediately caught the attention of everyone nearby.Jeremy panicked and rushed to her, clamping a hand over her mouth in an attempt to shut her up. His voice was stra

"Emilia, you're absolutely disgusting. What a manipulative snake you are! I regret it so much! I regret not strangling you the moment you were born!" Mom shouted.Then, she turned to William. "Mr. Ashford, Lumi saved your life! She's your savior! You can't just forget that because Emilia's good at pretending! You can't fall for her act and marry her while ignoring the one who actually saved you!"You can't do that to Lumi! She loves you so much. She's pitiful!"Julianne turned to Mom after failing to sway Henry and Noah. She called her every day, pouring her heart out, painting herself as heartbroken and helpless. She told her how much she loved William and how she couldn't live without him.She cried about how painful it was to watch William marry me, how hopeless it felt, and that sometimes she just wanted to die.All that emotional manipulation worked like poison. It made Mom feel like Julianne was just like her younger self—wronged, unloved, and tragic. It made her want to hel