Semua Bab Love Faded in the Wind: Bab 11 - Bab 20

Martin's father sat on the main seat of the meeting room, thumping the table as he barked at Martin, "I must protest! If you make a statement, company shares and profits will take a nosedive!"A shareholder nodded. "I agreed. It's just gossip—it'd just die down in time.""That's right. This… Stacy Lynd may be a victim, but can't we just pay her off?""Please don't let it get to your head, Martin. It's just words, and everyone will forget about it in time. Netizens never remember."However, even as more shareholders echoed the sentiment, Martin was nonchalantly twirling his pen and staying silent.Then, when they were done droning on, he spoke with a finality, "The press conference is happening one way or the other, and I will take responsibility for anything that happens. I called for this meeting merely to inform, not to discuss."And with that, he rose to his feet and started outside, though he barely made a few steps when his father barked sternly after him, "Martin!"Martin

Stacy was at the coastal town of Uyo after leaving the city of Arondam—it was a rustic, quiet place free from a bustling city life.She loved it here, and started a homestay business at one of the beachside residences after settling down.The beach view was especially gorgeous, and her business soon gained in popularity.With visitors growing in number, she long since forgot about Martin Spencer as she directed all her attention to her business… That was, until one day, when she saw a very familiar face a dozen feet outside the building.-It had been a year, and Martin's eyes were moist as he saw the woman who he thought of in his every waking moment.Though he was watching her behind the crowd, he could see that Stacy turned away after one brief glance at him, returning inside to work.She was actually surprised that he managed to find her so soon.She had seen that press conference too, but was completely unaffected despite seeing his earnest apology along with Rachel's.

In the following days, Martin showed no inclination to talk to Stacy, and she had no reason to chase him out, and therefore left him be.As food ingredients ran short, she headed out to the mall.It wasn't close to the mall, but she decided to walk anyway instead of taking a cab.However, she ran into some drunkards along the way. All of them reeked of alcohol while they flashed sleazy smiles and surrounded her. "Hey, beautiful! What are you doing out here alone in the middle of the night?"Stacy frowned and snapped coolly, "Get away from me!"This was a surprise to her as nothing like this had happened ever since she moved here.However, none of the drunkards were withdrawing, even laughing loudly as they closed their ranks around her.Feeling a rare moment of panic, Stacy was ready to fight to the death when someone yelped.She turned, doing a double take when she saw Martin standing there, holding one of the drunkards with a twisting arm lock.Seeing that he was alone, the

The thought left Martin with a sharp pang over his chest, as if someone had plunged a blade in his heart and twisted it, leaving him breathless.Even so, he bore with the pain and stared at her cheek, raising his hand before he knew it as if to grasp something.But he touched nothing but air, and that was when Stacy turned toward him.She didn't notice his strange gesture, while he seemed to notice something familiar in her eyes.It was soon gone, however, and she asked, "You've been here for two weeks. What do you really hope to achieve here?" Two weeks?Right, it had only been two weeks.Even as he realized that, he thought it felt way longer than that.Chuckling awkwardly, he rasped, "I've done a lot of thinking after you left. About the pain you felt. About the terrible things I did… And eventually, I lingered on the good times we had."I eventually came to the conclusion that I can't let you go… That I can't live without you. I truly—deeply, understood that I've made a

Martin's father simply hoped that his son would understand.As he closed the door behind him, the villa was once again engulfed in darkness, with Martin still caught off guard by his father's words.But he understood no one liked irresponsible individuals, so he couldn't stay a loser—somehow completely ignoring the fact that Stacy had completely gotten over him.He went to work the next day, using work to ease the thoughts of Stacy weighing down on his mind.And Rachel Fox had been waiting downstairs.-After that press conference, Rachel's father had her grounded for almost a year.When she regained her freedom, she was told that Martin wasn't even in Arondam.She waited for a long time, and rushed over to his office building when she finally received word that he had returned.She hated him so much she could kill him now.She really loved him before, but now all she felt was hatred after he so ruthlessly made her get an abortion.She would never forget that feeling of the