Semua Bab You Wed Your Past; I Wed My Future: Bab 91 - Bab 100

Stephanie nodded gently. "Yeah. I've already told Wynette I'll be visiting the exhibition."Andrew pushed the plate of strawberry tiramisu to Stephanie. A soft smile graced his features as he said, "To be honest with you, Ms. Ford, I gave Ms. Sweeney two tickets because I know that she's your best friend. I've been holding onto the trace of hope that she'll be able to invite you to the art exhibition.""Well, you could've just told me from the start." Stephanie smiled faintly in return. "I'd have said yes.""At that time, I didn't have the courage to do that." Andrew still managed to crack jokes despite his fingertips trembling from uneasiness. "Please don't tell Ms. Sweeney about what I said. Otherwise, I'd have offended her greatly."The thing was, Wynette already saw through Andrew's intentions from the start. Her sixth sense was pretty sharp when it came to romance."Do you like the painting that I gave you, Ms. Ford?""I do." Stephanie trailed a finger along the coffee c

At that moment, Andrew found it difficult to breathe. It took him far too much strength to regain his voice."It… It's not your fault. I'm the one to be blamed. I shouldn't have let you stew in the misunderstanding without explaining anything to you. Instead, I even misled you on purpose."He felt as though thorny vines had wrapped around his heart, leaving nothing but pain and fresh wounds on him."But Ms. Ford…" He sounded very bitter. "The things that I told you tonight aren't entirely false."Stephanie replied softly, "Thank you, but that doesn't matter anymore."After that, she ended the call.Andrew could only stare at his phone screen, which started to go dim. There was nothing but pain in his eyes.Just now, he was still looking forward to their date tomorrow. He even looked forward to the day Stephanie could visit his art exhibition.But he had completely forgotten that his time with Stephanie was nothing but a theft. Stolen things would never last long enough.…Aft

"And here you are, still arguing with me." Stephanie shot Wynette a glare."Heh! I'm sorry! I won't do it again!" Wynette grinned at her cheekily.She watched as Stephanie put a painting away. "Is this the painting Andrew has given you?""Yup." Stephanie placed the lid on the case properly before stuffing the case into the gift bag. "I'm going to return this painting to Andrew."Wynette clicked her tongue while shaking her head. "Aren't you being a little too ruthless, Steph? Based on what Andrew said, it seems that he has a crush on you, right? In fact, he developed this crush on you a few years ago.""It's precisely due to that reason that I need to draw a boundary with him even more than ever," Stephanie said. "I can't give him any false hope."It was already awkward for her to mistake who her marriage partner was, to begin with. What was worse was that Andrew had feelings for her. It'd be bad for Adrian if she didn't make her stance clear to Andrew."You're right."Wynette

S… That was the first alphabet of Stephanie's name, wasn't it?"Andrew Hawke…" Tyler frowned deeply, his tone icy. "That's Adrian's cousin, right?""Yup. Apparently, he's a genius painter." Kiara's tone became passive-aggressive. "I heard that he's put a lot of effort into organizing this art exhibition. Also, the domestic and international art industries put a lot of stock into this exhibition. Who'd have thought that he'd make a painting of Ms. Ford's side profile the poster of this exhibition?"Tyler remained silent. All he did was stare at the phone screen.Since when did Stephanie get to know Andrew? What sort of relationship did they share?He had never heard her mention Andrew before. "Hey Ty, could it be that Ms. Ford left Hydroton all of a sudden just so she could travel to Jetterpolis in search of Andrew?" The more Kiara spoke, the more excited she became. "It seems that Adrian isn't the one she's affiliated with—it must be the genius painter!""That's enough!" Tyle

Owen snapped out of his thoughts at that moment. He soon smiled kindly at Stephanie."Go ahead.""Do you know the exact reason why Adrian left the country? He… He's not in any sort of danger, right?"Even though Adrian had already told Stephanie that he'd return to her safe and sound, the latter couldn't help feeling uneasy for some reason. That feeling intensified when Adrian never contacted her after that particular phone call.Owen shook his head. "I don't know the exact details as well."The sight of Stephanie's worried visage made him smile. "It seems that you truly care about your marriage partner, Steph."Stephanie's ears reddened slightly. "Dad… Adrian's helped me out a lot in Hydroton. No matter what, I don't want anything to happen to him."She had just gotten out of a failed relationship recently, so she wasn't ready to immerse herself in a new relationship just yet.But that didn't mean she wasn't worried about Adrian at all."Yeah. He's a good man. Otherwise, I wo