Semua Bab Rebirth: I Chose Myself and Walked Out on Him: Bab 1 - Bab 9

When I met Samuel Fletcher once again, it was at an art exhibition he was hosting.I never really liked art exhibitions, but my husband had insisted on buying me a painting as a gift and wanted me to pick one out first. So I threw on a comfortable cotton jacket, didn't bother with any makeup, and headed over to the exhibition. I never expected it to be Samuel's show.I walked in to see him standing in the middle of the crowd with his arm around his first love, Sienna Blake.A group of bootlickers surrounded him, including quite a few old classmates from back in the day. Their mouths were full of nothing but hollow flattery."This is amazing, Sam! It's only been a few years since we graduated, and you're already holding your own art exhibition!""It's a good thing you didn't choose Isabella Spencer back then, or you'd never have achieved all this today."I paused for a moment when I heard them gossiping about me. But I paid them no attention and carried on looking at the paintings

Even with all my composure, the sight of them laughing and mocking me made my expression darken. I wiped the smile off my face and looked at these people with a slightly stern expression. Just then, Samuel hurried over and shoved a bank card into my hand. "I've got several tens of thousands on this bank card. Get yourself some decent clothes with it. The password is my birthday. You still remember it, don't you? Take the money and leave the exhibition right now. Don't embarrass me in front of the big shots."It had been seven years. Ever since I walked away from him at graduation, I had wiped him completely from my memory, let alone remembered his birthday.All of a sudden, he leaned close to me and whispered, "I know you're still deeply in love with me. But don't bring what happened in the past life into this one. I have my own life now, and you should go find your own happiness."I lifted my head and stared at him, observing how foolishly naive he was. In my past life, I had

Samuel reached out, took hold of the corner of the cloth covering the painting, and gently pulled it aside.There, on the canvas, was my face, every brushstroke delicate and refined, each line brimming with emotion. The painting captured every feature of my face so vividly that even the mole on my chin was in exactly the right place.Everyone was moved by the beauty of the painting. They stood there frozen for a moment, looking at the painting, then at me, confirming that the woman in the portrait was indeed me. Even the subtle quality of my brow was rendered with lifelike precision.Looking at the painting, I couldn't help but feel impressed. Samuel's skills had improved a lot over the years.When Sienna saw the painting, her expression shifted from shock to horror. She demanded of Samuel, "Didn't you say Isabella was the one chasing you? Didn't you say you had forgotten what she looked like? Then why were you able to paint her so accurately?"Everyone thought I had been the desp

Even now, Samuel still thought that he was the one I was in love with all this time. "Did you really marry Frederick? And you even gave birth to his daughter?"Was he slow in the head? Why did he have to ask when the answer was so obvious? I crossed my arms with an impatient expression on my face. "What exactly are you trying to ask? Just say it.""We haven't been in touch since graduation. How did you end up marrying Frederick?"I knew that he was feeling a bit bitter. After all, no one liked seeing their exes faring better than they did. But this wasn't exactly something I intended to hide, so I told him the story of how Frederick and I had met and came to know each other. After I quickly moved on from my breakup with Samuel after graduation, I focused on my career and started writing novels online. Frederick was a huge fan of my stories and tipped me every single day.Initially, I had no idea he was the richest man in the city. As we got to know each other, we began meeting

I immediately wiped the smile off my face and sent Elena back to her room, telling her to close the door behind her. Then, I looked coldly at Samuel and said, my expression stern, "I was smiling at Elena. Can you please stop trying to disgust me?"But Samuel suddenly dropped to his knees beside me, his face full of grievance. "Isabella, I know I was wrong. Just give me another chance. I know you still love me. Let's start over, okay?"The mere sight of him made me sick and uncomfortable, so I shoved him hard, knocking him to the ground. "Get lost! Stop grossing me out! I moved on from you a long time ago. Please don't ever show up in front of me again!"He crawled over on his knees, grabbed my hand, and burst into tears. "I know everything was my fault. Please forgive me just this once, Isabella. Won't you divorce Frederick and be with me?"I yanked my hand out of his grasp. "You think you deserve that?"Still, he refused to let go and continued to cling on to me. Then, when Fre