Irene Nadine’s POV
Arthur Mitchell took a deep breath and put his finger on my face. With a smile, he said, “promise me not to cry in the future. When Theresa comes back, if you still want to marry me, I will still give you a wedding.”
I shook my head in a hurry and said in a hoarse voice, “… Don’t wait for me. I don’t deserve you. I’m sorry.”
Except for apologizing again and again, I don’t think there is anything that can ease my guilt. I feel ashamed of what Arthur Mitchell has done. How dare I expect his warmth?
Even if I can’t find Theresa, even if there is nothing by my side in the end, this is the punishment I should accept.
I’m not sure if I can really see Theresa again. Ryan Campbell’s attitude today is much stronger than two days ago.
And as I said, I deserve it.
I raised my hand and gently pushed Arthur Mitchell away. Lowering my head, I sobbed, “… Leave me alone.”
Arthur Mitchell’s concern made me feel heavy. The better he treats me, the sadder I feel.
“Irene, don’t blame yourself. I have never regretted knowing you, but I can’t get involved in what you are facing now. If you are still willing to do it in the future, I will be there as long as I am back.”
I shook my head painfully. “Arthur Mitchell, I’m not a good woman.”
Arthur Mitchell smiled faintly. Knowing that the more he said now, the more difficult it would be for her, so he stopped saying a lot and asked, “can we contact each other in the future?”
I didn’t respond. I couldn’t nod or shake my head. Maybe it’s the best relationship to be friends with Arthur Mitchell, but I know his feelings for me, but I still limit my relationship to friends. Even I myself will feel that it’s too much.
But I don’t have the right to say that I won’t contact him.
Arthur Mitchell murmured to himself, “I hope you can answer my phone.”
“Change your clothes first. I’ll wait for you downstairs. I’m afraid it’s the last time I send you home.”
He said lightly, closed the door and walked out.
I raised my hand and wiped my tears hard. I don’t even have the right to cry now.
The originally beautiful wedding dress was stained and looked in a mess.
I slowly took off the happiness that didn’t belong to me. I took off the makeup on my face and scattered my long curled hair on my shoulders.
Arthur Mitchell drove me downstairs. I don’t know if this is the last time we meet. When Arthur Mitchell left, she still wore a smile on her face, as if she didn’t complain about me today, as if she just sent me home after dinner.
Standing in the elevator, I had mixed feelings.
She also thought that the wedding ceremony might be the best result for Arthur Mitchell.
I’m not good enough for the Arthur Mitchell, nor am I qualified to stand beside the Arthur Mitchell.
You know you don’t love Arthur Mitchell, but you still married him to occupy his happiness. That’s the most painful thing for us two, right?
I’m so lucky to meet Arthur Mitchell.
She went back to her room and began to pack up. When she saw Theresa’s clothes, she couldn’t help but shed tears.
The room was full of memories about Theresa, but I don’t know if Theresa will come back or if I can see Theresa again.
The good wedding ended up like this. I’m the only one to blame.
There is no such a clear distinction between right and wrong. I just feel that everything is my own fault.
When I came up with such a lie to deceive Theresa, I thought I could seize the incomplete happiness.
But I didn’t expect that I would lose everything because of what I did.
Sally and Shirley helped me pack up my things and sent me to the station. They comforted me all the way, but I couldn’t hear anything now.
Ryan Campbell didn’t answer my phone. He wondered how Theresa was doing now.
Although she knew that Ryan Campbell wouldn’t hurt the baby, she didn’t know if the baby could adapt to the change with him.
Did the baby cry the whole day? Did the baby eat? Will Ryan Campbell vent his anger on my child?
Everything was unknown. Sitting in the car, I looked out of the window at the night. My mind was in a mess. My eyes seemed to have never dried up, and they had been crying all the time.
Although I tried my best to calm myself down, I felt terrible at the thought of the baby.
The car gradually drove to the familiar city. I seldom came back these years, and after Theresa grew up, I didn’t dare to come back either. I was so careful to guard against her, but in the end, I ended up like this.
Standing in this familiar city, I don’t know what kind of mood I am now. It’s noisy but somewhat calm.
She clearly remembered the place where she lived with Ryan Campbell before, but she wasn’t sure if he was still living there.
Even if I find him, will Ryan Campbell let me meet him easily?
Walking along the street, I didn’t take a taxi to look for Ryan Campbell, because I knew that even if I found Ryan Campbell, she might not see me. More importantly, it was because of my own fear, wasn’t it?
She hadn’t eaten for a whole day, which made her stomach a little uncomfortable.
When I passed by the restaurant where they had dinner before, I just stopped for a moment and walked away.
There seemed to be their memories everywhere, but as long as she thought of Ryan Campbell’s cold eyes, the beautiful past would immediately be shattered.
When I was wandering on the street with my suitcase, my phone in my bag rang. I took a look at the caller and paused for a few seconds before I responded.
She didn’t know if there was something wrong with Arthur Mitchell’s call. After all, the wedding which had been prepared for so long was cancelled all of a sudden. He couldn’t explain it to his family, so he answered the phone.
“Have you arrived there?”
“HMM.” I didn’t expect him to ask about me
And her tone was very natural, as if the two of them were still the same as before.
“Have you had dinner yet?”
I didn’t want him to worry about me anymore. I just lied, “I have eaten.”
“Hotel?”
“HMM.”
“I forgot to give you the key before I left. My room is empty.”
Hearing this, I immediately said, “no, that’s good.”
He was still so careful and considerate It would be hard for me to accept such a thing from the perspective of Arthur Mitchell.
“Be careful when you live in a hotel. I can’t help you with your child. You can turn to me if you have any trouble in your life.”
“Thank you, Arthur Mitchell.”
“Don’t be so formal with me. We can’t be a couple. It’s good to be friends. We can’t just cut off all contact in the future, right?”
Arthur Mitchell said in a relieved tone. Hearing his words, I felt a little relieved. I smiled, but didn’t know how to respond to him.
“It’s important to get Theresa back, but don’t ignore your own health. After all, he won’t hurt the child’s father.”
I replied, trying to hold back my tears. On the one hand, I feel bad when it comes to the baby. On the other hand, the care of Arthur Mitchell makes me feel so warm at the moment.
“Don’t worry. Take your time. Do you want to have a rest or not?”
After hanging up the phone, I began to look for a hotel.
Ryan Campbell’s POV
I walked out of the meeting room and went straight to my office.
As soon as she opened the door, she smelled a variety of food. Normally, there wouldn’t be so much smell in my office, but I didn’t feel strange at this time.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw Philip walk to the sofa with a thin blanket and put it on Theresa.
I took a look at the milk tea, chicken wings and all kinds of desserts on the tea table, but there were no traces of them moving. Many things were not even packed.
“Have you eaten?”
Philip shook his head slightly, stood up straight and said, “I haven’t eaten anything. I have been crying for mom. I just fell asleep.”
I looked down at the child on the sofa. He was sobbing even when he was asleep, and his long eyelashes were still wet with water.
When Theresa was just taken away, Theresa was still cursing at me aggressively and threatening me to ask the police to punish me. Later, the car drove away, and the child knew that it was getting farther and farther away from his mother, so she began to cry. Since then, the child had never stopped. It was useless to comfort her no matter how I tried. There were also urgent business to deal with. I had thought that Philip might buy something to coax the child, But now the baby still ate nothing.
Sitting on the sofa quietly, I was silent for a while. I looked at my watch and found that it was past eight o’clock and it was late.
She stood up and bent over to pick up Theresa. The four year old Theresa is very small in my arms.
As she walked towards the door, she said to Philip, “clean up this place and get off work.”
“Yes, sir.”
Standing in the elevator, I lowered my head and looked at the baby carefully. This is the first time I have hugged her, isn’t it? My daughter is four years old, but it’s the first time that I have hugged her.
But before I met my daughter, I have been a complete bad person in her heart.
Except for cursing me as a bad guy when I got in the car, she barely said anything to me.
She put the child on the back seat, took off her coat and put it on the child. She was much more obedient when she fell asleep, at least she wouldn’t fiercely accuse me of being a bad person.
Sitting in the driver’s seat, I didn’t start the car immediately. Instead, I took out my phone from my pocket. Several calls from her and a text message showed on the screen, “can you let the child talk to me on the phone?”?
Although it’s just a few simple words, I can feel her desire and obedience from it.
To be honest, I can’t connect her with the past. After all, she used to be righteous. Even if she did something wrong and scolded her, she would retort.