Chapter 7
The day I arrived in Los Angeles, my name became one of the trending topics again.
Paparazzi posted photos of me and Matthew getting into a car together.
Rumors and gossip about us went viral.
Someone said with certainty that I had been cheating on Antonio but wouldn’t divorce him.
I found such comments ridiculous. Just as I was about to put my phone down, a message from Sienna’s secondary number popped out.
She sent me a photo of her staying at the mountain manor and texted me, “Antonio invited me to stay last night. Guess what we’ll be doing tonight?
“Grace, you lost.
“Antonio is mine now.”
I watched those provocative words, feeling nothing.
If it were in my previous life, I might have rushed back to confront her right away.
But no. I no longer cared.
Matthew handed me a coffee, looking at me worriedly.
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“Grace, I know how you’ve suffered these years. I’ll make things right for you,” he said.
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I pretended not to hear and asked, “Dad told me he has set you up with quite a lot of women. You’re in your thirties now.
“How come you refused to meet any of them?”
Seemingly stunned by the sudden change of topic, he fell silent. After a while, he looked down and said, “I’ve always been swamped with work. No woman would want such a husband.”
He was telling the truth; he had been indeed busy over the years handling every company affair for my dad as if he were a working machine without feelings or emotions.
But I knew it was just his excuse.
After quite a long time, I asked, “Is it because of me?”
He looked up abruptly and averted his gaze hastily when he met my eyes.
A dozen years ago, his dad jumped off a building, and then his mom passed away. After he suffered a series of successive blows, he was like a walking dead devoid of any emotions.
For a moment, he felt he couldn’t go on.
In despair, he went up to the rooftop of the school building and stood at the edge. His eyes were hollow, his body swaying unsteadily.
I rushed there in time and slapped him hard, shouting, “Matthew, is this really your mom or your dad wanted to see?”
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With trembling lips, he said in a broken voice, “I don’t have a home anymore, Grace. I have no home…”
He had always been cold and aloof in front of everyone, yet that day, he cried like a baby.
I sald sternly, “Die if you want. But before that, repay what you owe my family. My dad didn’t support you to see you give up on yourself.”
Since that day, he worked hard. He started his own business before graduating and made quite a lot of achievements.
Yet, after graduation, he sold his venture and then applied for a job in my dad’s company.
During the first few years he worked, he almost transferred all the money he earned to me, but I always refused it.
Then he started to send me gifts again and again.
I was a bit annoyed, and I told him that if he continued to bother me, it’d affect my relationship with Antonio.
He never sent me any gifts since then.
I said, “You’ve long since repaid what you owed my family. You know that, right? Back then, the reason why I said that
was…”
“Grace, I love you.
“I’ve loved you longer than you’ve loved Antonio.
“I don’t want to lie to myself anymore, and I don’t want to see you upset.”
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My expression turned serious when I heard his confession.
Back then, he was just a desperate teenager who cried miserably in front of me, telling me he had no home.
It must have been taking him a lot of effort before coming to me and telling me he loved me.
Last night, Dad and I had a long talk. We talked about the future of the company and me.
My mom couldn’t help but ask me, “Grace, do you still love Antonio?”
I shook my head. “No.”
She pressed on, asking, “What about Matthew then? Do you have feelings for him?”
I was at a loss for words for a second; to say that I didn’t would be a lie because I relied on him so deeply.
In the end, Dad asked me, “Do you want to marry Matthew?”
Dad was thinking about retiring now, and he wanted to see me happy. Matthew was his ideal son–in–law.
I was a bit hesitant when I heard his question.
But now, I no longer hesitated. My answer was yes.
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