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“Would it change anything? Would you have stayed with me if I had told you?”
I couldn’t help but scoff.
I had no intention of humiliating myself, not even once.
Harlan said, “I’ll change. I’ll always prioritize you, and I promise not to force you to do anything you don’t want. If you don’t wanna deal with. business partners, I’ll have someone else do it.
“Please… Just don’t leave me alone.”
His eyes were filled with remorse; he was such a proud man, and for the first time in his life, he begged someone else.
Though he made the exception for me, I felt nothing.
“You left me first,” I said.
Not wanting to waste my time here, I was about to leave.
Yet, he was so shameless that he wanted to take me back to San Francisco
forcibly.
The filming equipment in my arms clattered to the ground.
I struggled hard, refusing to leave with him.
Verda, who was waiting for me at the intersection, finally noticed something off. She shoved him away with great force.
Seeing the red marks on my wrist, she stood in front of me to protect me.
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Facing him, she questioned angrily, “Who are you? You’re bold enough to try to take Fiona away!
“This is a society ruled by laws! Don’t you dare try anything stupid!”
Harlan stumbled backward and had to lean against a wall to stop himself from falling to the ground.
He said nothing, pulling a long face.
But he didn’t snap. He patiently explained to her that he was my husband, and we were having a fallout as all couples would.
Yet, instead of being tricked, Verda became even more furious.
“I know you. You’re Fiona’s crappy ex, right?
“What is it? You’re here because you regret what you
her back? Don’t you think it’s too late?”
Harlan was rendered speechless.
did and want to win
After quite a long time of silence, he said, “This is between Fiona and me.
“Who the heck are you, you busybody?”
I felt great seeing him squirm, but on no ground would I accept seeing Verda cry.
I said, “She’s my friend. For me, she’s family.”
Then I picked up the equipment and waved at Verda.
“Hey, our day hasn’t been ruined yet–the weather is so nice. Hurry up; let’s get rid of the nuisance. I bet we’re gonna get some amazing shots.”
She touched the camera in front of her chest and smiled, saying she was
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ready to film another viral hit for me.
I walked away, not looking back at Harlan, who stood in situ in a daze.
***
He was still at the B&B by the time we came back.
Verda was my friend as well as a staff member here..
Therefore, she had no choice but to process his check–in no matter how reluctant she was.
From then on, Harlan became my shadow.
I couldn’t go anywhere without him.
He shadowed me steps behind, and I couldn’t even be bothered to tell him. to leave.
Verda simply ignored him.
Such a situation lasted for almost a month.
Gradually, he became more and more busy, dealing with business every time I saw him.
He was always on the phone.
I could obviously tell that he was getting exhausted, but he still straightened up whenever he saw me.
However, things at work had piled up so much that he could no longer overlook them.
He came to me before he left.
“Let’s talk, Fiona.”
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I said, “I’ve got nothing to talk to you about.”
He took a deep breath, seemingly making a big decision.
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