Chapter 15
Benjamin’s hands trembled so badly he nearly dropped the phone.
He rushed to explain, panic–stricken: “Elizabeth, I’ve blocked countless numbers of hers.”
“That woman’s stuck to me like glue. I’ve said the harshest things–even threw breakfasts she brought straight into the trash before her eyes.”
“What more can I possibly do, Elizabeth…?”
An ache suddenly tightened inside me.
Benjamin, do you know that the persistent one you’re talking about now will someday occupy your heart.
She will become your wife, become the mother of your children, and stay with you year after year.
My throat suddenly tightened.
Since we’re destined not to be together, we shouldn’t waste time.
In this life, I just want to quietly reach the end of my journey.
In my last few years, to find the meaning of my life.
So, I interrupted him: “Benjamin, let’s break up.”
He looked up in shock, stared at me in disbelief, his eyes suddenly turning red.
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Flustered, he blocked Victoria’s messages: “Elizabeth, I assure you. There’s really nothing going on between us, ask my classmates, ask my friends, they all know.”
His voice was slightly choked up.
“Elizabeth, tell me, what should I do to make you believe me?”
He grabbed my hand and wouldn’t let go, “Elizabeth, you can’t leave me, you can’t break up with me.”
Seeing him like this, I suddenly felt dazed.
This was the same man who’d let Victoria take my resources and even steal my commercial deals during my final days.
A man’s heart can change.
Today he calls me the love of his life, but soon he’ll forget me.
I blinked my stinging eyes.
“I’m serious. Victoria likes you, she’s chased after you for years. You’re perfect for each other.”
“Benjamin, I’ve fallen out of love with you. Let’s end this.”
The moment these words left my mouth.
Benjamin suddenly fell silent.
Under the streetlights, our shadows gradually merged and overlapped.
My thoughts seemed to drift back to those days.
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I’d been late then too, without a gift, so I’d taken him to a street food stall with what little money I had.
He ate with gusto despite the not–so–clean ingredients.
That evening, a gentle breeze rustled.
Walking me back to my dorm, we spotted a six–figure luxury car.
I joked with a smile, “Could we ever afford such luxury even after decades of hard work?”
Our fingers intertwined tightly.
He said, “If Elizabeth wants it, I’ll make it hers.”
Yet after our breakup, he developed dilated cardiomyopathy–right when I told him whether he lived or died meant nothing to me.
His brother called, opening with furious accusations.
“Elizabeth, are you heartless? Don’t you know he’s with Victoria just to provoke you?”
“Don’t you know he bought that million–dollar luxury car you loved the day before your breakup? Don’t you know he hid his identity because he endured too much growing up?”
“Even if he was wrong about this, his love for you was real! How could you be this cruel!”
After hanging up, I broke down in violent sobs.
The doctor pressed me again about payment: “Elizabeth, where’s your family? Your condition is critical–chemotherapy may barely help-”
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Through choked tears, I paid the medical bill.
Right then, Victoria showed up in a bodycon dress, clearly back from a night of clubbing.
She smiled and looped her arm through Benjamin’s.
“Good riddance, Ben. Dump her and date me instead.”
