Chapter 21
She no longer had the strength to love Shane.
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But she was willing to spend the rest of her life learning how to love him.
Angela arrived at the rooftop.
Braeden was wearing the same white suit he had worn at their wedding.
Even though thirteen years had passed, Angela recognized it at a glance.
“Braeden, do you really want to die?”
Braeden’s red eyes were filled with pain. He stood at the edge of the rooftop; just one more step and he would fall from the 78th floor of the Xandros Group, shattering to pieces.
Braeden’s voice was hoarse: “Angela, without you, I can’t live even a single day.”
Angela’s tearful eyes held a smile as she said, “When I saw you kissing Valerie at the airport, I felt the same way. I thought if I lost you, I might not live long either.”
Braeden pleaded in agony: “Angela, forgive me. I haven’t stopped looking for you for five years. If I had known you were back home, I would have come back right away.”
Angela just smiled: “Braeden, did I ever go to the restaurant where we celebrated our anniversary every year with you?”
Braeden was stunned for a moment,
That restaurant was in the Xandros Group hotel. The first time they went there, Braeden did it on purpose to provoke Shane, wanting Shane to know that he and Angela were happily married.
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But later, it was because Angela liked it too.
Angela said, “Braeden, there’s the last anniversary gift I gave you seven years ago. Go get it. Shane is still waiting for me. The five billion dollars are returned to you. From now on, we owe each other nothing, so let’s not think about each other anymore.”
Angela, still in her wedding dress, walked away.
Just like that time in the hospital–even if Braeden died right in front of her, she would never look back.
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Braeden went to the restaurant, urgently asking the manager to bring out the gift.
The restaurant manager handed Braeden a frozen box.
“Mr. Hernandez, this is what Ms. Taylor said five years ago: if you ever came, I should give it to you.”
Braeden’s trembling hands opened the box. When he saw the hospital packaging, he suddenly realized what it was.
Inside, there was a pool of bloody water, two mangled little things.
Braeden cried in agony.
At that moment, he finally understood why Angela would never forgive him.
The lives of two children stood between him and Angela.
In this lifetime, Angela would never forgive him.
Meanwhile, at the wedding venue.
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Shane held Angela’s hand as the wedding ceremony began.
A wedding, marked by 999 love letters, shocked all of America.
The seventeen–year–long secret love became known to everyone.
On their wedding night, Angela received news that Braeden had donated all five billion dollars to the Xandros Group’s children’s foundation.
Angela simply glanced at Shane.
Then she kissed him on the brow.
“Mm, husband.”
Hearing her call him that, Shane kissed Angela on the lips.
“Angela, no matter how unwilling Braeden is to let go, I will never let go of your hand.”
Angela’s eyes were filled with a smile.
“I’ll learn to love you.”
That night, Braeden jumped from the old Hernandez family building.
The next day, news of Braeden’s suicide was everywhere.
Angela didn’t dare look at the bloody scene.
Later, it was Shane who handled Braeden’s funeral.
The front page of every newspaper in the city was about Braeden’s death.
And there was a reason no one knew.
When Braeden died, he was holding a bright red rose in his hand.
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Angela’s mind drifted back to a memory from when she was fifteen.
“Bray, what kind of flower do you think I am?”
The young girl leaned in, just as the boy lifted his gaze, his brows and eyes curving gently.
His eyes were full of her. He smiled and pointed to the potted plant the girl had just placed not far away.
With a teasing tone, he said, “Well, Angela is a bright red rose–delicate and thorny. Only I can take care of her.”
Angela looked back at the roses Shane had placed that morning, and tears streamed down her face like rain.
The end.
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