Chapter 8
Allison was immediately stunned, looking at Jerome in disbelief. “Jerome, what do you mean?”
“Allison, don’t get me wrong.” Jerome explained. “You are a charming woman, but I can’t betray Marcel.
“Moreover, I have Crystal in my heart. I love her, and I won’t divorce.
her.
“Crystal has indeed done many ridiculous things recently, but that’s only because she loves me too much… Maybe she found out something and felt jealous. Then, she went crazy and wanted to hurt you recklessly.”
Speaking of this, Jerome couldn’t help but smile. It seemed he felt proud that Crystal loved him so much.
“Allison, when you recover, I will try to give you another baby. Please see it as yours and Marcel’s, not yours and mine.
“I will leave all the assets of the Benson family to you and the baby. Crystal and I will move out in case Crystal hurts you again because of jealousy.”
Crystal just woke up and walked past the ward. She heard everything Jerome had said.
Crystal felt amused. What convincing reasons! What a selfless man!
Jerome wanted to leave Allison all the assets and leave Crystal his
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cheap love.
What amused Crystal more was that after going through all this,
Jerome, who claimed to love Crystal, decided to give Allison another baby.
Crystal gave up on Jerome completely. She turned around and left without looking back.
Jerome could keep his cheap love to himself. Crystal didn’t want it.
Crystal went back home and started to pack her stuff. In these years she had been with Jerome, Crystal kept carefully everything Jerome had bought her. She made the first rose from Jerome into a pressed flower bookmark. She stuck the ticket from the first movie they watched in her beautiful private notebook…
The room was almost packed with delicate presents.
It showed how much they used to love each other.
Crystal used to see these presents as treasures, not willing to let anyone else touch them.
But now, Crystal didn’t even want to see these things again. She threw them into the backyard and burned them.
In the backyard, there was a peach tree. Jerome and Crystal planted it together when they got married.
Jerome used to say that he hoped their love could grow healthily and beautifully like this peach tree…
Crystal glanced at the peach tree. Then, she raised the ax, cut down the peach tree without hesitance, and burned it as well.
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After doing all this, Crystal took out the divorce agreement she had prepared a long time ago and put it on the dresser in the bedroom.
Then, Crystal thought for a while and left a note to Jerome.
“Goodbye, Jerome.
“Don’t look for me. I don’t want to see you again.
“Fate ends us here. Let’s not meet again.”
After writing the note, Crystal left with her luggage.
Crystal boarded the flight to another country and left without looking back.
This land had never loved Crystal, so she didn’t need to look back.
In the meantime, when Jerome settled Allison down, he went to Crystal’s ward.
But it was empty.
“Ms. Drouin has been discharged.” The nurse smiled and said, “You are her brother–in–law, right? You and your wife are a sweet couple.
“Everyone in the hospital has heard the story. After your wife lost the baby and fainted, you accompanied her for two days and nights. without eating anything!”
Even the nurse thought that Jerome and Allison were a couple and that Crystal was only their younger sister.
Jerome frowned but didn’t explain. He asked in displeasure, “When did Crystal leave?”
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“This morning,” the nurse answered.
Jerome nodded but didn’t overthink. He drove back home directly.
Jerome wanted to talk with Crystal.
But when Jerome went back home, he only saw the peach tree that had been cut down, the empty bedroom, and the note and the divorce agreement on the dresser in the bedroom.
