9
Amber White was confirmed dead, and the assistant was sent to prison for economic crimes.
Julian Thome fell from being a powerful executive to an ordinary citizen, easily bullied by anyone.
I heard that when the Thome family’s old mansion was being auctioned off, the workers moved a framed photo of me and him in the living room.
Julian Thome went berserk, protecting the photo and threatening everyone with a fruit knife not to touch my things.
The court, helpless, granted Julian Thome two days to move out anything not deemed valuable.
That night, Julian Thome found his way to the Knight family residence.
At that moment, Liam Knight had me pinned to the bed, kissing me until my head swam, my entire body sinking into the soft duvet.
I heard Julian Thome’s shouts from the yard and finally came back to my senses.
Julian Thome burst into the Knight family living room, scurrying wildly through the corridors like a headless chicken.
“Stella, come out!”
“I don’t believe you don’t love me anymore! Please, just give me one more chance!”
Liam Knight playfully bit my neck, his hand fiercely gripping my waist.
“Stella, do you still like him now?”
I shook my head truthfully. Liam Knight smiled contentedly, burying his face in my neck.
“Then tell him to leave.”
A man who’s jealous is hard to appease.
I reluctantly got up and called out to the disheveled Julian Thome.
Stop looking. I’m here.”
“Stop looking. I’m here.”
A flicker of light appeared in Julian Thome’s eyes. He rushed towards me impatiently.
He carefully opened his palm, revealing a pearl necklace nestled within.
Julian Thome’s fingers were covered in tiny cuts, still oozing blood.
“Stella, do you still remember?”
“This is the pearl we cultivated together, a unique pearl in the world.”
Julian Thome had once taken me to his friend’s private oyster farm, where we adopted a pearl oyster as a couple.
We opened a large, perfectly round white pearl, which we considered our token of love.
Julian Thome had someone specially design a locked box for it, then buried it under the elm tree at the Thome mansion.
“Stella, we’ll dig it up together on our wedding day.”
Julian Thome tried to please me by holding out the pearl necklace, but I couldn’t even be bothered to look at it.
“Have you made enough of a scene?”
“Julian Thome, I don’t love you anymore.”
“Please disappear from my life and give me some peace, okay?”
The comers of his eyes turned red, and he roared in anger.
“What does Liam Knight have that I don’t? I’m the one who loves you the most in this world!”
“Besides, he’s a cripple! He can’t give you the happiness you want.”
Hooked at Julian Thome’s ridiculous face and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“The Knight family is the most powerful in the city, Julian Thorne. What do you have to compare with him?”
Julian Thome humbly shrunk his neck, tears silently falling to the ground.
“Stella, I truly know I was wrong.”
“Please give me another chance to love you. I promise I’ll never betray you again.”
Julian Thome cried like a spoiled, naughty child, hoping I would absolve him of his sins.
Unfortunately, he had squandered every chance I gave him.
My heart was riddled with holes. How could a few soft apologies mend it?
