His Crush Came Back

ement party, she was certain that Roderick Fl

ad, leaving me behind to take

tly enduring and preserving everyone'

ll in love with me slowly, and I deliber

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k drove me to a campsit

ky only once every fourteen years, along w

e, startling me and making me c

and after touching my cold ha

had given me everything I asked for, i

er seen a man love his wif

sively that it gave

oderick's shoulder and said, "I want to spend my birthday with yo

tically, and only agreed when

reed to me that day was embarrassment or helplessness. I

dipped below the hor

with static, heightening the sense of isolation.

so scared. Why

ne Knight. Roderick's expr

e static replaced by the sound

turned co

ut he shook off my hand and raised hi

d and kept calling back, not even bo

ed my coat and g

o appear, but Roderick didn't care.

rnly got out of the car and checked i

ing on the terrace. The cell phone signal was re

en on the night I lay in the hospital,

een. The ringtone stopped after a minut

her voice came through, a m

ed in the wind for two hours? If Roderick hadn't come in time, her heal

gly, "If she is in danger, doesn't she still have you as her mother t

s momentarily silenced by my

ed you! Why can't you tolerate your sister? Do you have to make her sick to feel satisfied?

turning all of Norene's selfish

thought I had grown n

r words for Norene made me

d by outside the window. I quickly c

upside down and ma

my life, I wished for

message from Roderick sat

thday, Kie

essage and turn

decided to take back all the love

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agreement for me, her eyes widened in disbelief, just as

re you really determined to

good to you, you reall

gaze, replied seriously, "I just want to prep

conomically ideal marriage match but also declared he would gi

ster Norene, who was so sparkling and shin

ond daughter in the Knight family

er all, he had introduced Norene to the best professor, but Norene decide

sted his marriage certificate with me an

other, who never even glanced at me, softened her expression, bra

being ignored by fate for twenty ye

ideal, I was willing to be

and as his equal. At home, I took care of everything pe

nce scolded Norene to the point of storming out, warmly holding my

e realized that I was not as cowar

me, even to tentatively.

me to garden and cook with me. If he wasn't traveling

of his car outside the villa,

ke my hand, kiss the ring on my finger, and whis

ade it all too easy for

ht he really fell in love with me. He almost let

hen I received an an

t I'm coming back next month, and it's time for t

ent and determined tha

erything behind for me to clean up, yet now she could casually tu

d have no plans to divorce for the

ssage, but she seemed too disdainful to

otification of a two-million dollars

the note,

ucket of cold water had been po

val, how could Norene have been so bold a

nything else. She was so arrogant that she even

d poured the soup in the

n't be coming

s time to wake up

all. I almost fell

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divorce, and rumors about Norene rekindling her old flame with

umpkin from the countryside who c

r years of struggle, she had stooped so low as

t someone else couldn't hold b

o chair a meeting to finalize the spokesper

table voice came f

heart. Why do you slander Norene? Never thought you, who always prete

d she could cover her ears, but I calmly circled the key

Norene or persuade Norene to be patient and wait until I'm divorced before clingi

ur parents. Even after taking over the company,

nd him, so you come he

and let a wry smile

los

e, cutting off Rog

Even when we met at banquets, he only called

been left with our grandparents in the cou

who didn't even dare to speak loudly, ne

ad full control over the fashion lin

eeting, I cut off the company's support fo

finally realized how goo

returned home earlier t

ce agreement I had tuc

been torn into several piece

out his cigarette

to help Norene? She fainted from the cold because of your birthday. I

alm, but he quietly p

nt to dwell on how Norene had ingratiated herself with

e years that I wasn't clinging to him to grow. I was angry at myself fo

tle seemed too

n just fire me. Well, and don't forget the s

ny over to the Knight family, I wouldn't say a word,

ck looked surprised but merely gazed at me quietl

bout, you jealous girl? Fire my

ged box containing the latest

uet tonight to celebrate Norene's re

'd feel awkward tonigh

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d on the table, with the words "Sincerely invit

ne, looking gentle and serene, hailed b

ould only attend the Knight family's b

y, grabbed the dress,

he back of the dress. I was angry and tied t

on the door gently. I didn't answ

g eyes, straightened my back, took a fe

empty, except for

had an urgent matte

rt turned into a jo

on my face. I brushed past the awkward-looking

g at the entrance as if he had planned it all along,

Without an invitation, I'm