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“And now that James and Neil don’t want you anymore, you want to settle the score with me?”
As soon as the words left my mouth, Marion’s expression darkened instantly.
“Sophia, you, damn it! Why don’t you just die for real? Once and for all?!”
“It’s all your fault! You made me miscarry. You caused James and I to get divorced! And now Neil is ignoring me!”
The woman then took a few steps closer, her eyes were wild with rage.
“You were the one who leaked that recording, weren’t you? You faked your death just to frame me, you’re really
something!”
I looked at her with a trace of sympathy.
“Marion, you knew James and I were engaged, yet you went behind my back and pursued her. You even dared to
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Although I Dedicated Half of My Life for You, You Betrayed Me!
“Everything was your own fault.”
The woman’s face turned pale instantly. She then raised her hand to slap me. However, Leo quickly pulled me aside, causing her slap to hit him. His cheek turned red because of her slap. When I saw that Leo was slapped, I angrily slapped Marion in response.
“You were the one who wanted to compete with me for no reason!”
“I never thought of competing with you for victory or defeat!”
Marion laughed maniacally.
“See? What I can’t stand the most about you is your gentlemanly and self–righteous act. Yet, the teachers and classmates always favored you. You’re so hypocritical!”
“Sophia, you may think you can run away. But you can’t. Today, I’ll make you pay the price!”
The woman then rushed toward me as she managed to pass Leo. After that, she then suddenly pushed me. I
couldn’t dodge in time, so I was about to fall to the ground.
“Sophia!”
A familiar voice, filled with uncontrollable joy and excitement yet laced with fear and worry, called out.
Without further ado, Neil rushed over and helped me up. Due to inertia, his hand scraped against the stones on the ground, causing blood to drip from the wound. I quickly steadied myself as he looked at me with overwhelming
relief.
His eyes locked onto mine.
The man quietly said, “Sophia, you’re alive. You’re still here… thank goodness.”
I had never seen Neil so distraught and out of control like this. In fact, he looked so fragile as if he would break if
I didn’t treat him properly.
Although the man was tall, he was muscular. Yet, the man before me was very skinny. It was as if his clothes ate
him up.
His voice was hoarse as he kept repeating, “Sophia, you’re still alive… thank goodness, thank goodness.”
Marion gritted his teeth, hatred flashing in her eyes.
The woman covered her battered face and complained, “Neil, I also fell. Not to mention, I’m injured. Help me!”
As she said that, Marion was in tears. But Neil ignored her. In fact, his gaze never left me. Unfortunately, it was
too late.
Leo, addressing the two uninvited guests, spoke bluntly, “I’m sorry, but today is the opening day of my art
museum. I didn’t send you an invitation. You are not welcome here. Please leave.”
Marion shouted, “Neil, are you really going to ignore me? I’m bleeding! Look at me!”
Neil turned her head and glared at her as he surprisingly shouted, “Shut up! If you hadn’t dragged me that day, Sophia wouldn’t have been in danger!”
Then, the man turned back to me. His eyes overflowed with the joy of regaining what was lost and deep regret, he pleaded, “Sophia, I was wrong. Come home. Let’s live a good life together, okay?”
His eyes looked very sad..
