Chapter 5
12:06 PM
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I froze for a moment, then, without hesitation, turned and walked away, not even glancing at him.
Lowell seemed startled, quickly pushing through the crowd to follow me.
His face was pale, likely from the alcohol.
“Bessie, did you… see everything?
“Listen, Kaitlynn can’t handle alcohol, so I didn’t want her to drink. It’s not what you think…
He grabbed my
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my wrist tightly, his voice anxious.
moment later, Kaitlynn caught up to us, looking pitiful, as she grabbed my other hand.
“Bessie, I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I didn’t drink the glass of wine, and now you and Lowell are fighting. Don’t be mad. I’ll drink it right now…
Lowell shot her a glare.
“What are you doing here? Go back! Do you think this isn’t enough of a mess?!”
I didn’t want to hear any of their excuses.
Frustrated, I pushed both of them away and tried to leave quickly.
But just then, Kaitlynn slipped and slammed into the corner of a nearby table.
Blood started to pour from her forehead, and she cried out pitifully.
“Lowell, Im sorry. It’s my fault…
“Am I going to be disfigured?”
Seeing her injury, Lowell immediately panicked. He spun around and yelled at me.
“Bessie, are you losing your mind? Why do you do this?
“If anything happens to Kaitlynn, I swear I won’t let you off the hook!
At that moment, Lowell’s face was dark with anger.
I stood there, dazed, staring at the man who was so desperately defending Kaitlynn. And suddenly, memories from nine years ago rushed back
to me.
Back then, he had protected me the same way.
At that time, I was still in university often visited a friend from a nearby college.
One evening, I was coming back late when two burly men suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
“We’ve been watching you for a month. We finally got you now! You think you can escape?!”
I tried to escape, but two minutes later, I was pinned to the ground, helpless, waiting for what seemed like endless suffering.
Then suddenly, I heard a cold voice above me.
“Who do you think you’re messing with? You dare bully someone from my university?”
That was the first time I met Lowell. He was incredibly quick and skilled. By the time I registered what happened, the two men were already
on the ground
He helped me up, and I stammered, wanting to thank him.
He raised an eyebrow, waiting for my words.
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My face grew hot, and I couldn’t get my words out.
“… Thank you… I’m fine…
He smiled lightly, “Is that so? Then I can relax.
Later, Lowell took my hand.
He was the one who stood up for me when I was wronged, the one who made me soup during my period, and the one who carried me to the hospital when I was sick.
Under the fireworks, he proposed to me.
“Baby, marry me. I want you to be the happiest woman in the world.
“Til love and protect you for the rest of my life, never letting you suffer again.”
With everyone watching and blessing us, I shyly nodded and handed him my hand.
Theard Kaitlynn’s pitiful sobs.
Just then, a sharp slap came out of nowhere, landing on my face with a loud crack, knocking me to the ground.
When I looked up, I saw Lowell’s cold, piercing gaze, strange and terrifying.
“Bessie, you really disgust me.
“This slap is your lesson.
“Don’t think you can get away with anything just because I’ve been nice to you.”
With that, he turned and stormed off, carrying Kaitlynn in his arms without a word.
The winter air felt colder than ever.
On the quiet street, only a few pedestrians walked by, the northern wind howling. I don’t know how long I stood there, but eventually, I got up. wiped my face, wrapped my coat tighter, and slowly began walking home.
At home, I packed my bags and placed the signed divorce agreement in the most visible spot.
The next afternoon, Lowell called again.
By then, I had already reached the airport with my suitcase.
“Bessie, if you don’t want to divorce, come apologize to Kaitlynn right now, and we’ll forget about this…”
I him. “Tve already prepared the divorce papers. Just sign them, and we’re done!
“No need,” I interrupted him. “I
With that, I hung up the phone, blocked all his contact information, and boarded the flight home.
