Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
“Mrs. Mendoza, the plane is about to explode, please put on your oxygen mask quieldy, We will be making an emergency landing on the water soon!” In the audio, the crew members were anxiously reminding me.
“Alberto… I should have died…” I spoke slowly, “Thank you for your company over these three years.”
“Back then, Layton and I were engaged, preparing to get married upon returning to our home country. Unexpectedly, the day before obtaining the marriage license, he suddenly confessed that he had fallen in love with Lexie and proposed to her, asking me to support their relationship.”
“Thank you for showing up on time and giving me a tender moment when I was feeling down.”
“Even if this tenderness was acted out by you for Lexie’s happiness, I still have to be grateful to you.”
“Thank you for once pulling me out of the abyss. Thank you for giving me a marriage full of false affection!
“When I discovered that everything was fake, you pushed me into the abyss again.”
“That blueprint was meant for me to fulfill my parents‘ wish and design an Art Museum while they were still alive. But you used it to please Lexie and construct a shopping mall for her.”
“Now, I am going to die, so let it be for you. I wish you can be happy in the future, without having to love her cautiously, but openly.”
“Goodbye, Alberto,”
This will be my final farewell to Alberto in this testament
Lood explosions resounded one after another, and then everything turned into nothingness and silence
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A few days later, someone, unknown, uploaded the recording from the Black Box onto the internet, causing a huge uproar.
The Mendoza family, the McBride family, and the Shannon family all found themselves embroiled in controversy, with the stocks of their respective companies plummeting one after another, as a series of online rumors spread.
Some people say that Alberto intentionally killed me by orchestrating a plane crash, all for the sake of Lexie.
Someone said, “I couldn’t bear Alberto and Lexie’s affair, so I decided to end my life.”
When I heard this news, I was already in the distant coastal city of New Island, enjoying the salty sea breeze
I took the savings left by my parents before marriage and bought a moderately–sized house. I also started a construction design company.
Tise crew members had called me and said, “Ms. Hensley, Mr. Mendoza has been having a tough time recently.”
I laughed and said, “Did you forget? I was already dead. What does it matter to me if he is good or not?”
There was a moment of silence across the table. “Mr. Mendoza had hired a private search team to search in that area for over a month. No matter how his sister tried to persuade him, it was all in vain. Eventually.”
“He was forcibly taken back by his father and scolded mercilessly.”
Oh, I almost forgot, I also have a father–in–law who was staying in Swynbank for recuperation.
It seems that this time really affected the reputation of the Mendoza family, causing the company’s stock price to fluctuate and even alarming the old man to return to the country.
I spoke up, “Alberto played with my emotions and should also bear all the consequences.”
The person across continued, “Also, Ms. Shannon and Layton had a big fight, and it seems she had a miscarriage afterwards. She wanted to go see Mr. Mendoza, but he simply turned her away.‘
“It was she who wanted to take everything away from me, so be it.” I shook my head and hung up the phone.
Chapter 7
At first, I was not accustomed to the humid sea breeze and intense sunlight of this city, as well as the overly enthusiastic people.
Several new girls were recruited in the company, and they found out that I was the only one who knew how to windsurf. They insisted on dragging me to the beach to play windsurfing
1, who used to stay indoors all year round, gradually fell in love with outdoor sports, and my skin also became slightly darker.
1 helped the people in this small city design new homes, design kindergartens.. Watching them gradually build their lives, the emptiness in my heart was slowly filled
One day, Fiona Sherman from the company mysteriously pulled me aside and said, “Ms. Hensley, my little uncle is going to design a children’s Art Museum. Shall we meet tonight? Have a meal?”
I looked at her suspiciously and said, “It’s a good idea for older people to have the idea of building an Art Museum. You should make an appointment.”
Fiona burst into laughter.
I didn’t know why Fiona was laughing until we sat at the dinner table.
Her “Little uncle” looked only a few years older than her, with broad shoulders, long legs, and a handsome appearance.
After he came in and sat down, the waiter who was carrying the tray kept going in and out several times.
I turned my head to the side and sneakily glanced
He was calmly and indifferently leaning against the back of the chair, with a high and straight nose bridge, delicate eyebrows and eyes, resembling a certain popular male actor.
Suddenly, he looked over and his deep gaze collided with mine.
I panicked for no reason and quickly lowered my head to take a sip of water. Fiona enthusiastically nudged from our company. She’s amazing, I heard she majored in architecture at Welch University.”
“Ms. Hensley, this is my younger uncle, Darnell, who was single and wealthy”
Darnell Sherman clenched his right hand into a fist and coughed lightly near his lips.
me and winked. “Uncle, this is Ms. Hensle
“My family is grateful to you for taking care of Fiona most of the time. She has been spoiled at home, so it’s good to make her work and not let her act recklessly all the time. Sumetimes she speaks bluntly, so please be more understanding”
I nodded, “She was lively in personality and worked very diligently and responsibly”
Darnell’s handsome face displayed a smile, “That’s good. The family was worried she would get into trouble.”
“By the way, I planned to build an Art Museum for children with autism. Fiona sald you are very talented, so she asked me to come to you for the design.”
“Did you want to?”
Somewhere in my heart, there was a slight touch, and my expression turned serious: “My parents also wanted to build an Art Museum for the children of the stars before they passed away, but I kept postponing it. Now that you have such an idea, of course, I am willing ”
“Mr. Sherman, I can do this design project for you for free, as long as you can guarantee sufficient investment for the future.”
Darnell looked at me deeply and said firmly, “Okay.”
On the day Star Art Museum started construction, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held.
I clasped my hands together and rambled on to my parents in the sky.
When I opened my eyes, I found Darnell standing by my side, with a handsome face and a warm smile.
The heartbeat skipped a beat for no reason.
Throughout the entire hot summer, I ran to the construction site and monitored the progress of the Art Museum every day.
I got even darker, became thinner, and also became healthier.
Darnell said he felt a little guilty and always used the excuse of treating me to different places to eat.
For a while, I came across news about Alberto and Lexie online again.
After Lexie had a miscarriage, she had many arguments with Leyton because of the rumors online, and they eventually got divorced.
Alberto did not be with Lexie, instead he wanted to leave everything behind and look for me everywhere, and he was severely beaten by the old man.
When the maple leaves turned red in autumn, the Star Art Museum was completed and officially opened.
I had wi
waited for this Art Museum for too long. In the past, in order to be a good Mrs. Mendoza and not to spend Alberto’s money recklessly, I kept this desire hidden deep in my computer, but Alberto took it to please Lexie
During the construction, the budget exceeded, and 1 arociously looked for Darnell. However, he said as long as the result was good, there was no need to worry about money as he had plenty of it.
He not only invested to million in the Art Museum, but also donated ten times the amount to the Children From Star Charity Foundation
At the moment the museum opened, I was incredibly excited and instinctively opened my arms to embrace Darnell in celebration.
When I realized what was happening, this embrace had already gone too far, and I awkwardly wanted to quickly let go of my hand.
Darnell gently hugged me back.
The faint scent of grass and wood emanating from his body made me temporarily forget my struggles
“Frida” came a furious voice from behind.
