Chapter 9
Tatiana’s face turned pale and she looked like she was about to collapse.
I didn’t want to waste any more time listening to her endless nonsense. I have heard these words too many times since I was young.
She made a gesture and the bodyguard immediately blocked her, protecting me as we left.
After I came back, my team has been hiding my whereabouts from the outside world. Even though Jared’s influence in Maplevale was so great that he could control everything, he still couldn’t find my whereabouts.
At the investment promotion conference of “Romance,” I saw a familiar figure sitting in the audience.
Jared’s gaze was intense as he looked at me, his eyes filled with deep affection.
I was not surprised to have this day.
But I knew Jared was a person who cared about his image and wouldn’t make any moves in front of the media.
But I underestimated the extent of his shamelessness.
During the interview session, the microphone somehow ended up in his hands.
He walked up to the stage, holding a microphone, looking at me with anticipation and a regained sense of joy. “Raquel, you finally came back.”
“Can we start over as if nothing happened? You loved me, otherwise you wouldn’t have lived with me for so long… We even agreed to have a cute baby this year.”
Shaun observed my expression and politely spoke, “Sir, this is a movie press conference. Please refrain from discussing matters unrelated to the film.”
Jared, however, didn’t even look at him, but just looked at me with a humble posture and said, “Raquel, I know you’re angry with me, so I came here today to apologize and explain in front of the media in Hong Kong.”
“Nothing ever happened between Tatiana and me. I did admire her when we were young, so when she approached me for resources later on, I didn’t refuse…”
“I swear, after we got married, I fell in love with you… You wouldn’t have felt how I treated you all these years!”
I laughed mockingly, “Jared, look closely, I am Raquel, I am not a substitute for Tatiana.”
“You are so fond of acting sentimental, why don’t you try your luck in the film industry? Stop pretending in front of me.”
“Can you distinguish whether your current reluctance to let me go is because of love or unwillingness? You simply dislike others leaving before you.” During the past six months of seclusion and filming on the mountain, I had no entertainment activities during my breaks. I carefully reviewed my relationship with Jared over the years.
His concern and love for me could never have been just an act.
He truly fell in love with me, and it is true that he was not willing when Tatiana chose Mike instead of him back then.
But at that time, his unwillingness prevailed.
Now, love and not loving are no longer important to me.
Because my love for him had completely disappeared.
Jared pleaded with deep regret, “Raquel, it was all my fault. Please come back home. I promise I will never interfere with your career again. I will provide you with the best resources and support you, okay?”
“As long as you were willing to forgive me and come back home with me, I would fully support whatever you wanted to do!”
I shook my head.
“Jared, I was not Tatiana.”
“I never eat grass that has been chewed.”
If these words he said had happened in the past, perhaps I would have been moved to tears.
It is not useful now.
Jared’s belated affection, in my eyes, was worth nothing.
