Mariah, who heard this sentence, seemed to have heard a huge joke. She suddenly stood up, watching him walk further and further away, and his voice became much sharper.
“Friend? You say you only see me as a friend, huh, I’m afraid only you believe that! Brent, honestly ask yourself, do you really just see me as a friend?”
“Who would travel thousands of miles to Aniston to watch the sunrise just because of a friend’s words? Who would repeatedly abandon their own wife because of a friend? And who would neglect their wife’s injuries to take care of a friend, even casually giving away gifts given by their wife!”
“Brent, stop deceiving others, and don’t deceive yourself either! Even if I hadn’t done those things, do you think Adeline wouldn’t have divorced you? I just accelerated the timing of the divorce, that’s
all!”
As Mariah spoke, Brent’s face gradually turned pale and his breathing became more and more
rapid. Finally, he couldn’t bear it any longer and walked back to Mariah. With a loud “smack,” he slapped her across the face.
His strength did not diminish at all, and he hit her so hard that she turned her head to the side.
In the blink of an eye, visible palm prints appeared on Mariah’s fair skin.
The burning pain spread gradually from her cheek, and she turned her head to look at him. Mariah, who had always been a symbol of gentleness and kindness in front of him, did not comply with him
this time.
“Brent, even if I approached you again, you didn’t refuse either. Now you say you only see me as a friend, but who would kiss their friend? Do you think you’re innocent?”
Brent’s temples throbbed with anger, and he wanted to say no, but in the end, he just turned around dejectedly. “Mariah, let’s just put an end to this farce,” he said.
His figure completely disappeared at the entrance of the villa, and she collapsed weakly onto the sofa, covering her face and sobbing.
Mariah never imagined that the end of her relationship with Brent would turn out like this.
But she was unwilling, really unwilling. Why? Why was he allowed to come and go as he pleased with her? It wasn’t just him who had invested in this relationship, so why was he allowed to end it
whenever he wanted?
“Brent, I wouldn’t let go like this.”
She watched the direction he left, reached out, and wiped the tears off her face, murmuring.
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Chapter 15
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On the other side, inside the private room of Lamont’s largest club.
Brent sat in the middle of the sofa, holding a glass of wine and continuously pouring himself drinks. With another strong drink consumed, his consciousness had already started to blur.
His friends, who were called by him, watched him drinking recklessly and advised him one after
another.
“Brent, didn’t you just get divorced? Why are you acting like it’s the end of the world? If you don’t have this, just find someone else. In Lamont, there are plenty of people who want to marry you, so why bother about just one?”
“Yeah, Brent, that Mariah, weren’t you dating her passionately recently? If you ask me, you should marry her and let that Adeline see. Brent, we have plenty of admirers, if she doesn’t want you,
her loss!”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
it’s
The incessant voices of persuasion annoyed Brent, but upon careful listening, without exception, everyone was urging him to find another one.
But no matter how hard he searched, he couldn’t find his Adele again…
He didn’t want anyone except Adele.
Brent couldn’t deny that initially he agreed to marry Adeline because she bore a resemblance to
Mariah.
But later on, he did indeed develop feelings for her as they spent time together.
He fell in love with Adeline, but sadly, he didn’t realize it.
He was shackled by the regrets he had missed in his youth, so when he learned that Mariah had come back to him, his heart shifted.
Brent started lying. He told her that he had to leave for a few days due to work matters, and then he immediately went to Aniston and approached Mariah.
When she was on the verge of death after a car accident, even losing her child, she must have been very scared, right? But he, in order to accompany Mariah to watch the sunrise, refused all her calls.
Chapter 15
