Dragging her still unhealed body, with a swollen face, Anne waited outside the villa all night, but she couldn’t get in.
The chilly autumn wind blew away a lot of her anger and resentment. Wheri dawn broke, she started to have a fever again, sobbing and crying uncontrollably, occasionally sending Garrett a pitiful message.
He did not reply at all.
The tightly closed gate finally opened until noon the next day.
The noise of the door opening woke up Anne, who was sleeping lightly. She groggily opened her eyes and saw Garrett about to get in the car. She quickly struggled to stand up and grabbed his hand.
Those once endearing eyes were filled with a pool of tears, their voice filled with utmost son
sorrow.
“Garrett, look at my face, it’s all bruised from Ruth’s punches. She even said that if I dare to complain to you, she will teach me a lesson. Sob, sob, sob.”
Garrett gave her a cold glance, devoid of the previous indulgence and indulgence in his tone.
“If I hit her, I hit her. Shouldn’t you be the one suffering? You are not allowed to disturb her again in the future, do you hear me?”
His indifferent attitude was far from what Anne had imagined.
She stood there frozen. Her face filled with disbelief.
“Garrett, what’s wrong with you? Why would you say such things? Didn’t you say you would always comfort me?”
Listening to her deliberately squeezed out sob, a hint of disgust flashed in Garrett’s eyes, and he directly pushed her away by
y pulling out his hand.
“I was just teasing you, Did you really take it seriously? Anne, you didn’t actually think I liked you, did you? It was all just a game, the only person I’ve ever liked, from beginning to end, is Ruth!”
One sentence completely shattered Anne’s hopeful heart.
She found it hard to accept this fact and couldn’t pretend to be pitiful anymore. She couldn’t help but roar.
“Did you deceive me? Did you deceive me, Garrett? You better understand that the person you like should be me! If you truly like Ruth, why didn’t you react at all when I hit her? Why did you abandon her countless times and stay by my side?”
Upon hearing these words, Garrett involuntarily clenched his fists, feeling an uncontrollable surge of heat in his heart.
Many images flashed rapidly through his mind.
The drowning by the bridge, the calendar in the villa, the dispute at the auction house…
In every scene, he could see Ruth’s lonely and desolate figure, along with her undisguised look of disappointment.
It was not until Garrett completely lost it that he realized, in hindsight, how much he had crossed the line with the things he had done.
Regret surged over him like a tidal wave, completely engulfing his entire being.
He didn’t want to hear Anne mention these old things again, but she kept talking incessantly like a floodgate had been opened.
“Even if you were just pretending, Garrett, you have already gotten into the role now. The person you like definitely wouldn’t be Ruth, otherwise why would you agree to get a divorce? Isn’t it because you have feelings for me?”
The two words “divorce” brought back those cruel facts that Garrett had temporarily forgotten.
All his rationality collapsed and dissipated in that moment.
He couldn’t control himself anymore, and he grabbed Anne’s thin neck, causing his hand to become swollen and congested due to excessive force.
Soon, the redness spread from her neck to her face and gradually turned into a dark purple color.
Anne struggled hard, but she couldn’t resist the brute force and could only widen her eyes, feeling the air in her lungs gradually leaving her.
Just when she thought she was going to die here today, Garrett finally withdrew his hand.
She collapsed to the ground like a fragile doll on the verge of breaking
Garrett did not look at her again and handed it directly to the secretary to handle
“I didn’t want to see her appear in front of me again.”
Chapter 18
After the plane landed in Ustor, Ruth realized that Liam had already made all the arrangements in advance.
The vehicles for pick–up and drop–off, the five–star hotels, and the butlers arranging the Itinerary…
Looking at this meticulously thought–out arrangement, Ruth felt somewhat surprised.
She remembered Liam saying that he was just an ordinary student from a regular family, so why would he have connections and resources abroad?
But she kept thinking about the pocket watch in her heart and didn’t think any further.
When they arrived at the clock shop, the repairman checked it and said there was still a chance for repair. Only then did Ruth feel relieved.
In the following days, the two of them had nothing to do and spent their time traveling around, visiting all the tourist attractions.
Liam cherished everything here as if he had been here countless times before.
He could explain all the famous historical sites and anecdotes clearly.
In addition, the two individuals had previously encountered a few of his friends on the street and were invited to visit the mansion.
Ruth discovered that he not only knew horse riding and tennis, but he could also give reviews on the exclusive wine for the Ecluoland royal family
Ruth increasingly felt that Liam, who was now accompanying her, was very different from the fresh–faced pretty boy in her perception.
As the days went by, the doubts accumulated in her mind grew deeper and deeper.
Every time she wanted to ask a few probing questions, but when she saw his innocent and harmless face, she felt like she was overthinking.
On the day of the appointment, Liam ran into a friend at the door, while Ruth went into the store alone.
They booked the flight back home in the afternoon, so she didn’t dawdle and quickly grabbed her things and left.
As I pushed open the door, I didn’t see Liam’s figure.
There were quite a few people gathered in a circle on the steps a few meters away.
After looking around in all directions for a few rounds, Ruth still couldn’t find anyone. She had no choice but to walk towards the crowd of people.
Before she even got close, she heard a voice that sounded a lot like Garrett’s.
“What’s your business?”
Upon hearing this, Ruth was momentarily stunned.
She looked at the crowded crowd, stepped onto the flower bed beside her, and then she was able to see the situation inside.
It was indeed Garrett.
After a few days of not seeing each other, he looked much more haggard, no longer the energetic and confident person he was a few days ago. With red eyes, he grabbed Liam’s collar tightly.
“I came to find my wife, what’s your relationship with her, get lost!”
In contrast, Liam was much more composed. He glanced at Garrett and then raised his hand, directly locking away the hand that had rumpled his collar,
“Ruth and you had already divorced, brother of the ex–husband, what are you trying to prove in front of me?”
As Ruth watched the scene unfolding before her, her heart sank
It was not because the two of them collided and had a conflict
But it was not because of Liam
He always appeared obedient and well–behaved in front of her, although occasionally causing some minor disturbances. However, whenever there was a problem, he would immediately call her for help.
She always thought that he was just like he appeared, an inexperienced and indecisive little boy.
Did he actually have another face in a place she couldn’t see before?
So unruly, so defiant.
It subverted all her understanding of him in the past six months.
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“It has nothing to do with you whether I go abroad or not, right? Besides, I am not alone, I am with my fiance”
