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“You weren’t just wanting more–you were full of yourself.”
“You clearly have no feelings for me but won’t admit it, and in the end you try to insult me in every way possible.
“Ryan, this isn’t how things should be done.”
Ryan tried to step forward and grab me, but I backed away with a determined expression on my face.
“You didn’t come back to find me because you love me. You came to find me because you were completely kicked out of the family game.”
I stared at him for a few seconds, then sighed in disappointment. How did someone like this waste so many years of my life?
I closed the door and ignored whoever was outside.
The emotions I’d been hiding for days burst out at that moment. The pain from my unrequited love still ached in my heart.
I’d loved him for so many years, only to discover that the person I loved wasn’t worth it–that was the most painful thing of all.
After opening a bottle of wine and having a glass, the bitter feeling in my heart finally eased a bit.
I walked to the door and looked outside through the peephole. Ryan was nowhere to be seen. Frustration spread through my heart.
I’d chased after him for so many years without ever thinking of giving
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up, and he just left after coming here drunk once? I really couldn’t accept it.
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But there was nothing I could do about my frustration. I couldn’t live my life in sadness. H
It was already dark outside, and Derek was still sending me messages about details for the engagement party. I looked at the messages and slowly calmed down.
When I lay in bed, I completely cleared Ryan’s image from my mind. This time, I’d say goodbye for good.
I still had a bit of lingering goodwill toward both Sophie and Ryan. But Sophie didn’t think the same way.
Maybe because she didn’t get the position she wanted, she started spreading lies and rumors about me online.
She said I failed to seduce Ryan and then turned to seduce his uncle instead. Her words were very nasty.
Her exposé included my full name, so people could easily find out who I was with a simple search. The Mitchell family’s stock was also affected.
After taking countless calls from business partners asking about the situation, I was annoyed beyond belief.
I finally unblocked Ryan and sent him a message, “Did you do this?”
Ryan seemed hurt by me, his voice listless. “Caressa, you don’t trust me, do you?”
I laughed. “Have you ever trusted me? Neither of us should judge the other. I’m giving you one day to solve the trouble your little girlfriend
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“If I have to handle it myself… I’ll make sure she’s completely ruined.”
After hanging up, I contacted a private investigator to conduct a detailed investigation into Sophie.
When I saw the investigation results, I was stunned. This little girl wasn’t as innocent and harmless as she appeared on the surface.
In the photos, she was wearing different clothes and moving between various types of men. These men all had one thing in common–they were rich.
In the list of men she’d seduced, I saw a familiar name–Derek.
After thinking about it, I picked up my phone and called him. The call connected quickly.
“What’s wrong, honey? Miss me?” Derek’s casual voice came through, and for once, hearing it actually put me in a good mood.
“You know Sophie, don’t you?”
“Yeah, she only got to know Ryan because of me.”
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