Chapter 11
Category:
Urban
Author:
BriaWords:960Update time:25/05/26 19:56:12
Alanna applied for Jillian to attend university abroad.
Caiden's affection came late, and he spent his days drunk.
Johnathan, after a year of Jillian's departure, bravely pursued love.
As for me—
I was busy in the laboratory every day.
But when I returned home, a light was lit for me.
Conners love was subtle and pervasive.
In my previous life, I had Jillian in my heart and placed him as a backup option.
He thought there was plenty of time, always believing he'd have a chance to open my heart.
Not to surpass Jillian, but at least be on par with her.
Who knew that upon returning from recovering abroad, the news I received was of our mutual demise.
On the day our bodies were retrieved from a ditch by rescue workers, Caiden was still living a life of drunken debauchery in a bar.
He was intimately involved with his newly hired secretary.
Conner knocked him over with a punch, angrily yelling,
"Your wife is dead, and you still have the nerve to drink and carouse here!"
Caiden wiped the blood from his nose, completely indifferent,
"She's dead, so what? She wasn't someone I truly wanted to marry anyway."
"It's time for a replacement."
"Bastard!"
In a fit of rage, Conner unleashed his fury, pinning Caiden to the ground and pounding him.
Caiden used his elbow to block Conners punches, his eyes bloodshot, saying,
"Are you sure you want to destroy our brotherhood over two unrelated women?"
"Don't forget, I sacrificed my own marriage for you, marrying a woman I didn't love."
Conner grabbed his collar, exposing his hypocritical facade,
"Don't pretend to be so noble."
"Although you lost control over your marriage, you gained the inheritance of the group."
It was simply a willing exchange of interests.
Caiden stiffened and remained silent.
Love, unknown where it begins, grows deeper with time.
Conner didn't believe in ghosts or gods.
He also found the matter regarding marriage rather absurd.
But when we obtained our marriage license, he was overseas undergoing emergency treatment.
When he returned, the deed was done.
Conner didn't reject or blame me.
Instead, he tried to assume the responsibilities of a husband.
Our relationship deepened over time.
He understood me and was willing to tolerate me.
Now, he suddenly remembered the fortune teller who proposed the "marriage for good luck" method.
He placed all his bets on him.
He bought many gifts to pay a visit him.
The fortune teller guided him, saying,
"Pawn it all and forget your worries."
So, he found that woman named Ivy Mcgrath again.
I don't know what price he paid to gain the opportunity for rebirth.
I asked him, "What was it?"
Conner kissed my fingers, evading the question,
"It doesn't matter anymore."
"The most important thing is right now."
Right now?
So, the future, then?