Jared's original dreams were shattered just like that. Unable to pay the rent, the landlady kicked him out. What terrified him the most was that his credit cards and online loans were overdue. He was the type of person who cared about his pride. The thought of having overdue loans and being labeled as a defaulter was something he couldn't let anyone know, not to mention the risk of ruining his reputation. At this moment, he thought of me again.
Since I had blocked him, he had tried calling me using Yvonne's phone. I blocked him again.
He found me once more through our shared social circle.
Through the iron gate of the small courtyard, I saw the man standing there, dragging a suitcase, his clothes wrinkled, his beard scruffy.
As soon as he saw me, Jared rushed over and shouted, "Gabrielle, open the door!"
"You actually dared to hide buying a house from me?"
"You told me you had no money?"
"By the way, did you add my name to the house?"
"If not, go and add it tomorrow."
"Who said you could make decisions without asking?"
I remained silent, just looking at him.
He hurriedly added, "By the way, pay back the money on the credit card."
As he said this, he held his phone's payment code up to the gate, practically shoving it in my face.
I casually asked, "Who are you?"
"Since when did beggars get so arrogant?"
"You don't want cash? You want me to scan your code?"
Jared stood there, stunned, for a long while. Finally, he sputtered something. I laughed.
"Jared, are you truly stupid or pretending? Do you think I would still want you after all this?"
"At least you were worth something emotionally before."
"Now, you don't even have that anymore."
"Have you been brainwashed by Yvonne?"
Yvonne thought that Harrison Green, being a cripple, should consider it a stroke of luck to marry her. Surely he must love her to the point of madness.
She ran away from home with the child, and now he just has to go through the whole 'win-her-back-after-messing-up-big-time' drama. That's how it always goes in novels.
In the end, she was left with nothing, her marriage ending in an ugly divorce.
At one point, Jared was still a relatively normal person, just a bit arrogant. He had taken his federal civil service exam seriously and passed.
However, when he crossed paths with Yvonne again, his old love—the one that got away, his unattainable dream—still held a significant place in his heart.
He listened to Yvonne's manipulation, cutting me off completely. He began to manipulate me, trying to control me, and then demanding that I beg him.
After he had Yvonne and passed his exam, his confidence turned into arrogance, thinking that men like him were impossible to find anywhere else.
I would never forgive him.
After all, even Yvonne couldn't bear to let him go.
So that's the takeaway from his words. What a joke.
"Jared, I dumped you just like the trash I threw away."
"Yvonne has amnesia. She doesn't remember anything, except for you."
"This is the script you two have written."
"As for me, I remember everything, but I've chosen to forget you."
"Because you don't deserve to be remembered."
"Now get lost."
"Don't make me call security."
He still tried to hang on, so I pulled out my phone and started recording. I told him that if he didn't leave, I would post it on social media—him, on the streets, begging me to take him in.
He looked just like a stray dog.
Hearing that, he grabbed his suitcase and left.
The next few days, he still wouldn't give up. He tried to intercept me when I left the house, pestering me and saying sweet nothings.
It made my skin crawl.
Finally, I called the police.
He was arrested and given a good talking-to by the police, but he kept claiming we were in a relationship. So, I showed them the video of him and Yvonne having sex. The officers were speechless. They couldn't believe how shameless he was.
