NovelOnlineChapter 12 His expression stiffened slightly. "Given the situation last night, I was afraid something might happen to her. You know lan was his parents' only child.
Now, Jewel's baby is their entire hope. If anything were to happen..." I understood his unfinished sentence.
"So, from now on, anything related to her will always be your priority, right?" I asked coldly.
Chris was silent for two seconds. "Things will be different once the baby is born." I started to laugh. As I turned, the newly risen sun stung my eyes.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Chris." I looked at him. "There will be other problems after the baby is born. The baby might get sick or have accidents. As long as you use this child as an excuse, you and Jewel will always be in skind of entanglement, and I will always be the one you abandon." Chris fell silent at my words.
I made my stance clear. "Chris, if we get married, I don't want my husband to be taking care of another woman every other day." 'Madeline, givestime. I'll sort this out." Chris' eyes showed signs of inner conflict.
"What is there to sort out? She's someone else's wife. Even if she needs care, you shouldn't have to take it this far. And..." I paused. "You weren't lan's only close friend. There's Derick and a few others. Why are you the only one so involved?" His emotions were evident on his face when he replied, "Because I was the only one with lan when the accident happened." Hearing the pain in his voice and thinking about his guilt and remorse after lan's death, I asked, "Chris, did you do something to betray lan?" "Madeline," Chris called my ncoldly. "Do you really have to dig into this?" "Yes, because it's affectingno... I pressed my lips together. "Chris, since wife, let's break up.
"This way, you won't have to be torn betweenand Jewel. Besides... you're not interested in me. Why make things hard on yourself?" As I said this, I realized how deeply his words from that day had hurt me.
"Madeline!" Chris' anger peaked. After a moment, he coldly asked, "Do you really want to break up? Are you sure?" "Yes, I'm sure," I said firmly.
"Fine, don't regret it," Chris stated before he turned around and threw the white roses into the trash can.
After he left, I stared at the discarded white roses, my eyes stinging with tears.
He had toldnot to regret it.
Those three words revealed his true thoughts. He probably believed that I could never leave him, which was why he felt he could hurtover and over again.
Although things between Chris andhad fallen apart, I was still his assistant, so I had to continue working as usual. But now, my work included wrapping things up and handing over my responsibilities..
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI didn't immediately resign because I wanted to finish the projects I was working on, especially the amusement park project.
This project was my suggestion. It meant a lot to me.
Before my parents passed away, I was a happy girl. My parents doted e to amusement onand tookparks all over the country every year. Dad even said he would build an amusement park forone day. Unfortunately, they died in a car accident, leavingan orphan.
A year ago, Chris acquired a new piece of land. When discussing what to do with it, I suggested building an amusement park. To my surprise, he agreed and putin charge of the entire project. For this, I was grateful to him. He allowed ne to fulfill Dad's wish. had even imagined that on the day the amusement park was completed, Chris 3/4 Chart: 12
and I would ride the Ferris wheel together, and I would tell my parents not to worry aboutanymore-I was doing well, loved, and cared for. But now, it seemed that this wish of mine wouldn't ctrue.
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