Chapter 5
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bly charched the remnants of their child and policy bezzed Sean to marry her
o longer mattered to me
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the beach, planning to get my diving certification and learn how to swim.
to experience that helpless despair for a third time
bor mysel
y to the airport, Sean still kept ser
tending me mentages, harassing me
“Truly, I rejected Lily’s proposal the said the sue me for intentional harm if refed
“I know you hate me, but Emily, you should p ve me a chance to mak
rejected her because I love y
ings right. You can’t just give up on mary”
“Honestly, after seven years of marriage, haven’t I treated you well enough?
I pressed my forehead and sighed
“Seat. I don’t love you anymore.
“The already sent the wedding ring to your home. From now on, we have no tie
There was silence for a moment before he sent me a voice message
The man’s voice was desperate, almost pleading.
“Emily, I can’t live without you Can’t you, for the sake of our past, not divorcee?”
“The cut ties with Lily. Let’s just pretend nothing ever happened, okay?”
How could we pretend nothing happened?
I gently touched my flat stomach and typed back.
“But why stay with someone you don’t love?
“Really necessary
Ar that moment, I couldn’t help but smile sadly.
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Sean Happy New Year.”
As soon as I sent the message, he started calling me frantically
I calmly turned off my phone.
When the plane landed, my swimming instructor, whom I had booked in advance, was already waiting at the exa
frose, staring at the familiar man before me, unable to believe my ey
-Alex s
Stone?
Alex was my neighbor when I was little. Unlike me, he had a happy family, and it was his care that helped me ve
Thinking back, it had been almost ten years since I escaped from that hellish place and saw him last.
“What are you doing here?”
Alex casually took my baggage and siled at me.
“Shocked? I’m not surprised at all
“Ever heard of the saying? All surprises are carefully planned”
He reached out and hugged me, weighing me in his arms.
“You’ve lost weight.”
at’s when I noticed his eyes were red.
“They told me you drowned. I didn’t believe it. And now I see I was right.”
I suddenly understood why Alex became a swimming instructor,
He smiled at me with a touch of ease.
“Theard you married Sean. How has he treated you?”
I paused for a moment before answering calmly.
“He cheated on me. I’m divorcing him.”
Pexpected to hear words of sympathy or regret, but instead, I heard a soft la
I looked up in surprise
His handsome face gradually softened into a smile, his beautiful eyes full of tenderness, looking at me with affection
“Congratulations, Emily, for escaping from your torment. Happy New Year.”
My face flashed instantly.
By the time I got into the car, I was still in a daze, unable to recover from the moment.
lightly parted my flushed face and opened my phone.
The first message that popped up made me freeze.
“Endly, I might be dying. My last wish is for you not to de
Parcked, I scrolled through my phone. The screen was filled with unread messages, all telling me the same thing
The plane Sean was on had crashed.
The overwhelming news online confirmed the truth of the accident
…..… Thank Screams at 2 AM..
Chapter 5
Noticing my change in expression, Alex asked with centern
“Emily, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?–
locked at him, at a loss for words, and said.
“The plane Sean was on crashed. His last words were for me not to divorce
him
The car fell into a deathly silence. After a while, Theard Alex’s casual voter,
“I’s okay, I can be the third party.”
I froze, shocked as I stared at Alex.
Realizing what he had just said. Ales quickly turned red and changed the sulgert.
“Do you want to go back now?”
looked at his unwilling expression and suddenly smiled
“There’s no possibility left between me and him. Dont worry about him.”
