Chapter 3
The days that followed were simple, almost predictable. Lydia made sure to flaunt her relationship with Landon, and he was still sulking at me. This time, I wasn’t going to play the role of the peacemaker.
A month later, Lydia made her announcement. She was
pregnant.
Landon couldn’t contain his excitement. He was practically bursting with joy, ready to tell the world. Wedding plans with Lydia went into full swing, and the entire Pierce family was swept up in the preparations.
The tables had turned, and this time, it was his beloved who was carrying his child. I had already made up my mind to let them have their happiness.
After finishing my paperwork for leaving the country, I
immediately booked a flight to Kanvas, on the exact same day as their wedding.
It didn’t take long for Landon to come to me. Taking advantage of the fact that Lydia wasn’t home, he slipped into my room and threw open the door.
He pulled out his phone, opened an email, and shoved it in front of me.
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“So, you’ve used your parents‘ money, huh? I had my lawyer check, and it’s being used as a deposit for your trip abroad.
“What’s going on? My wedding has you so upset that you’re planning to run off and hide?”
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The knot in my stomach tightened, but his mocking tone made the tension dissipate a little.
When I stayed silent, his voice grew colder.
“Mira, how much longer are you going to drag this out? You’ve been giving me the cold shoulder for a month now. Were you planning to just ignore me forever if I didn’t come here?
“Ever since Lydia moved in, you’ve barely spoken to me. But she’s the woman I love, and if you really cared about me, you’d understand that. You can’t keep running away from both of us.
“You can hide from us for a while, but not forever. Do you really think you’ll keep avoiding us once Lydia and I are married?”
I shook my head quickly. “Landon, you’re mistaken. I’ve always seen you as a guardian, someone who raised me. I’m grateful to you, but that’s all there is.”
He let out a laugh, like I’d just told him the funniest joke.
“Grateful? Mira, the whole world knows you’ve been in love with me for years. Who are you trying to fool? Do you honestly believe you don’t love me?”
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He glanced at the desk, his smile growing wider.
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“Look at all these gifts I’ve given you. You’ve kept every single one of them. And you’re still going to tell me you don’t love me?”
He walked over and began picking up the gifts one by one, carefully examining them before looking back at me, his tone. suddenly serious.
“Put all this away. I’m marrying Lydia now, and you need to stop clinging to these fantasies. We might not be related by blood, but I’ll never fall for you.
“And now that Lydia’s pregnant, I don’t want her seeing this stuff. I can’t let her feel uncomfortable. I have to think about my wife and child.”
I nodded, casually tossing the gifts into a box.
I’d been planning to throw them away before I left anyway, so it worked out that I could take care of it now.
Landon frowned, clearly frustrated with my lack of reaction. He stepped in front of me, stopping my hand before I could finish packing.
“Mira, can’t you be a little more careful? You’ve even knocked the bunny off this hairpin!”
I glanced at the hairpin in his hand. It was the first gift he’d ever given me, after my parents died and he took me in. He’d been their best friend, and this was his first present to me.
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I’d cherished it for years, never letting anyone touch it.
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But now, I was casually tossing it aside. Landon clearly couldn’t handle it.
“Mira, what’s with the act? You’re obviously still in love with me. Don’t even try to pretend you’re okay with me marrying someone else. You can’t stand it, can you? But here you are, acting like you couldn’t care less. Who are you fooling?
“Don’t think I don’t know what’s going on. You’re so upset about Lydia and me getting married, you’re about to run off to some other country just to get away, right? But now you’re pretending like you’re over it. Yeah, I’m sure you are.
“But fine, go ahead. Take your little trip. Lydia’s pregnant and we don’t want you hanging around, getting in her way. So, go. It’s better for everyone.”
Then, without another word, he grabbed his phone and transferred 100 thousand dollars to my account.
“Take the money. Go travel. See the world. When you get back, Lydia’s pregnancy should be more stable.”
His eyes held a strange, almost mocking look as he added, “Take your time. Don’t think about me too much. You’ll have to get used to the fact that I’m getting married. It’ll be weird if we keep bumping into each other after that.”
He threw a few more tips my way about my trip, but I wasn’t
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He didn’t know I was reborn, and this time, I was really leaving.
On the day of his wedding, everyone at the Pierce Villa was up early, running around preparing for the big day.
I waited until everything was in full swing, then quietly grabbed my suitcase, slipped out the back door, and took a cab straight to the airport.
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