Chapter 100 Remember That Day (2)_1
When he heard her utter those self-mocking words, he was shocked.
He stared at her incredulously, observing the desolation on her face. Her red lips were slightly curved, and the scorn hanging there was like needles piercing his heart. He didn’t like to see her smile like that, as though she had been abandoned by the entire world. He knew she had just gone through a breakup. Although she acted strong, he could still detect the pain, the loneliness, the confusion, and the disorientation in her eyes.
Who wouldn’t want their love to be perfect, without hurt, betrayal, desertion, or stolen affection? Yet, most travelers on the road of love experience these things.
She had just been hurt, and he had considerately offered his shoulder for her to lean on. As a result, by the time dawn broke, it was her, still not over her own pain, who ended up comforting him.
At that time, he too felt like a kindred spirit in misfortune.
But more than that, he was deep in thought.
Gazing at her slightly drunken, beautiful oval face, his angry heart suddenly calmed. His muddled mind began to clear.
His fiancée had run away before their engagement was registered. She hadn’t given him a reason for leaving, disregarding their years of relationship, the ties between their families, and even her own family. She had run away irresponsibly, leaving behind a bundle of riddles. He didn’t understand what dissatisfied his fiancée so much that she would flee their marriage so irresponsibly. His anger was immense. If it hadn’t been for seeing Julia Bluen, if he hadn’t been reluctant to hurt Julia, not wanting his vengeance to make Julia hate him, he might have truly vented his rage on the Bluen Family.
Consider Glades Horne: he possessed status, looks, wealth, and power. When he stepped out, he could summon the wind with his left hand and command the rain with his right. He was almost like the Emperor of T City’s business world, controlling the entire industry. Men and women alike flocked to him.
Countless beauties had come and gone, revolving around him. Just one glance from him would excite them as if they had won a five-million-dollar prize. But he never indulged them; his eyes were only for the Bluen sisters. His kindness, his consideration, his magnanimity—all his virtues were laid before them. He had thought he truly loved his fiancée Ruby Bluen and tenderly doted on her younger sister, Julia, but...