Chapter 80
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“Lester! You’ve been stealing things from me since we were kids. Now, you even dare to steal my wife?“}
It was my first time hearing Silas call me “wife.“}
Over the years, his usual terms for me were “that woman,” “that bitch,” or “that slut.“}
Thinking about this, I actually felt a slight urge to laugh.
I followed behind Lester, watching Silas‘ desperate struggle in the courtyard.
A familiar ache rose in my chest, a tight and uncomfortable sensation.
“Julie.”
The moment Silas saw me, his eyes reddened.§
When Silas and I first got together, we were both so shy.”
He would always blush; if he felt even slightly wrong, his eyes would well up as he asked me if I loved him.”
Every time, I would coax him like a child, never tiring of it.
But everything ended because of my mother’s selfishness.”
“Silas, go back. I won’t leave with you.“}
“My parents are gone and there’s nothing for me to miss anymore. My mom’s mistakes should be paid for after ten years.“}
“From now on, we owe each other nothing.”}
A red rim spread around Silas‘ eyes, his puppy–dog gaze filled with grievance.
“Julie, I didn’t know your mom had passed away. I definitely wouldn’t have said those things to you if I had known.“}
“Believe me, I really don’t blame you this time. Let’s have a good life together from now on, okay?“}
“I’ve already dismissed all ten people in the house, really! From now on, you’ll be the only mistress of the house!“}
Silas barely dared to look me in the eye, his gaze flitting around as he spoke.}
I shook my head, linking my arm with Lester’s, looking down at Silas with icy detachment.
“Silas, our tenth anniversary was the hundredth time I said I wanted a divorce. From the first time I mentioned it, I was determined to complete it once I reached a hundred.“}
“Silas, love wears out. I really don’t love you anymore.“}]
“Remember to sign the divorce agreement.”
After speaking, I turned and walked back into the room, but the suffocating pain in my chest almost made it hard to breathe.}
I no longer loved Silas.
Too bad the wounds I had suffered wouldn’t let me forget.
Silas lunged forward like a madman but was instantly pinned down by Lester.}
“Silas, if you dare barge in, I’ll make the Gills pay for it with their lives!“}
The Foxes were now the city’s most prestigious and influential family, several rungs above the Gills in status.
Even if the Gills were rich and powerful, they couldn’t compare with this famous family. It was also why Silas had always regarded Lester as a thorn in his eyes.
“If you refuse to sign the divorce papers, I’ll find a way to make sure she never belongs to you again.“}
Lester whispered as he threatened Silas with a gloomy face.
I didn’t see how Silas left after that. I just knew that soon, the courtyard was silent again.}
Lester sat beside me at night, keeping me company as I looked at the stars.
Gazing at that somewhat familiar profile, I voiced the question in my heart.
“Lester, did we meet when we were little?”
Lester’s pupils shrank and he turned to look at me. “Do you remember?“}
I shook my head, saying it was just a feeling.”
Lester lowered his head in disappointment and the next second, he talked about the things he spent every summer vacation with me in the countryside before he was ten years old.
I was surprised to find that I had no memory of this at all.
“It’s okay. We have plenty of time now to create memories.”
Looking at Lester, my heart felt a dull pain, like being pressed by a stone again.”
“Lester, I heard that there is a kind of operation that can make people forget some pain. Can you take me to do it?“}
