Chapter 22
“In fact, the first time we met was not at the bat, but at a dinner party a month before that. You attended with Garrett, but halfway through, he left you behind to invite the woman next to him to dance. You sat alone on the couch, drinking in silence, while everyone around whispered about the two of you.”
“But I remember your name, it was the moment when you were drunk and smashed a bottle Garrett’s shoulder. Your gesture was so decisive and your words were so sharp that everyone in the room was stunned by you, but you seemed oblivious and left gracefully and elegantly, holding up your skirt. That scene was truly unforgettable to me.”
“In the following period of time, I intermittently learned about everything between you and Garrett. I was curious at that time, since you were such a brave and fearless person, why would you confine yourself in such a decaying marriage and refuse to let go?”
“I was a person with an excessive curiosity and desire for exploration, and it seemed like there was a strong connection between you and me as well. Who could have known that we would actually meet again at the bar? That night, you mistook me for Garrett, and you hugged me and cried incessantly, releasing all the grievances and pain in your heart.”
“Strangely, at that time, I clearly felt that you deserved it, but I couldn’t help but hug you back and comfort you all night. Our story started from here. You felt deeply sorry for mistaking someone and insisted on compensating me. I refused to accept, but you even followed me to my school and insisted on giving me cash.”
After that day, the story of me being kept by a rich woman spread throughout the school. Everyone was talking about it. In order to clear my name, I had to go to you to ask for the money back. However, you had just finished arguing with Garrett and were heavily intoxicated. As soon as you saw me, you said you wanted to keep me. I actually wanted to refuse you, but the look in your eyes at that moment was too vulnerable. I am someone who is easily swayed by emotions, so I couldn’t help but agree. Afterwards, I wondered why I made such a foolish decision all of a sudden. Is it just because I am soft–hearted?
“Actually, there was still a glimmer of hope. I hoped to see you with my own eyes, walking out of that muddy swamp, hoping that you could regain your freedom. But all the choices you made afterwards have constantly disappointed me. I don’t understand why you insisted on staying by Garrett’s side, just like I don’t understand why you thought keeping me as a secret lover was the ultimate revenge against him. He is just a heartless scumbag, even if you get revenge, what ⚫ difference would it make? It would still be you who gets hurt, wouldn’t it?”
“But I also have to admit that every moment you are by my side, my gaze is irresistibly drawn to you. As long as it doesn’t involve Garrett, you are always calm and rational, peaceful and indifferent. I really like that side of you, which is why I willingly play the role of a lowly attachment, pretending to be a pitiful captive, just to stay by your side.”
Chapter 22
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Until the day of the car accident, when I saw you in the hospital covered in blood, unable to open your eyes, I had the first thought of wanting to snatch you and protect you by my side. If before, I wanted
you to leave Garrett out of sympathy, from that moment on, I fully realized that I liked you, to the point where I couldn’t deceive myself anymore. I don’t have the patience to wait for you think things through and get out of the mess. I am prepared to take you away, even if you don’t agree to divorce.
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“Fortunately, after you woke up from the car accident, you finally broke free from the cage that had trapped you. You don’t know how much I wished for a ring to fall from the sky and instantly put it on your finger the moment you agreed to give me a status and asked for a divorce, just to keep you firmly tied to me and prevent you from changing your mind.”
“Fortunately, fortunately you didn’t change your mind.”
In the end, Liam’s face bore a sense of gratitude and relief, along with a hint of barely detectable
panic.
Looking at the complex expression on his face, Ruth also felt a mix of emotions in her heart.
She had never imagined that, from Liam’s perspective, the entanglement between them would be so profound and unspeakable.
Two individuals, each with their own thoughts and never hav Confessed their feelings to each
other, unexpectedly ended up together.
No misunderstanding, no doubt, no argument.
Everything went so smoothly, as if it was meant to be.
It seems as if there was a divine will at work.
Heaven sent a person who showed her the way forward.
From now on, she would no longer be trapped in the fog.
