Chapter 10 Take My Hand
I ran downstairs and marched right up to Carlo, only to see him sitting in a wheelchair.
Remembering what Dr. Daebel said, I suddenly realized his leg must be messed up for good.
Carlo didn’t seem to notice, just stared at me with those lovesick eyes.
“Kathryn, you came. I’m here today to keep my promise. Marry me!”
I didn’t say anything, just gave him a look of pity.
“Carlo, stop fooling yourself. You know I can’t say yes. Do you really think making a big scene like this will make me agree to marry you?”
“Kathryn, I was wrong before. I’m too dumb to see things clearly. But you also hid who you really were from me, didn’t you? Can’t we just call it even?”
Carlo’s eyes got all red as he quickly wheeled his chair closer to me.
“I get it now–only you are my destiny. With you by my side, my leg can heal. Without you, I can’t walk. You’re the only one meant for me!”
My temples throbbed as I stepped back to dodge him, feeling super disgusted.
“Carlo, don’t be so petty. The Fermor family is different from your family. I was taught from childhood not to flaunt my status.
“Do you know how much I sacrificed for you these past two years? And how did you treat me in return?
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“Even today, all this is just for your leg and the Fermor family’s power and wealth. When did you ever truly want to marry me?
“Carlo, let me make this clear one last time. I won’t look back. Besides, I’m already engaged to Jackson. Give up on this idea!”
With that, I turned and walked away without a second glance.
Carlo tried to stand up and chase me, but his legs buckled, and he fell out of his wheelchair onto the grass.
Covered in dirt, he scrambled forward, but all he could do was watch me walk away as he started crying really hard.
The whole thing with Carlo proposing to me on campus got recorded by people and posted online. It led to a bunch of people calling me heartless.
I was annoyed, so I posted a censored video of Carlo and Monica’s affair
in the office.
The internet went crazy.
Grandpa and Adam were super mad and quickly got in touch with the media to clear things up.
Surprisingly, Jackson announced our engagement on the Kendall Group’s official social media.
The rumors just fell apart, and the whole drama finally started to die down.
After that, I never saw Carlo again.
I heard that the Neller and Basom families‘ businesses tanked, and Carlo’s company went broke. In the end, the Basom Group snapped it up.
Monica left Carlo again, and her family married her off to their business
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partner, a man nearly 50 years old.
Carlo’s leg was messed up for good, and he had to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
The Neller family, feeling they had to do something, hired someone to take care of him.
But he wouldn’t go out, staying inside all day.
Pretty soon, he started drinking a lot, and his health got worse.
When I heard about all this, I didn’t feel much.
Only sometimes, when I saw the scar on my hand, I’d sigh and think about how wild we were when we were younger.
Two years later, after I got my master’s degree, Jackson wasted no time and proposed to me.
We had a huge wedding in New York.
Jackson held my hand tight and never let go.
