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Ryan just stood there in a daze, as if he had lost his senses.
It was not until Derek helped me up and was about to walk out of the banquet hall that he finally seemed to come back to his senses.
“Emma, you’re just mad at Vanessa, right? I promise you, as long as you stay, I can go back to the way things were with you, I…”
I turned my head, with a blank look in my eyes, as if I were looking at a
stranger.
He was suddenly speechless.
Derek looked at him coldly and took me away quickly.
Ryan wanted to come after me again, but someone stopped him.
They could only watch us leave.
Derek sent me to the best hospital in the city
When he saw my wound, his eyes instantly turned red.. He looked as if he was even sadder than I was, and he kept blaming himself for showing up
too late.
“It’s all my fault. If I had come earlier, your legs wouldn’t be like this.”
I smiled and shook my head at him. “You were already acting fast. It’s not your fault.”
It would have taken a day to drive to the hotel from where he was.
It had only been ten hours since he got my call the day before.
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He rushed over in record time, and that showed how fast he was.
Derek and I were actually childhood sweethearts.
Both our families used to live in New York until the Novak family moved
away.
Over the years, staying in touch became difficult, so we hadn’t had much private contact.
I heard that he contacted me on the day I filed for divorce.
It was said that his grandfather was not in good health, and the old man kept talking about wanting to see his grandson get married in person.
He couldn’t find the right person and wanted to ask me for a favor.
If it was fine with me, he could help me get through the divorce process as quickly as possible.
Thinking of that big brother who always secretly fed me fried chicken when I was a child, I agreed.
Looking at him now, it felt like it was all a lifetime ago.
Since my legs were badly injured, Derek called in the best doctor he could find. Before we could even have a few words, I was sent to the operating room.
Looking at the closed door of the operating room, the look on his face darkened.
He turned around and looked at the person behind him.
“Have you got all the evidence?”
The assistant nodded. “We got it, and the higher–ups have also sent some
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things over.”
The look in his eyes was dark.
“Submit all of them.
“I want Ryan torn to pieces!”
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It was already the second night when I woke up.
Derek stayed by my bed, his eyes red from staying up late.
When he saw me wake up, he immediately called a doctor to take a look
at me.
Only after hearing that I was fine did Derek feel relieved. He then told me the good news.
“The operation was successful. The doctor said your legs were saved. If you do good in rehabilitation, you will be able to get on stage in the future.”
I breathed a sigh of relief and finally smiled sincerely.
Looking back on these years, it was ridiculous that I had to compromise and stay with a lover who had eyes for me so long ago.
To make Vanessa happy, he had no care about my life or my dreams.
He even broke my legs himself.
Fortunately, it was not too late to regret it all.
Fortunately, there were still people who stayed by my side, cared about me, and were happy for me.
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I thanked Derek profusely.
But he shook his head. “Emma, you don’t have to say these words to me
ever.
“I am willing to do anything for you.”
As he spoke, he pursed his lips, looking a little nervous.
“Well, it’s true that the old man wants to see me get married, but I want to marry you from the bottom of my heart.
“I have liked you for a long time. I have been looking for you all these years, but when I finally found you, Ryan was already by your side.
“I know it’s not appropriate to tell you this now, but…”
He looked at me with serious eyes.
“I just want you to give me a chance to love you.”
The look in his eyes was too intense.
It almost left me nowhere to hide.
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