Chapter 4
Vanessie suppressed the urge to scream at him, turning silently to enter the house,
While Bergen had been busy these past three days, she hadn’t been idle either.
Photos of him and Kelly entering and leaving an apartment together had flooded her phone.
Right before their wedding, he shamelessly moved in with another woman, treating it as some final rebellion before marital confinement.
Bergen followed her inside, retrieving the first aid kit from the cabinet.
Without a word, he grabbed her hand and treated her wound with a gloomy face
“You’ve always cherished these hands. Don’t harm them just to
spite me
Vanessie’s lips curled into a cold smile. “Aren’t you the one hurting me?”
She didn’t dwell on the topic. Instead, she pulled out a document and pushed it toward him.
Review the terms. Sign if there are no issues.”
Bergen took the paper, his handsome face darkening as he
Property division agreement?”
Vanessie responded with a faint hum
Bergen put down the file and chuckled, “We’re getting married soon. What’s the point of signing this document?
He simply dismissed her words that day as angry rhetoric
They were together for seven years. She could never truly leave him.
Vanessie met his gaze without flinching calmly continuing his line of thought.
“Precisely because we’re getting married, this agreement is necessary. After all, premarital assets remain individual
She knew the truth: Bergen would only realize she’d been serious once she’d truly walked away.
A cold smile played at the comers of his lips as he studied her. Without hesitation, he agreed, “Okay.”
Vanessie handed him the pen smoothly.
Bergen eyed her briefly, suppressing his irritation as he signed the document and pushed it back toward her.
“Happy now?”
He reached out to pull her into his embrace.
Vanessie retrieved the papers, deftly avoiding his touch.
“I have this notarized. I’ll contact you when it’s time. Please be cooperative
Bergen’s expression darkened instantly. “You don’t trust me at all?”
Vanessie didn’t respond, instead carefully sealing the document in a protective sleeve is if it were treasure.
Her actions spoke louder than words.
Bergen stared down at her calm face with a cold expression, his lips showing a hint of coldness.
“Vanessie, don’t you think you’ve become far too materialistic, too obsessed with money?”
Vanessie met his dark gaze steadily, unfazed by his accusations.
“Love alone can’t sustain life anymore. Power and money are the real nourishment.”
A man’s love was fickle. Only material possessions and wealth never lied.
Bergen’s expression darkened completely.
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Picking up the document folder, Vanessie headed upstairs. Pausing beside him, she added, “I didn’t prepare dinner for you. Help yourself.”
She went upstairs without looking back.
The door slammed shut as Bergen stormed out with a gloomy face.
Unperturbed, Vanessie secured the agreement in her safe before visiting her grandmother. She needed to discuss her plans for Washington, DC.
After her parents divorce, her mother had passed away from cancer while Vanessie was still in high school, leaving her in her grandmother’s
Outside the old courtyard, the silhouene of the setting sun could be seen faintly.
The elderly woman reclined on a bamboo chair, admiring the evening glow. “Vanessie, you’re here! Where’s Bergen?”
In the past, Bergen had always accompanied her on these weekly visits without fail
Not wanting to worry her grandmother, Vanessie lowered her eyes and answered calmly, “He’s busy with work.”
Her grandmother fell silent for a moment before insisting with unusual firmness, “I need to see Bergen. I need to talk to him.”
Unable to refuse, Vanessie dialed Bergen’s number.
The call went unanswered. She didn’t try again.
Forcing a smile, she turned back. “Grandma, he’s
The elderly woman who had just been speaking to her now lay still in the golden sunset, eyes peacefully closed, her hands resting naturally by her side, as if she’d simply fallen asleep.
Vanessie’s heart lurched violently. The scene mirrored her mother’s passing with terrifying clarity.
“Grandma..?” Her trembling hand grasped the still–warm fingers that offered no response.
When the paramedics arrived, they informed her that the deceased had died of natural causes and advised her to accept their condolences.
Her grandmother was gone. Vanessie subconsciously called Bergen.
This time, the call connected. It was Kelly’s voice.
“Vanessie? Mr. Chadwick and I are on our way to…
Almost the moment she heard the voice, Vanessie hung up the call with a pale face.
Instead, she dialed her sister in Washington, DC. The line connected, and her carefully controlled voice cracked.
“Jadynn Grandma’s gone.”
Jadynn Chavez responded, “I’ll be right there.”
As the call ended, Vanessie collapsed beside her grandmother’s body, face pressed against the cooling skin, shoulders shaking with silent sobs.
For the first time, she felt overwhelming regret that che’d sacrificed family who truly loved her for a man like Borgen.
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