I was stunned.
He actually thought I was jealous!
Jealous because of what just happened?
True, anyone would say I was desperately in love with Bruno, what with how I was practically a doormat when it came to him. In reality, I would have treated my boyfriend all the same, no matter who he was.
Even Raine, who was simply watching this mess in the beginning, started to panic when she heard me say I was selling my shares.
“Ms. Lawson, if me being here bothers you, I can resign from the company. I promise never to show up in front of Bruno ever again. Will you be happy with that? Don’t let jealousy cloud your judgment!”
Her words left me genuinely confused. I could understand why Bruno said I was jealous, but why would Raine say the same thing?
Hadn’t I already told her I would swap with her at the wedding earlier? I even had the wedding dress urgently changed to fit her size.
She knew all of this.
But before I could give it a good thought, Bruno had already snatched my phone and put it in front of me. In a cold voice I had never heard him use, he demanded, “Delete the agent’s contact, and I can still forgive you. If you don’t, you can forget about the wedding!”
I reached out for my phone and looked at him with mixed feelings. Did he really think I wouldn’t simply add the contact back after deleting it?
However, I couldn’t afford to lose my temper because of my health.
And so, to keep Bruno under control, I forced myself to feign obedience and followed his demands.
Bruno heaved a sigh of relief when he saw how subservient I was. Finally, he softened his tone and said, “Aelia, don’t overthink. If I didn’t love you, why would I marry you? What you said today hurt me deeply.”
He paused before continuing, “Raine and I are going to stay somewhere else for a while. Stay here and reflect on what you did. Don’t do something like this again.”
Raine followed him out.
Before leaving, she said to me in a mockingly charitable tone, “At least you know what’s good for you.”
The door creaked before closing, leaving me standing there alone.
I sighed. I should have known I could only count on myself in this world after my father died.
A night’s rest later, I got in touch with the agency again.
I held a significant amount of shares. Not only were the other shareholders keeping an eye on them, but even those who weren’t shareholders beyond the company wanted them as well. In just a few days, someone had already bought the shares at double the market price.
