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I couldn’t stop in time, and that slap landed hard on Lily’s face.
I had put all my strength into that slap. It made Lily cry, and it also shattered the years of love between Ethan and me.
“Slap!”
Almost instantly, Ethan raised his hand and slapped me hard.
The taste of blood spread in my mouth, and the ringing in my ears momentarily drowned out Ethan’s curses. I only saw him protectively shielding Lily behind him.
“Natalie, have you gone mad? How could you become like this? You’re acting like a shrew!”
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I heard this sentence clearly. I stood there, stunned, holding my face and staring at the man before me.
This man, who once protected me like a precious treasure and wouldn’t let even a hair on my head be harmed, had now hit me for Lily’s sake.
He drove me to madness, silently watched me go mad, and then stood on his high horse to accuse me of being a shrew.
But he forgot that it was once my goodness and innocence that had attracted him.
“It’s my fault. It’s my appearance that caused discord between you. Ms. Chen, if you have any grievances, take them out on me. It has nothing to do with Ethan. He’s a good person. I shouldn’t have appeared,” Lily cried in Ethan’s arms, repeatedly apologizing to me.
She was naturally pure–looking, and even after all these years, her crying face still looked pitiful and heart–wrenching.
“Don’t cry, Lily. It’s not your fault,” Ethan gently kissed away the tears at the corners of her eyes, patiently comforting her.
“No, it’s my fault. Ethan, I shouldn’t have survived. It would have been better if I had died seven years ago.”
The incident from seven years ago had always been a painful memory for Ethan. He shook his head and held Lily tightly in his arms.
“Natalie, you should move out for now. Lily can’t take any more shocks,” Ethan said to me seriously after comforting Lily. His eyes were filled with countless emotions, but love wasn’t one of them.
“Ethan, let’s break up,” I sighed lightly.
I thought Ethan would try to stop me, but when I said those words, he visibly relaxed, his whole demeanor becoming more at ease.
“As you wish. Don’t regret it later.”
