Chapter 8
Ryan was like a jealous little dog. As soon as he heard Jason’s words, he immediately pulled me behind him, eyeing him warily
Jason didn’t even glance at Byan; his gaze was fixed solely on me.
That look of infatuation, one I hadn’t seen in his eyes for a long time, was now there again
It made me want to laugh a little
What was the seven years I spent with him worth?
“Elena, look, 1 brought the wedding dress you bought back then.-
“After we return, let’s have the wedding, okay?”
You said you wanted to go to Melbourne for our honeymoon. We’ll go right after the wedding [
“I’ll give you everything you want. You-
Estepped out from behind Ryan, interrupting his rambling
“Jason.
We’re not kids anymore.
“What’s the purpose of your visit today
“Are you remembering me now because Grace is unhappy with you?”
Jason shook his head and took a step forward
Ryan suddenly grabbed my hand. Sensing his insecurity. I immediately tightened my grip and gave his hand a reassuring squeeze.
Our small gesture didn’t escape Jason’s notice.
He had no choice but to face Ryan’s presence ||
“Ena, I don’t believe you could fall in love with someone else in such a short tune.
“You’re with him just to make me angry, aren’t you?”
I felt a bi helpless and, at the same time, exhausted
Jeson, you could fall in love with Fu Ling. So why can’t I be with someone else? ||
He shook his head, his eyes reddening more.
“No, I didn’t touch her, I just–1 just didn’t want you to force me to marry you!
“You know my parents marriage fell apart, I’m scared, I’m scared we’ll end up the same way.
“Tena, you know how much I love you, Will you come back with me? |
My expression remained unchanged, and even after hearing Jason’s explanation, I had no futetition of going back with him.[]
1 go back “[]
“You know my bottom line.“{}
Jawon a fare froze, and even his body seemed to tremble[]
I had once held him in our rented apartment and told him that my bottom line was not to cheat, not to lie ||
But now, he’d broken both of those promises ||
He was, after all, the man I had loved for seven years, and seeing his increasingly hunched back made me feel a little compassion But it was only compassion [
You should leave.
We have no
future.-||
Inghtly grasped Ryan’s hand and walked
He stood there motionless for a long time.
away a
yahead of him []
The wind in Toronto was strong, and it blew the bag he was holding out of his hands.[]
Then the wedding dress was blown by the gust of wind, swaying in the air.
Jason lowered his head, and finally, he could no longer hold back and broke down in tears.]]
Clearly-
Clearly, Jason, in his twenties only had one wish to marry Elena
Yet, he had still lost her
Jason, unwilling to accept it, watched my retreating figure and shouted loudly
You slept with me for seven years. Do you think this man beside you doesn’t mind?–||
Men are all the same, I just made the same mistake as them.“]
“Tena! Why won’t you forgive me?”
“seven years, how many seven years do you have?
Hearing these words, I paused for a moment, and with it, the last shred of compassion disappeared completely
Ryan’s grip on my hand tightened ||
“Let’s go. I’ll make your favorite pasta.
Looking at him, I no longer hesitated and walked forward confidently.
The voice behind us grew fainter and fainter until it was completely gone
Jason, seeing that I didn’t look back, sank to his knees, completely defeated
was wrong–1
“Dena, I was
“Come back, forgive me, please-“]
But I still didn’t look back, nor did I stop]
always thought seven years would be a lifetime ||
e wasted a Bfetime on jason
I once
And sometimes, I worried I might fall into the same trap with Ryan. [
But he was like a worm in my stomach, understanding eve
every thought of mine.
My heart raced as I tightly grasped my wedding dress, wanting to walk toward him.
fulfilled every promise he made to me.
With him. I experienced what it meant to love wholeheartedly
(had a son and a daughter with Ryalı,
n, and later, he went ahead and got a vasectomy ||
When asked why, he said it was to give me peace of mind[]
Ryan said has world was small, and that having children would be up to them.]
for him, guarding me alone was enough for this life
I rolled my eyes. “Thank
not an excuse to leave our one year old daughter wid a nanny, is it [])
He was always worried I’d get tired, hungry, or hurt myself ||
But kyan, I’m an adult. How could 1 starve myself
But Ryan, I realized the highest form of love it care and concern
Thank you for making me realize that I still deserve to be loved and cared for.
Later, Ryan and I went back to Vancouver a few times
Jason’s secret stalking was eventually noticed by Ryan. Ryan reported him to the police, and the once–gifted artist ended up detained.||
1 later heard that his paintings couldn’t be sold anymore. At some wine party, he mentioned he had lost his muse forever.
Once a rising star, the artist was now nowhere to be found.
Some said he went to find his muse, others said he drowned himself in a lake [
There were many rumors, but i didn’t inquire further.||
Because I had a better love waiting for me, one I could build and cherish slowly
