Lowering his gaze, Matteo tossed the phone aside and resumed his activity on Evelyn’s body.
Evelyn trembled uncontrollably. When their passion finally peaked, and they began dressing, she parted her lips to speak.
However, before she could, his phone buzzed again.
It was a distinct notification sound.
Matteo picked up his phone, glanced at the screen, and then instructed the driver to stop.
“Eve, something urgent came up at the company. I need you to get out and take a cab home, okay?”
She didn’t say a word. She only nodded silently and opened the car door.
The sleek black Maybach sped off like a bolt of lightning.
Standing on the sidewalk, Evelyn stared blankly at the busy street. Unable to hold back anymore, tears poured down her face.
No one knew that she had already learned Haranese long ago, just to bridge the gap between her and Matteo.
So, she understood every single word he and Alex had exchanged. Each sentence echoed in her ears like a sharp dagger piercing her heart.
Along with the shattering of her love, long-buried memories came rushing back.
Matteo was born into wealth and power while she was the maid’s daughter.
That year, she had followed her mother into the Gallaghers’ grand mansion for the first time and saw him playing the piano in the sunlight.
She had never heard such beautiful music before or seen such a breathtakingly handsome boy.
With just one glance, Matteo’s name became permanently etched in her heart.
She never told anyone about the person she secretly loved, and it wasn’t just because of the impossible gap between their social statuses but also because she knew Matteo already had someone he loved.
Her name was Rebecca Pittman. She was his childhood sweetheart.
He had never hidden his feelings for her, treating her like the most precious treasure, keeping her close to his heart.
At 17, he even lost his sight in a car accident while saving Rebecca.
But from that day on, Rebecca disappeared. She never set foot in the Gallagher estate again, choosing instead to date someone else.
The Gallaghers had other heirs, and Matteo’s parents were too busy with their business empire to care for their newly blind son.
He was sent to the old estate and left to fend for himself.
It was Evelyn who volunteered to transfer there, tending to him day and night for seven years.
At 23, she even knelt outside a renowned doctor’s house for three days and nights, begging him to come out of retirement and cure Matteo’s blindness.
When Matteo regained his sight, he soared back to the top, reclaiming his position as the heir to the Gallagher Group.
She was the only one by his side through every season. She was the one who stayed up with him through endless nights. She was the one who endured those difficult seven years with him.
She was the one he kissed, the one he held, the one he slept with.
However, she never expected that once he regained control, the first thing he would do was marry Rebecca, the woman who had abandoned him!
For years, she worked tirelessly to keep up with his pace, to become worthy of standing by his side.
Yet, no matter how much she changed, his parents still thought she wasn’t good enough for their son. They had tried to pay her off multiple times to make her leave.
Matteo always fought against his family for her. Wanting to stay by his side, she never once considered leaving.
That was all until today.
Evelyn didn’t want to stay anymore.
So, she wiped her tears, took out her phone, and dialed a number.
“Mrs. Gallagher, I’ll take the five million dollars. I’ll leave Matteo forever.”
