Chapter 8
Faye’s face showed complete disbelief. “What are you saying?”|||
“Not love me? Not want to marry me? How can that be.]
You promised to wait for me to grow up. You said you’d marry me. How could you not love me?r]]
“Did I do something wrong? Tell use. Ethan, I can change. Please don’t leave me…“)
Faye cried and tried to hug Ethan but was coldly pushed away)
“Get away from me!“]
Ethan strode out while on screen, Faye tore her yell to shresh, abbing.
The broadcast ended there.
And I, after hearing the boarding announcement, walked toward the gate without looking back.[]
My phone kept ringing.
“Unknown mumbers and a stream of text messages.||
I knew it was Ethan
Questioning, threatening, and finally begging me not to lewe
Butt gave no response. Before boarding the plane, I removed my SIM mud and dropped it in the trach
Just like my five years–bound, trapped by love.[]
I threw it all away from my memories.]]
week after arriving in London, my design pieces finally received exhibition space, only to be informed the day before that the gallery wouldn’t allow “disreputable designers” to exhibit
I was puzzled how I’d suddenly become “disreputable when Alex brought me news from home
Something had happened back in the states.
Faye had stepped forward as a victim, accusing Ethan of deceiving her emotionally, promising marriage and then publicly jilting her
In the livestream. Faye cried uncontrollably, even mentioning my name
“I don’t know what you said to fil He clearly loved me before, even had a custom wedding dreik made and held sach a grand wedding“]
“You two were just in a contract marriage Without Feelings! You can’t destroy my love because you’re hiper!”
Though she didnt say it explicidy, between the lines, she painted me as a malicious woman who destroyed her happiness.
She thoroughly villainized in.]]
There was an increasing amount of discussion about one among netizens, with people even discovering my current job and flooding Richard’s studio’s social media with abuse.]]
Richard comforted me, telling me not to mind what people said online, that time would resolve everything, and it would all be forgotten
But this time, Fays’s actions didn’t just affect me–they affected those around nue ||
1 decided not to tolerate it anymore []
I dug out my old phone, found all those gloating texts Toye had sent and Ethan’s attempts to get me back thing Richards studiu account, I posted a clarification.
“Even in a contract marriage, you can’t deny the facts soe cheated within the marriage, and the other knovangly pursued a married mant
“And remember, I
I didn’t maliciously try to destroy your happiness. It was your fiancé who kept desperately trying to get me back!|||
The post quickly gained traction |
Deceived nets became outraged criticizing Faye harshly
Seeing the tide tarn against her, Faye had no choice but to start a livestream accusing Ethan of inaction.
She claimed he was perverted, expressing feelings for her when she was underage, that he betrayed her emotions, that he had expressed love for her when she
was underage..]
All sets of ations that pushed Ethan into the spotlight of controversy
throughout all than never responded
Because by that point. Ehas had already appeared before me
He looked like he hadn’t rested in ages. Disheveled and travel–worn, with bloodshot eyes
When I saw him, he was standing outside the studio door.
Snowflakes dried lady onto his shoulders. Hearing movement, he slowly looked up his eyes contracting sharply when he saw me, then gradually reddening.
Um..“hecured, apanding be an abandoned puppy
In my memory,
this was the first time he called me that
But now, my heart felt utterly unh
