I sneered and wiped the coffee off my face with a tissue, âInnocent? If Steven Pearson is innocent, then the people he killed are even more innocent.
Donât you know why he was sentenced to death? Is Sam Bates innocent? All the money he made these years and all the bad things he had done to other people. How can a man like him be such a high official? How many innocent people do you think are behind him? Your mother is innocent? This is even more ridiculous. You donât know how she made me lose my baby? After all these years of climbing so high, have you ever considered how much dirt sheâs been up to?â
At this point, I was laughing even colder, âAs for your brother, yes, he was smart enough to know he didnât have much time left, so he entrusted you to Dennis. It was no oneâs fault that he died. It was his destiny. But he also ruined Dennisâs life. You love Dennis, but have you asked him if he loves you?â
Olivia bit her lip so hard that I smiled just by looking at her. âYou know Dennis doesnât love you, right? Because of the responsibility your brother gave him, so even though Dennis hates you so much, he still takes care of you and helps you. Because he promised your brother that heâd take care of you no matter what. Your brother is so cruel. One word from him has dragged Dennis down his entire life. Is he innocent?â
âNonsense!â She was very excited. âItâs not what you said. If you hadnât shown up, Dennis would have married me and taken care of me for the rest of my life. It was you! Your coming out of nowhere put him on the spot.â
I wanted to laugh, âPut him on the spot? If he had stood firm enough when Grandpa George asked him to marry me, would Grandpa have let him? Do you think, given his character, he would really be forced to marry me, as Grandpa said? Itâs only been three years. Three years and he canât let me go. And how about you? Do the math yourself. How long have you been with him? Why didnât he marry you all those years ago? If he had even the slightest affection for you, he would have married you before I came along, wouldnât he?â
âYou...â Olivia was already sobbing. I knew the words were like knives, each cutting into her weak side.
âLeave my mother alone. Youâve done what you wanted. Iâm not going to haunt Dennis, and Iâm not going to be part of your marriage. I quit, please do not hurt my mother, let alone the Lewis family. We will never speak again. You and Dennis can move on.â
Olivia was in a bad mood. She knew better than anyone that Luna wouldnât be spared, but she begged me anyway.
Maybe she really loved Dennis and gave her heart and love to him. Maybe she just loved Dennis for his kindness to her, but all of these had nothing to do with me.
I looked at her and said, âI will have a good life with Dennis. I appreciate you not getting involved, but as for your mother, Iâm not letting her go either.
After all, Iâm just at the beginning. Thereâs a long way to go.
â
Olivia went pale and crumpled. âClara, Iâve left you all alone, so why do you keep pushing me? You know damn well that if I continue to badger Dennis, heâll never get rid of me because of my brother. Unless I let it go, my shadow will haunt your marriage for the rest of your life. You can live with that for a year or 10 years, but Clara, can you really live with having me in your marriage for the rest of your life?â
I pressed my lips, my fingertips pierced my palms. What a difference a dead men could make! She was right! Dennisâs responsibility to Olivia was the same as those disgusting consents that couldnât be cut.
Looking at her, I sneered. âIf you donât mind risking the happiness of your life, I can live with that. At least I have Dennis with me in the dead of night.
You know damn well he has no feelings for you. Youâll spend your whole life with a man who doesnât love you. Youâre not even a third party. If you are willing, what am I to care?â
I continued, looking at her discolored face, âYour presence only occasionally interferes with our relationship. But you, on the other hand, will spend the rest of your life in this meaningless entanglement. But once you leave Dennis, it will be a different story. You are beautiful, you come from a good family, there are many people who can give you happiness. Marcus Thomson has been with you for so long, you canât have missed it. If you stay with him, youâll be able to take care of Luna even if she ends up with nothing. The Lewis family has a deep foundation. Even if I could move, I could not uproot it. So, as long as you leave, I still canât hurt you in the future.â
That was true. Once Olivia quit, even if I wanted to hurt her, it was only a small act, not a threat. But with her obsession with Dennis all these years, she was not leaving. It was habit, not love.
Sure enough!
Her eyes sharpened and she shook her head. âNo, Iâm not leaving him. If you wonât let my mother go, then weâll fight to the end. You wonât make it easy for me, and I wonât make it easy for you. Clara, you can give up everything. But I canât. I want both love and family.â
I sneered and shrugged, âThen weâll see. Weâll fight to the end.â
Olivia was greedy.
She wanted everything. She was right. I didnât seem to want anything. Yeah, I didnât want it, but what can I want when I had nothing?
I didnât know when Olivia had left. Sitting in the coffee shop, I just felt sick inside. For Olivia, the loss was just a baby, and the pain passed in a few days.
But for me, the loss was the child I depended on for my life. She had parents and family to protect, but I... didnât.
The coffee spilled on me dried up. I was a little embarrassed. Iâd been sitting too long. I should get back to the office.
Please Love Me, Mr. George ï¤Chapter 210 The Man of Power 4 I was just getting up when I saw the man standing next to me.
I was stunned for a moment. Wasnât he busy?
âWhy...... Why are you here?â I didnât look at him. I had my bag ready to leave.
Dennis narrowed his eyes. âWho were you here with?â
âNo one!â I spoke and looked around. Not far away, Mario Bennett and Marcus Thomson had just taken their seats. It looked like these three just got here.
âWhat about the coffee on your shirt?â said he seriously.
The coffee was dry but still stained.
I frowned and said casually, âI got it myself by accident.â
He sneered and looked at me like I was an idiot. âYou spilled coffee on yourself? Huh?â
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