Chapter 261
Chapter 261
Jane was rarely so serious, and I felt an indescribable unease rising within me.
It was as if something was about to be destroyed.
I stared at Jane, biting my lip, âIâm prepared. Go ahead and tell me.â
âActuallyâ¦â Jane struggled to speak. She bit her lip before finally saying, âThe person who took you to the school infirmary and the one who brought you food in college wasnât Ryan!â
âWasnât Ryan?â My mind buzzed, and I felt a fleeting blankness, stunned.
It took me a while to come to my senses, a heavy weight pressing on my chest, making my voice tremble. âReally?â
Deep down, I knew Jane was telling me the truth.
Jane knew how important this was to me. If she wasnât completely certain, she wouldnât have told me like this.
Butâ¦
What did all the affection I had for these years mean?
Jane nodded. âYes.â
âThen⦠the person who really helped meâ¦â I took a deep breath, trying to stay calm as I spoke, âWas Jack, right?â
Jane was stunned. âHow did you know?â
âNo wonderâ¦â
I answered vaguely, but my heart was filled with a wave of bitterness.
No wonder.
No wonder Ryan always thought the person I liked was Jack, and repeatedly suspected my relationship with Jack.
No wonder he was so flustered when I told him I liked him because of this situation.
He even asked me if I would still like him if he hadnât helped me.
I should have realized it earlier!
I was too biased and confusedâ¦
It turned out I had been chasing a light for so many years that had never been meant for me.
His tenderness, not even for a moment, was ever given to me.
He didnât like me but watched me suffer and stumble because I mistook him for someone else.
No wonder that gun was pointed at me so decisively.
It was always my oneâsided affection!
Chapter 261
+25 BONUS
It had always been!
Jane looked out the window and suddenly said, âCharlotte, itâs snowing! The weather forecast said it would snow this Sunday, but it hadnât until now, so I thought it wouldnât.â
I turned to look outside. Snowflakes were swirling down, and by evening, the ground would likely be covered in a blanket of white.
âThe weather forecast says it will snow this Sunday. How about we make a snowman together?â
This sentence suddenly flashed through my mind.
I couldnât help but laugh, but as I laughed, I tasted a hint of saltiness.
It was all a lie.
It was all fake.
On the day he said he would come to make a snowman with me, he pointed a gun at me.
On the day it really snowed, he announced his news with another woman!
âRyan, how hypocritical you are.â
âYou watched me fall for the wrong person without a hintâ¦â
âYou clearly donât love me, yet you shamelessly enjoyed my affection for you!â
I murmured, âI was wrongâ¦â
I was terribly wrong.
âCharlotte?â
Jane quickly grabbed a few tissues, wiping away my tears, âDonât cry. Itâs not your fault. No one expected
it to be the wrong person. In the end⦠itâs just fate playing tricks on us.â
âFate playing tricks?â
I didnât know how long I cried before I calmed down, curling up on the sofa, staring blankly at the window.
The snow was still falling.
I couldnât define exactly how I felt at that moment.
In the past, I felt wronged, sad, and disappointedâ¦
But now, my emotions were a mix of many things, with a predominant feeling of unwillingness.
It was about not feeling valued for myself.
Ding dong!
The doorbell rang.
âIt should be the takeaway I ordered! On this snowy day, letâs have pizza for dinner!â
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