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My lover invited me to attend his wedding with someone else. There’s probably no other situation like this in the world.
I didn’t take the invitation because his intention wasn’t a sincere invitation
anyway.
He placed the invitation on the table and coldly said, “I want the company. I want this house too. You should pack your things and move out as soon as possible. I will give you some compensation.”
After speaking, he turned and left without a trace of hesitation.
I ran my fingers over the invitation on the table and suddenly laughed.
Lily of the valley was his favorite flower.
It was also mine.
Three years ago, the scene when he
proposed to me was filled with lilies of the
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valley.
I heard that he specifically found the best flower shop and in the early morning, he had lilies of the valley shipped from the flower farm.
He even had people spend more than ten hours setting up the venue.
That day, he called me, his voice carrying an unease I didn’t notice at the time.
“Cindy, do you have time tonight?”
At that time, I was still working at the office, so I couldn’t give him a definite
answer.
He was so cautious. He really wanted me to go but also afraid I might sense something was off.
In the end, I pushed aside the work I had and decided to go on a date with him. “Alright, I’ll definitely be there on time.”
But because of the busy schedule, I still
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arrived ten minutes late.
At the time, I didn’t realize what those ten minutes meant.
When I finally reached the venue, all I saw was the ruined lilies of the valley scattered everywhere. The small white flowers, like little bells, were stained with blood.
Ned and Juan rushed over and said they couldn’t reach Darren.
And so, we missed each other for another three years.
“Darren, you really have a cold heart.
I carefully put away the invitation and
walked into our bedroom.
Everything here, every decoration, was picked out by me and Darren together.
He said this was our love nest.
We were supposed to be two birds that would never part. But now, everything had changed.
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I walked over to the window, trying to compose myself and hold back the overwhelming sadness.
Then, I noticed a car parked downstairs. A familiar figure stood in front of the car and beside him was the person he loved most
now.
It turned out they had just arrived together.
Darren and Vivie stood facing each other and they didn’t seem to be saying
anything. After a while, Vivie stood on her tiptoes and kissed Darren.
Darren wrapped his arms around her waist and deepened the kiss voluntarily.
They were now like the most passionate lovers from their college days, the kind whose love could not be broken by any hardship.
I bitterly smiled, my gaze unable to move away for a moment.
The next second, I locked eyes with
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Darren, who had suddenly looked up.
It was obvious that in his eyes, there was no longer “me.”
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Darren was determined to make me return the company to him.
The next day when I went to work, countless people carefully watched me.
Confused, I walked into the office, only to see Darren and Vivie already sitting at the desk like the owners, yet calmly and composedly.
“You‘ re here.” Darren raised an
eyebrow. “Your things have already been packed. Considering that you didn’t transfer Henley Group to your name, I will give you 400 thousand dollars as a management fee for three years.”
He pointed to a cardboard box in the
corner of the room, which contained all my office supplies.
Three years ago, when he suddenly had an
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accident, the entire group was left without support.
But fortunately, they all knew I was Darren’s lover and since I was also the
daughter of the Marjorie family, they accepted my invisible management of Henley Group.
But during this period, there were many people who were dissatisfied.
So, as soon as Darren returned, someone immediately went to him and said that three years ago, I had usurped his
company.
The fact that Darren could say something
like this now meant he must have
investigated and cleared things up.
But I really want to know, had he found out about the suffering I endured for him over the past three years?
I thought about this and asked him.
Darren nodded and admitted, “I really
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didn’t expect that you would go this far for me.”
He stood up from the desk and stared at me intently.
“Unfortunately, he’s already dead. The person I am now is not the same as he was.”
Darren had split himself into two people.
One was the current him and the other was the person who once loved me.
Now, he said that the person who loved me was dead.
It seemed that not only was he determined to take the company back, but he was also determined to sever all ties with me.
“Fine.” I looked at him and agreed without hesitation.
He seemed surprised that I would compromise so easily, especially since in his mind, I was the kind of person who would argue about everything with him.
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But now, I truly couldn’t argue anymore. I felt dizzy, as though I were about to
collapse.
The moment I was moving my things out of the office, Darren was still standing there watching me.
He said, “Remember to come to my wedding.”
I stared at him, tears welling in my eyes. Meanwhile, he had already turned around, pulling Vivie into his arms.
Vivie looked at me and gave a slight apologetic smile, but I could see that
within that apology, there was also a sense of triumph.
From the moment we met, everything about her could never compare to me.
Now, the things she once discarded, she treasured like jewels, while she saw me as nothing more than dust. How could she not be happy?
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But it didn’t matter. I didn’t care
anymore.
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Since the moment Darren forgot about me,
I stopped caring.
