Filed to story: I Got Married Without You
“My stepmother made me go.”
Because she was a stepmother, she was afraid he would obstruct her son’s path and take away their father’s love. So she forced him to become a playboy, and his father would give the inheritance to Jonny. “Didn’t you resist?”
Anthony turned back and smiled at Edith.
“I had no power to resist when I was young.”
Seeing Anthony’s carefree smile, Edith didn’t say anything and quietly waited for him to continue.
“During the two years after graduation, I begged your mother on my knees, hoping she wouldn’t despise my status.”/
Edith was stunned, not expecting it was her mother who forced Anthony to break up with her.
“But at that time, your mother still looked down on me.”
Anthony’s lips curled into a careless smile.
“It doesn’t really matter that she threatened me with the family’s wealth, but she knew about my grandmother.”
When he mentioned his grandmother, Anthony’s eyes darkened slowly.
“After I forced you to leave, my grandmother somehow found out and, in order to not burden me anymore, she hanged herself.” “Later, I became a lawyer and helped your mother win an international lawsuit. She told me that if I still loved you, I should go after you.”
He spoke these words casually, as if he no longer cared.
He turned around and walked up to Edith, his eyes slightly red, silently gazing at her.
“Edith, don’t blame your parents. I left them with a bad impression, and it’s normal for them to be afraid that I would.
Edith thought that after she knew the truth, she wouldn’t have any reaction, but at this moment, she couldn’t believe it and took a step back.
“It’s impossible. My parents are so good to me, they always cater to my every need. How could they force you to break up…”
Anthony didn’t reply, he just tilted his head back, forcing the tears in his eyes to retreat.
Edith looked at Anthony like this and grabbed his collar.
“You lied to me, didn’t you?”
Anthony smiled, tears uncontrollably rolling down his face.
“Yes, I lied to you.”
But Edith didn’t believe him anymore because she remembered when her parents flew over specifically to accompany her, the first thing they said was that they were afraid she would be too sad and unable to move on.
They…
They clearly knew what had happened, but they acted as if nothing had happened, watching her struggle in the quagmire…
If Anthony’s abandonment, hurt, and betrayal dealt her a fatal blow, then her closest relatives were the ones who hurt her invisibly.
Edith couldn’t accept it. She let go of Anthony’s clothes, covered her face, and slowly crouched down.
Anthony also crouched down and comforted her, “Silly, I lied to you on purpose to win you back.”
Unable to hold back, tears streamed down Edith’s face, “My family indirectly caused the death of your grandmother…” Seeing her cry like this, Anthony felt heartbroken, “It’s not true, I lied to you. You know, I haven’t told a single truth. Don’t cry.”
Edith looked at him through teary eyes, “What about those women…”
Anthony reached out his hand, wanting to wipe away the tears on her face, but she avoided it.
The hand that hung in the air made him realize that Edith, who loved him so much that she was willing to die, was gone.
He withdrew his hand, looked at Edith, and gently curved his lips, “I’ve slept with all of them.”
Edith, in fact, it’s all a lie. I never slept with them. I lied to you to force you to leave.
Anthony’s eyes were red as he forced back tears and straightened up, turning his back. Edith, crouching on the ground, looked up at his broad figure and seemed to understand something. She stood up and embraced him from behind.
After many years, this was the first time she had initiated a hug with him. Anthony’s heart, trembling with pain, found at slight relief.
He raised his hand, gently stroked her hand, and then forcefully pushed her away. He turned around and tightly embraced the woman behind him.
“Edith, I’ve missed you so much all these years.”
Edith, nestled in his embrace, felt a cold liquid dripping onto her neck and hitting her skin, causing her to burst into tears as well.
“Anthony, I’m sorry, but I don’t love you anymore…”
The pain he caused was truly unbearable.
Even though she now knew that he had no choice, Edith couldn’t forget those painful times. But she also knew that it was because she refused to let go that he sought out so many other women to pressure her…
It was all fake, but it didn’t matter. She could forgive him again, but she realized that she truly didn’t love him. anymore….
She cried, but it was only because she felt sorry for the love she had pursued since her teenage years. It felt pathetic.
Her mind was clear. She no longer had any feelings for Anthony…
Time really did change people.
She just didn’t expect that the one who changed would be her, not Anthony…
“I’m sorry for making you fall in love with me, I only to no longer love you…”
The man holding her gradually stiffened, his heart still in pain even though he had known this would be the outcome.
“Edith.”
“Yes.”
Edith snuggled in his embrace and nodded lightly.
The man who called her name didn’t say anything else.
When she looked up, she saw tears streaming down his face.
“Love me again, please.”
