Claire subconsciously toned down her aggressive demeanor when she saw Rita coming out. She even dusted off the dust on her skirt."What am I doing here? Rita, are you that clueless? Why don't you ask yourself what you've been up to lately?"Rita smiled and replied, "Miss Claire, you seem to have overstepped your boundaries. Our relationship should be that of interviewer and interviewee. What obligation do I have to report my activities to you?""We didn't have much of a relationship before, but you stole my boyfriend. That's a big deal. How shameless can you be? We've been together for so many years, and there has never been another woman by his side, only you. The moment you appeared, you stole him. How ruthless of you. Does your family know you're a homewrecker? Won't your mother feel ashamed of your behavior?"Even though Rita had not done anything like that, her face gradually turned red under Claire's questioning, especially since her mother had passed away long ago. Moreover,
Rita would have never let her father blackmail Sherman if she had known he had a girlfriend. No matter how much she liked him, she would fight against it with everything she got. After all, she could not hurt the person she liked just because she wanted to be with him, could she?"You're talking nonsense. When were you two ever together? You're just jealous because you saw us get married."Claire, no longer in a rush, scoffed. "Huh! You can stop pretending now. It was so obvious Sherman and I were together until you ruthlessly stole him from me! Look into your heart—can you swear to me that you've really done nothing wrong?"She then turned and put on a sad expression. "I'm sure you know Sherman is a very filial son. His family has pressured him several times to get married, so he must've hastily married you out of respect for his elders."But you should also know he promised to take me abroad for our wedding after the New Year. He'd never have married someone like you if it wasn't
Rita had indeed been unable to convince her father before, but she had been trying her best. She even mentioned repaying the money her father owed Sherman—was that not enough? What did Sherman want from her?Claire could not help but step back when she saw Sherman approaching."So this is the kind of woman you're dumping me for? You really are something, Sherman. How can you give up years of memories and feelings between us for someone like her?""I've never seen anyone as good at distorting the truth as you. You know perfectly well why I chose someone else; you just refuse to admit it. It's been so many years, and you should've known by now that we can't go back to how we used to be. You made your choice, and you want to go back on it now?""Yes!" Claire rushed forward and grabbed Sherman's arm. "Yes, I want to go back on my choice. I shouldn't have left you to go abroad in the first place. How could I have known that when I came back, you'd have another woman by your side? I shou
"I've told you that it's over between us. No, we never even began. You never chose me from the start, Claire. Please, stop making things difficult for my wife." Sherman gently took Rita's hand.Claire felt as if her heart was stabbed by a thousand needles when she saw their tightly clasped hands."Wow… Just wow. Every choice I've made over these years has been wrong. Leaving you was a mistake, Sherman. Now that I choose to come back, I realize I'm still going to lose you. Sherman, why pretend to be righteous here? Why don't you just admit that you've never ever thought of giving me a chance from the start?"Rita, you rat. No need to show off in front of me. You just want to see me suffer, don't you? Well, I won't give you the satisfaction! I'll make all of you regret it!"As Claire spoke, she charged straight toward the pillar in the lobby.Sherman's reaction was swift, rushing toward her in that instant, but he could not stop Claire. At that moment, she had resolved to gamble on
"You can do that again. You're only possessive of me because we've known each other for so long, and your feelings have turned twisted."Claire suddenly became agitated. "You don't know me at all, so don't tell me what my feelings are for you! I like you, I love you! When I chose someone else back then, I had my reasons. If I could've stayed, I would've stayed. Don't forget, it was me who fell for you first. No matter what, I'm willing to love you more. You can't deny that."Life played a cruel joke on me. Every time I wanted to choose, it made me lose something as important as you. But when I finally realized my mistake, you chose another woman. Sherman, can't you give me another chance? Or did you marry Rita just to spite me? You two barely know each other. How could you spend your life with her?"Claire cried uncontrollably, wetting Sherman's chest with her tears.It was heart-wrenching for Sherman to see her like that. He could not help but urge Rita, "Did you call the ambulanc
Rita was confused. "How is this my fault? Miss Claire was the one who came here to kick up a fuss. If you've looked into it, you should know I didn't steal her boyfriend. She and Sherman had never been together, so what does this have to do with me? She publicly accused me of something I didn't do, so I'm the victim here.""Why you! You think you're so smart, don't you? Have you forgotten who's in charge here?"He had been groveling in front of Sherman like a sycophant, bending over backward to please him despite his age, yet when it came to Rita, he behaved arrogantly."You're in charge of course, but what does that have to do with whether I did something wrong or not? Just because you're my supervisor, does that give you the right to falsely accuse me too? I haven't done anything wrong, no matter what anyone says!""You… You… You… Who's your boss? Bring him here. I want to see who raised such a disobedient reporter like you."The other onlookers started slowly dispersing on thei
"I need to know, even if I can't accept the answer!"The doctor, who was growing irked, beside them kept urging, "Sir, please give her an answer. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to treat her wound. The bleeding hasn't stopped yet. We can't joke around with a person's life like this."Sherman looked at Claire, tears welling up in her eyes, and finally nodded."I know you have your reasons for all the choices you've made. It's been so long, and I've forgiven you a long time ago."However, Claire did not feel relieved at his answer. Instead, her heart broke even more. She would rather he got angry at her. At least then it would mean he still had not let her go.Realization dawned on Claire that Sherman had moved on from their relationship. Her heart grew colder, and she stopped struggling. Seizing the opportunity, the doctor and nurse pushed her into the room for further treatment.Outside the room, Sherman sat alone on a chair, looking at the blood on his hands. He sighed heavily.
Sherman sounded impatient, and Rita could not help but feel like he was mocking her. She did not dare to speak anymore.She would just chalk her earlier thoughts down as her delusions and refrained from asking Sherman the question she really wanted to ask him."Do you have any other questions?"Sherman knew she still had other doubts when he noted her hesitance, but he did not expect her to shake her head."You must be tired. Let me buy you a bottle of water," said Rita.Sherman did not understand why she looked so upset.'Shouldn't she be happy to hear that there's nothing going on between me and Claire? Just what the heck is this woman thinking?'Rita felt sad, especially about her own family. It was not like she could cut them off from her life, but at the same time, she did not have the right to openly express her feelings for Sherman.She longed to return to the past when they were not bound by so many interests. Back then, she would have asked without hesitation. She was