Semua Bab Love You Like I Used To? Forget It!: Bab 131 - Bab 140

I was deep in thought after learning all this new information. "Who sent the video to Julianne?" I asked. "What was their purpose?"I refused to believe Julianne wasn't the one behind it. "The man who sent the video died in a car accident last year," Mark replied. "Because of that, we have no way to verify if he had edited the surveillance video himself. We also can't determine his purpose behind sending the video to her." This lead turned out to be a dead end.I fell silent again.A short while later, I asked, "What about the other evidence? Like the one where Mr. Sawyer had drugged Julianne? Is it authentic?""It is. We've verified its authenticity," Mark responded.I didn't know what to say.Mark was the best lawyer around—sharp and meticulous. If he had verified the evidence, there was no doubting its legitimacy. Had I really misunderstood Julianne? Was she truly not the culprit?All this time, I thought that she had intentionally conspired with Dad to have me appear

I was feeling extremely frustrated by the whole situation.And somehow, Irvin chose this exact momIn her eyes, Emilia wanting the divorce was perfect.ent to bother me at my home.With Julianne acquitted, I no longer had any bargaining leverage over him. Everything we had discussed was now moot.Unless it was about collecting our divorce certificate, I didn't want to say another word to him.Oblivious to my frustration, he said, "I told you Lianne wouldn't intentionally hurt you! But you refused to believe me!"It was obvious Irvin was especially relieved by the outcome of the investigation. He was glad Julianne hadn't hurt me on purpose. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to face me.I looked at him in exasperation.Just as I was about to ask him to get lost, he spoke again. "I've calculated all the assets under my name, babe. Here's the voluntary asset transfer memorandum. And this is the newly drafted divorce agreement per your request. "I've already signed it, so only your s

It had finally sunk in for Irvin.It was clear to him now how much I despised and abhorred him. He also realized my laughter had been filled with sadness and hurt.The more he thought about it, the more panicked and terrified he became."Please don't be like this, Emi. Whatever it is, let's talk it out. I know I'm at fault for everything before. I…" His voice trailed off as he stepped forward to hug me.He wanted to fill the terrifying emptiness and fear he felt in his heart. And to him, the only way to do so was to hug me tightly.However, he stopped when he saw I had picked up the fruit knife off the table. He didn't dare move any closer."Careful not to hurt yourself, Emi," he said, his voice tense.It turned out he wasn't afraid of me hurting him. Instead, he was worried I might harm myself."Get out!" I repeated.I truly didn't want to see him anymore. I wanted him to disappear from my sight right this instant.He had never understood or believed me in the past. But this

I was currently treating Louis to a meal when I met someone unexpected.I was seated at a table in a private room for him. When the door was opened, Gideon Stone walked in. He was like a brother to Irvin and one of his closest friends.Before I could speak, Louis said, "Emilia, allow me to introduce you to Gideon Stone. He's one of my former students and has returned to inherit his family business. It was thanks to him that your case was resolved so quickly." Gideon's family owned a chain of pharmacies. It could be said there was one on the corner of every street in Claudevile.In fact, there was a branch across from the hotel where the drugging incident had taken place.It just so happened that the branch had been celebrating its anniversary the day the incident occurred. Because of this, they happened to be holding an event at the time of the incident.As such, the store had captured the moment I left the hotel. This was how they were able to uncover the truth so swiftly."Gi

I pulled the child out of the car. Picking him up, I was about to move away from the wreckage.Irvin had just placed the pregnant woman on the ground. When I turned, I saw him running toward me, his eyes burning with pure rage.Before I could react, he lunged toward us. We rolled away from the car wrapped in his arms and came to a stop facing away from it. Irvin was shielding us with his broad frame.Then, there was a deafening bang. The car had exploded! It was immediately engulfed in flames.The sound of the explosion and the raging fire triggered a flood of memories in my mind.I flashed back to the beginning of my sophomore year. I was working on an experiment in the university lab when one of the juniors mishandled a substance. This caused an explosion, which created a huge fire.The explosion had knocked over a cabinet, which fell on top of me. Trapped underneath it, I was unable to move. I could only watch as the flames crept closer. I thought I was going to be burned aliv