All Chapters of Once Upon a Story of Us: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

In that brief moment, Matteo found himself unable to say no.But before he could speak, Rebecca's eyes brimmed with tears."Matty, am I putting you in a tough spot? It's okay, really. If this is hard for you, I won't go tonight."She expected Matteo to immediately lower his voice and comfort her. But to her shock, he simply let out a breath as if relieved and reached out to pat her head."Tonight is kind of special, so it's better if you don't come with me."Rebecca's eyes widened in disbelief. A flicker of resentment flashed across her face before she quickly masked it with a pitiful expression. The tears that had been about to stop began falling in thick, heavy drops again."Matty…"But Matteo's mind was elsewhere. He barely noticed her reaction, gently pushing her away before looking up at the ceiling."This is the one that's broken?" he asked, nodding toward the light fixture.Rebecca bit her lip, sulking. Since he wasn't giving her the reaction she wanted, she let out a s

So, Evelyn had understood their conversation that day. She had known all along.She had found out that he and Rebecca were legally married and that they were planning to keep it a secret from her.Panic clawed at Matteo's chest.He had thought he could keep it hidden. He thought that he could juggle both Rebecca and Evelyn without either of them getting hurt.To him, Rebecca was nothing more than a past obsession. He had been furious when she left him for another man, and that fury had turned into an unhealthy need to keep her in his life forever.But she had always been a shadow, someone he kept hidden.As long as Evelyn never found out the truth, it didn't matter.The one he truly loved, and had always loved, was Evelyn. Ever since he lost his sight, she was the only one who mattered.But now, everything had fallen apart.Evelyn had learned Haranese.She understood their conversation.She had figured out everything.But how could she be so heartless?All he had was an un

Aside from Evelyn, everyone had had a few drinks, their faces flushed, clearly a little tipsy.No one knew who started it, but all of a sudden, the conversation shifted to ex-boyfriends.Some people doubled over with laughter. Others had tears in their eyes.A few stories were so ridiculous that Sophie could barely breathe from laughing. She nudged the only sober person next to her."Evelyn, what about you?"For a moment, Evelyn's expression went blank.Unbidden, memories surfaced in her mind.For some reason, she found it difficult to speak.After all this time, she didn't feel sad when Matteo's name came up.But looking at these young women who were still students and carefree, she just didn't know where to begin.The mood briefly stalled.Realizing she might have struck a nerve, Sophie quickly steered the conversation in another direction, not wanting to put Evelyn on the spot.Once everyone had left, Sophia, now more clear-headed, scooted over with an apologetic look. "

After spending a few days in the hospital, Matteo decided to check himself out early.The day after Evelyn left, he had scheduled a divorce with Rebecca. Now that the 30-day cooling-off period had passed, he needed to finalize it as soon as possible.That day, Rebecca sobbed, but in the end, she didn't say much.She simply followed him obediently to process the divorce paperwork, her tear-filled eyes staring at him as she told him to be happy.He had been frustrated with her, but seeing her so understanding at that moment, he couldn't bring himself to blame her. He even agreed not to publicly announce their divorce for the time being.Matteo drove to Rebecca's house.Just as he reached the front door and was about to walk in, voices from inside made him pause."That bitch Evelyn should've just killed herself when she saw those messages! Disappearing for a whole month? Why the hell is Matteo still not over her? What the hell is so great about that slut anyway?"Whatever, it does

The investigation results and the recovered chat logs were delivered to Matteo's house the next day.He had repurchased every single one of Evelyn's belongings, placing them back exactly where they used to be. Every time he came home, he could almost fool himself into believing she was still there.However, there was no coming back. The entire estate was lifeless without Evelyn, as if it had been drained of its soul.Matteo spent a long time gathering the courage before finally opening the files.The latest message was from the day Evelyn left. It was a secretly recorded video of him and Rebecca sharing a soft kiss in front of the piano.Rebecca had attached a caption. "You probably don't know this, but this is Matty's favorite place. I won't record what happens next. I don't think you'd be able to handle it."Tell me, do you really think playing dumb helps? How does it feel being the mistress? Well, you've been a mistress your whole life, but hey, if you beg me nicely, maybe I'l