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Yet all she got was the same “phone is off” message.
Meanwhile, I had already arrived in the capital city.
Though I was worried about my parents before leaving, I knew they were in relatively good health. Besides, I wasn’t cutting ties with them forever.
A lot had happened lately, and with the early stages of a startup being hectic, I just wanted to focus on making money and didn’t have the mind to think about anything else.
After meeting with Ethan Harrison, he led me straight to the company.
“You were the top student in our class. I trust you completely with the tech part. As for the investment, I’ve already brought in a few
shareholders. Now that you’re here, we can officially start the research.”
He said while studying me. “I heard from someone that you’re getting married soon? Planning to start a family?”
I paused slightly while flipping through files. It didn’t seem necessary to hide this, so I admitted it directly.
“The wedding’s off. I’m single now.”
“What happened? Did you fight with your girlfriend? Or was the dowry not settled? But wasn’t your girlfriend your childhood betrothal? How come it’s suddenly off?”
I didn’t explain much, just shook my head.
Probably noticing I didn’t want to talk about it, Ethan Harrison didn’t press further and focused on updating me on the project’s progress.
Though I’d been out of school for years, I quickly got up to speed with the project and had a general technical direction in mind after just a few
hours.
The days in the capital city passed quickly with the startup. Maybe it was because I had hope and goals, so every day felt fulfilling.
But what I didn’t expect was for Nora to track me down in the capital.
Just as our first project was reaching a milestone, and we were heading out for a meal, we bumped into Nora at the company entrance.
The moment she saw me, tears streamed down her face, and she ran toward me.
Ethan Harrison gave me a knowing look, even giving me a nudge on the shoulder. “Whatever it is, talk it out. You grew up together, know each other’s families. Don’t let a small thing ruin a relationship and miss out on a life partner.”
Maybe in a past life, I would have believed that.
But this time, I wasn’t willing to repeat the same mistakes.
There was never any misunderstanding. If Nora truly had feelings for me, she wouldn’t have been ambiguous with me for twenty years while secretly interacting with my brother.
So from the beginning, she never had me in her heart.
Given that, no matter how we talked, the result would be the same.
The reason she’s here now is because she discovered the truth, realizing that Declan wasn’t as great as she imagined.
So she feels guilty towards me, mistaking that guilt for love.
While thinking this, Nora stood before me, holding my hand, her eyes red with tears.
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“I was wrong before. I shouldn’t have misunderstood you, shouldn’t have doubted you. Please don’t be mad at me. You don’t know how hard it’s been for me. I almost thought you died in a car crash. For a moment, I wanted to follow you.”
