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“I came back to the country countless times to secretly check on you. Seeing you smile so 

happily in his arms, I kept blaming myself. If I had told you clearly before I left, would things have been different?” 

“Later, seeing you living like that, still wholeheartedly loving that scumbag, I hated myself Love 

ven more. I hated that I didn’t pursue you earlier. That way, you wouldn’t have suffered so much. I would have taken good care of you.” 

“Now I’ve finally waited for my chance. I won’t let you go again, Ember. Give me a chance.” 

I was still in shock, unable to process it all. Through Patrick, I could see my parents secretly 

peeking through the gap in the front door. 

“But I’ve been married before!” I interrupted his continued confession. He hastily 

explained: “I don’t care, Ember. When it comes down to it, this is all my fault. I was too 

presumptuous, always thinking you were the wife I’d grown up with, never considering the possibility of someone else taking you away.” 

Seeing his embarrassed expression, I took a deep breath and pushed his hand away: “Patrick, right now I just want to take good care of my parents and focus on myself. As for 

other things, I haven’t considered them for now.” 

I was telling the truth. I had emptied my heart and couldn’t guarantee if I would fall in love 

with anyone else in the future. But for now, I just wanted to focus on my career and love 

my family. Everything else would happen naturally! 

“I understand. I just wanted to say it out loud. I was afraid that if I didn’t, you might be taken away again before I knew it.” He pouted like a child, making me laugh. 

That night, his eyes were beautiful, brighter than the stars above. 

The next day, I took my team to Paris for the makeup gig with the newly signed international brand’s fashion show team. By the time we returned, it was a month and a 

half later. 

At that time, I naively thought I would never cross paths with Alex again. Little did I know 

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that be wheels of fate never stop grinding those who have betrayed true love 

The show’s effect was unexpectedly good. On the flight back home, the team was ezéstaday discussing plans to expand the business. 

Although I still couldn’t help my dad shoulder some of the company’s pressure, at least 1 was living up to my parents‘ years of nurturing, giving them less to worry about 

Unexpectedly, as soon as we landed, reporters swarmed around us. Countless camera Nashes were pointed at me, and I truly felt the success of this makeup ziz, 

Without any preparation, but having been involved in every process over the past month, I answered the reporters‘ questions with poise and grace. 

“Hey, don’t you think the boss has been glowing ever since she left that scumbag “You’re right, if she had divorced a few years earlier, our company might have gone public by now!” My subordinates were gossiping behind me, making me chuckle. 

Suddenly, a figure pushed through the crowd of reporters and fell to his knees in front of me. I was startled and stepped back several paces. 

Before I could see who it was clearly, this person had already grabbed one of my legs: “Ember, don’t leave me. I can’t live a single day without you. I love you so much, how can you abandon me! Ember, let’s reconcile…” 

It was Alex. At this moment, his face turned towards me had a large bruise. The man I once took meticulous care of hadn’t even shaved. Snot and tears were flowing together, making 

him look like a homeless person. 

I urgently tried to step back and pull my leg free, but he held on even tighter: “Ember, I know Patrick likes you, but you said we would be together forever. Have you forgotten?” 

How can a person be so shameless? It was clearly he who cheated, yet he was throwing 

mud at me. 

The opportunistic reporters quickly held out their microphones: “Miss Carter, can you tell us if you abandoned your boyfriend because your company became successful?” 

Patrick rushed forward from behind at this moment, grabbed Alex, and threw him aside. He pointed at Alex, no longer able to control his anger: “Why don’t you tell the reporters 

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‘your 

why you left with nothing in the divorce? You nearly caused Ember to die along with yo child for your mistress, and now you have the nerve to show up?” 

Alex flinched but still mustered the courage to confront him: “That’s between me and my 

wife! It’s none of your business!” 

I pushed Patrick aside who was shielding me. He was right, this was between Alex and me. I couldn’t always hide behind others. I stepped forward, “I am already divorced from Mr. Alex. The reason for the divorce is that during our marriage, he was intimate with another 

man, stayed overnight with her, and even held a wedding. He even sacrificed our child 

for this woman.” 

The reporters‘ keen instincts far exceeded my imagination. Microphones were immediately thrust towards Alex: “Sir, are you here to ride on Miss Carter’s coattails because of her recent makeup success at the fashion show?” 

“After doing such things, you still have the face to come find your ex–wife. Is it for money?” 

“May I ask about your current relationship with the woman Miss Carter mentioned?”