Chapter 14
Evelyn’s head was lowered, completely. oblivious to the growing darkness on Allen’s face.
After Claire left, Allen suddenly felt an unsettling clarity in his mind. He belatedly realized that Claire had never spoken ill of Evelyn. On the contrary, it was Evelyn who had, both intentionally and unintentionally, spread negative remarks. about Claire in front of him.
Suddenly, he felt like a fool. He had blindly trusted Evelyn, his childhood friend, who had been subtly sowing discord between him and Claire. And now, this was the result.
Unable to contain the fury rising inside him any longer, Allen raised his hand and slapped
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Evelyn across the face with a sharp crack.
Staring at him in shock, Evelyn was stunned.
Allen’s expression was icy, his voice low and cold. “Who told you to say these things?”
The sudden outburst left Evelyn rooted to the spot. But soon, she began to play the victim, trying to feign vulnerability.
“Allen, you actually hit me… Did Claire say something bad about me? I knew it! She’s so cruel and petty, she’s jealous of me and of our childhood bond. You can’t trust her. She just wants to ruin what we have!”
But before she could continue, Allen kicked her hard in the chest, sending her crashing to the ground.
“What are you even worth?” he spat, his
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voice icy and merciless. “How dare you speak ill of Claire behind her back?”
His words cut through her like knives. What was happening? What had gone wrong? Allen, who had always treated her kindly, was suddenly completely different person.
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Evelyn writhed in pain on the ground, her face twisted in anger and humiliation. It wasn’t until she reflected on her actions in the past few days and thought she didn’t do anything wrong that she finally found some courage. She wiped her tears and spoke, her voice filled with a dramatic sorrow.
“Allen, I don’t understand why you’re treating me like this. Did I do something wrong? You promised me, when we were kids, that you’d always take care of me. But now that you have Claire, you’re discarding me, aren’t you?”
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She spoke passionately, her voice breaking in sobs, her words dripping with what seemed like infinite resentment.
“Fine, I’ll leave. I’ll never show my face. in front of you again.
But those last words ignited a fire inside Allen. Never see him again? He thought of never seeing Claire again, and the feeling was like ice, freezing him to the core.
This time, Allen had no patience left for her. He grabbed her by the hair and dragged her toward the door of the villa.
“Leave. From now on, don’t ever show up in front of me again, or you’l know the consequences.
The situation was completely beyond
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Evelyn’s expectations. This was not the outcome she had envisioned. Looking at Allen’s cold, terrifying face, she realized just how wrong she was.
She clutched his pant leg, begging.
“Allen, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said those things about Claire. I was just jealous. Please forgive me this one time. I can’t live without you. I won’t fight with Claire. I just want to be by your side. A little bit of your love is enough for me.”
But as Evelyn confessed, her words turning even more ambiguous, Allen felt nothing but discomfort. Her words no longer
comforted him; they only made him feel
worse.
What foolish and ridiculous things had he
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and Evelyn done during this time?
He had abandoned Claire when she was suffering from appendicitis, on the verge of passing out, and left her on the side of the road.
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