Chapter 69
Leah’s words took me by surprise, and it took me a few seconds before I came to my senses.
Leah walked over and took my hand, looking at me with such sincerity. “Eve, you’ll give Ethan and me your blessings, won’t you?”
I met her expectant gaze and pulled my hand away. “I’m sure you’ll be happy together even without my blessings.”
“But aren’t we good friends?”
I had to stifle a laugh. Did she really take me for a tool?
I could tell that Ethan had changed recently, but the old adage “once bitten, twice shy’ was something I kept firmly in mind.
1 had dreams I wanted to achieve and a life I wanted to live. I just wanted to leave the past far behind.
“Leah,” I said, looking at her apathetically, “shouldn’t you be thrilled that you’re about to become the Grayson family’s granddaughter-in-law and Ethan’s fiancée? Why do you look so fearl Leah’s facade of innocence cracked for a fleeting moment when I called her out. Then, she resumed her act. “What are you talking about, Evelyn? I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying” Leah was such a good actress. It was no wonder she was able to become one in her previous
Forget it
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I didn’t want to waste my breath on her, so I turned and lett. I returned to my dormitory and realized that my roommates were all out. I let out a sigh of relief and sat stiffly at my desk
So, Ethan and Leah were going to get engaged, huh? The Grayson family had to be over the moon then. started avoiding him.
I recalled the time I was supposed to marry Ethan. After we had been intimate, the o I had refused to accept it. Even though I liked Ethan, I wasn’t desperate to marry him. And with the whole of Yardville gossiping about what I had done, I even st
Grayson family had actually given Jack a sum of money as their way of making things right. However, everything changed a month later. I woke up one morning and found myself feeling ill I felt weak, had no appetite, and was constantly nauseous and vomiting I was sure I was coming down with something serious, but Jack and Ivy were overjoyed. They rushed me to the hospital, where the doctor soon confirmed that I was one month
thad just started university and was only 19 years old at the time. When I found out I was pregnant, I was dumbstruck, but the thought of having a baby wi
y with Ethan filled me with
Joy
Later on, Jack leveraged the fact that I was pregnant to coerce Ethan into marrying me. Ethan stood me up on the day of our wedding. I had to bear the humiliation and ridicule alone at the altar late.
That night, Jack called me to his study and told me that had made my bed and now had to lie in it. Later on, I lost the baby during an argument with Ethan when he came home
instinctively placed my hand on my abdomen, feeling as if the pain from that moment had returned. Just then, the dormitory room swung open, and one of my roommates, Sharon Jameson, walked in Sharon jumped when she noticed how pale and lost looked. “What’s wrong, Evelyn? Are you feeling unwell?
She walked over, reaching out to touch my forehead. The warmth of her hands was the only thing that made me feel alive again.
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