In ancient times, it meant that Armand would have no descendants.
“I won’t do the surrogacy either.” Probably it was too early for her to make such a statement, but she needed to tell Armand about her rock bottom.
If he couldn’t accept her, he should let go of her now.
“Neither will I. I won’t let any other woman give birth to my child except for you.” Armand kissed her on her cheek, “Please trust me.”
Theresa closed her eyes, “You are my destiny,” she muttered.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t get rid of him at all.
She had always thought that she was a strong woman. It wasn’t until now did she realize that she wasn’t that strong at all.
After Armand got to know the truth, his attitude finally erased the upset in her heart. She felt quite warm.
It turned out that it would be more relaxing for two persons to share the burden than bearing it by themselves. When she bluntly told him the truth, it wasn’t as terrible as she had imagined, and nor was it so difficult to face.
It wasn’t so difficult as she had imagined. On the contrary, after she told the truth, she felt relaxed and peaceful.
Armand sat on the sofa while holding her, “So, you want me to give up so you acted with Oscar?”
Theresa looked down in silence, which was the acquiescence.
Armand heaved a sigh, “I almost thought it was the truth. If I hadn’t heard your conversation with Loredana today, I might have missed you. From now on, no matter what happens, please don’t hide it from me, OK? Please try to trust me.”
Theresa was still silent. Her throat dried out. She was afraid that she would only utter a broken voice if she spoke.
Armand stroked her back, “If you don’t answer me, I’ll take it as an acquiescence.”
“Why did you fight with others?”
Theresa looked at the wounds on his face. She reached out and wanted to touch him but was afraid that it would hurt.
Armand pulled her hand and pressed it on his face, “Because you didn’t want me anymore, I didn’t want to live on. Then I purposely got into a fight with someone.”
Theresa was speechless.
In the room next door, Loredana supported her cheeks, half-lying on the sofa, “I wonder how it is going with them now.”
Cormac grabbed her hand and pulled her up from the sofa, “Let’s go. I’ll send you back to the hotel. You’ve done what you could do for them. Just leave the rest for them to resolve by themselves. Please don’t worry about them any longer.”
Loredana stood up with his help and asked, “Aren’t we going back to the villa?”
“Nope. There are too many people, too noisy. You won’t sleep well. Let’s stay out for a few days.” Loredana glanced at him and complained, “I’ll be quite bored when staying in the hotel alone.”
“I’ll be with you,” Cormac whispered in her ear.
Loredana immediately dodged, “Don’t you need to work? You have a huge burden now. You need to raise a big family.”
Cormac laughed, “I can afford you guys.”
They reserved a presidential suite on the top floor. Without Armand, Boyce wouldn’t shamelessly come to rough horseplay in their room at night. Cormac believed that he could be with Loredana after going back to the suite. However, when they reached the door, they found that Tiana was standing at the door. Seeing her, Cormac couldn’t help but think about Charles. The smile on his face faded away.
“Hi, Tiana.” Loredana liked this girl very much as she was simple and kind.
Tiana trotted over and passed her a gift box in her arms, “Hi, Loredana. This is a wedding gift for you.”
Loredana reached out to take it over. She wondered what was in the box as it was a big heavy. With a smile, she said, “Thank you.”
“You are welcome. Congratulations on your wedding! I must go now. Charles is waiting for me downstairs.” After that, Tiana trotted out.
Cormac took a glance at the gift box in Loredana’s arms, feeling quite upset. Charles was like a thorn stabbed into his heart.
Whenever Charles appeared, Cormac would recall that he had an evil intention. Even for the gift that was sent by Tiana, Cormac would wonder if that was arranged by Charles.
After they entered the suite, Loredana found that the table in the living room was covered by gifts.
Cormac loosened his necktie and said, “I asked them to put the gifts over there.”
There were too many gifts, so he asked the waiters and waitresses to put them here for the time being. When Loredana would be free, she could take a look – she could keep those she liked and leave others alone.
Loredana nodded, sitting on the sofa. She started to open the gift box in her arms. Cormac wanted to go take a shower earlier. Seeing that, he stood motionlessly, wondering what was in the gift box sent by Tiana.
He believed that he could find out if it was Tiana or Charles who had sent her the box upon the gift inside.00000
Loredana opened the box, in which there was a round glass aquarium, in which there was an oxygenated plastic bag and two colorful fishes. They couldn’t be found in the market, quite rare.
It also happened last time in Charles’s house. Although they were different fishes, it still reminded her about what had happened in White City.
Cormac unbuttoned his shirt and went to the bathroom. He seemed to have made a mistake. Only Tiana, the weird girl, would send the fish to others as the wedding gift.
However, he didn’t know that they were from Charles instead of Tiana.
Charles was just like Armand. During the wedding, he was sitting in the corner, secretly blessing them.
Loredana turned to look at the man who had walked into the bathroom, slowly breathing a sigh of relief.
Cormac was quite petty. She was afraid that he would be unhappy. It seemed that he didn’t think this gift was from Charles. Otherwise, he would be jealous again. Loredana opened the bag and put the fish into the glass aquarium.
When she tossed the bag and box into the garbage, a card dropped out from the box. She picked it up and opened it. There was Charles’s handwriting on it: “We can’t meet often but it doesn’t mean we are not close any longer. We are far apart but it doesn’t mean we don’t miss each other. Our sincere friendship can break through time and space. My best wishes to you. I wish you happy forever.”
Loredana looked down, her eyelashes trembling. She curled up her lips into a smile. Although there were not many words, he expressed his feelings by the front part and blessed her in the end. It meant that he was trying to let go of her.
She truly wished that he could fall in love with Tiana.
Closing the card, Loredana put it on the table. Since there were a pile of gifts, Cormac wouldn’t notice the card. She also saw the gift from Jeffery. She reached out and picked it up. Opening the box, she found a photo album in there.
After a hesitation, she opened it. The first photo was a group photo of her family. She saw some people that she didn’t know on it, who were her grandparents from her mother’s side. They were sitting on chairs, and behind them stood Jeffery and Jolene. They looked pretty young at that time.
She continued to browse and found Jolene’s photos, some of them were group photos with Jeffery. Those photos were not taken in the photo studio but were taken in daily life. Through the photos, Loredana could almost tell what was going on at that time.
Jolene and Jeffery were the only children in the Harris family. Their parents loved each other, so the children got along with each other very well, too. In the photos, Loredana could tell that Jeffery’s eyes were full of care and love when occasionally looked at his younger sister.
Jeffery couldn’t let go of Jolene’s death for a long time. It should be because he loved his younger sister too much so that he had done too many awful things.
Loredana heaved a sigh in depression. Closing the album, she half-lay on the sofa. Fortunately, things were going in a good way.
The water was still running in the bathroom. She felt quite exhausted. She hadn’t taken a nap for a whole day. As soon as she lay down, she didn’t want to get up at all. She wanted to nap shortly, but she fell asleep on the sofa pretty soon.
When Cormac walked out of the bathroom after a shower, he found that Loredana had fallen asleep on the sofa. He walked over and wanted to carry her to the bedroom. Then he saw the album in her hands. He picked it up and took a glance. He knew everyone in the photo album, who used to care and love him a lot in the past.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.