Chapter 113.
At that time, she really believed it…
But she also clearly remembered that later he and Juliette were all lovey–dovey in the hospital room, and he coaxed her so gently…
At that moment, her persistence and trust were like a joke.
She did love him, loved him so much, but he shouldn’t have treated her like a fool and lied to her…
Jovana’s eyes were a little red. She gently pulled her hand away, her throat felt bitter, “It’s okay, it didn’t hurt…”
“But I felt bad.” Armando kissed her palm lightly, his tone bossy and not allowing any refusal, “Go put some medicine on it. Vana’s hands are so pretty, they can’t get hurt.”
“No need.” It was making a fuss over nothing.
Jovana bit her inner lip, but she just couldn’t say no to Armando and got pulled into the bedroom by him.
As soon as I walked in, the whole place smelled fresh and minty.
This was the room Armando used to live in at college.
Old memories rushed back, making Jovana zone out for a second. She suddenly thought of the first time Armando brought her here in high school, and her nose instantly stung.
“What’s wrong?” Armando saw her eyes turn red and got really worried.
“It’s nothing…” Jovana said hoarsely, looking at Armando’s calm face, and her heart ached a little…
See, the only one stuck in the past was her.
Armando had let it go a long time ago, and he had already forgotten… forgotten the promise he made to her, forgotten the road they came from.
Only she was still carving a mark on the boat to look for the sword.
That was so stupid.
“Armando,” Jovana said with a hint of sadness.
“Hm? What’s wrong?” Armando looked up at her, touched her cheek with his knuckle, and smiled, “Why are you suddenly acting all silly?”
Jovana’s uneasy gaze flickered. She pressed her lips together and asked him, “Just now you talked to Mrs. Dunbar like that, and didn’t save any face for Fiona. In the future, the Jenkins family…”
She didn’t expect Armando would go that far.
“Don’t worry,” Armando interrupted her.
He crouched down to her level, his eyes steady and sincere.
“Didn’t I say it? With me here, no one could bully you.”
“My mom was really important to me, but you were even more important.”
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The warmth in Armando’s eyes was about to overflow.
Jovana’s heart skipped a beat at that moment. Even if she didn’t want to admit it, he was someone she had truly loved. Right then, her heart really fluttered.
But soon, she was pulled back to reality. She gave a bitter smile, “Yeah.”
“Be good, there are snacks in the cabinet on your left, have some, I’ll go get your medicine.” Armando smiled, touched her cheek, and left.
The door was gently closed.
Jovana hurriedly wiped away her falling tears and calmed down for a while. She didn’t go to the cabinet to get food, just sat quietly on the bed and waited.
The phone on the bed started ringing. Jovana finally pulled herself together. She saw it was a call from Normand. Afraid of delaying his work, she hurried to bring it to him.
Passed by the corridor.
“Alright, don’t be mad. I was just joking with you. You know, Jovana was there at the time, I couldn’t do anything…”
A familiar voice.
One second he was still gently coaxing her, and the next, Jovana felt like she’d been struck by lightning.
She numbly walked toward the source of the sound, almost like she was punishing herself, and stopped at the bedroom door. The person in the room met her eyes unexpectedly, went silent right away, and their heart skipped a beat.
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Jovana clenched her hands, looked at each other from a distance, and felt like her heart had dropped into an ice hole.
Endless rage took over her mind, she reached out and pushed the door.
“You just stood up for Jovana like that, I thought you really didn’t care about your mom anymore.”
Kaitlynn curled her lips and looked at Jovana through the crack in the door. When she saw how lost Jovana looked, she finally felt a bit better.
Armando smiled lightly, brushed up his sleeve to check the time, and said in a low voice, “Alright, you knew what was going on back then. In front of Jovana, we still had to keep up appearances.”
“The card wouldn’t stop, and that winery wouldn’t take it back, you kept making money.”
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Just for show?
Just a few words, like the sharpest knife, left Jovana bleeding all over.
