Chapter 260
“Come home.“Those two words carried a plea so humble it was almost painful.”
But I just shook my head gently.
“What you want is your business,it has nothing to do with me, “I said coldly, each word clear and deliberate.“I don’t care and I’m not concerned. I finally have a real family now.”
With that,I didn’t look at Jason again.I turned and took Ronald’s hand,walking away.”
Ronald lowered his gaze slightly,his eyes falling on my hand tightly holding his,a faint smile tugging at the corner of his lips.”
As we passed beside Jason,he paused for a moment,his voice barely above a whisper,meant for only one person to hear.
“Don’t push your luck.“His tone was calm,even carrying a trace of a smile.
But behind that smile was a sharpness so suffocating it could cut.”
“If you continue to be stubborn,the Whitlock Family and the Corvin Family…can cease to exist.“\
In that moment, Jason’s pupils constricted sharply.
His entire body froze,the hand he had meant to reach out hung in midair,unable to move another inch.
Jason finally understood why his company had been repeatedly targeted by foreign corporations recently–it was because Ronald.
Torn between his love and his company, Jason struggled endlessly,yet remained motionless.”
All he could do was watch helplessly as I walked away,holding another man’s hand.”
He longed for me to turn back and glance at him. If only I had said I wanted him, he would have risked everything to take me away.”
But I didn’t once look back.I truly…didn’t love him anymore.”
This realization drained the color from Jason’s face and he actually fainted on the spot.
When he was taken to the hospital,he was told that,due to overwork, he had developed stomach cancer.
In that moment,Jason realized that there was no longer any way for him to win me back.”
Ronald and I confirmed our relationship on an utterly ordinary night.”
We were adults and we felt something for each other–so why not give it a try?”
Unlike the past“love“filled with possessiveness and coercion,what Ronald gave me was always patience and respect.
He didn’t interfere when I lost track of day and night,immersed in my scripts. He would only remind me to rest when
necessary.
Though Ronald seemed indifferent,he would quietly take care of even the most trivial matters in my life without me noticing.
He rarely said the word “love,” yet in his silent presence and protection,he showed me the answer.
And I gradually grew accustomed to this kind of love.”
I still immersed myself quickly in my work as a screenwriter.
With my new script selected by a director,I hurried back and forth between writing and revising,often losing track of time entirely.”
Occasionally,I would run into members of the Corvin Family on the street–their expressions disheveled,weariness etched into their features,no longer the glory they once held.
When they saw me,their eyes were complicated,as if they wanted to speak.
But I simply looked away gently and passed by them as if they were strangers.
They didn’t manage to catch up to me either. Because now,they no longer had the strength.
Every time Ronald acted with that calm detachment,it was precise and merciless.
He never explained things to me directly, but the news from outside was enough for me to understand. The Whitlock Family and the Corvin Family were steadily losing in one business battle after another.N
They were too busy dealing with setbacks to have any time to entangle me again.
Perhaps,at last,they had come to understand what it truly means to“regret one’s past mistakes.“N
And I never looked back.M
I no longer pursued a love that promised eternal constancy.N
Those past promises,having gone through betrayal and pain,were worthless.
Yet I knew clearly that my heart would always stir for a steadfast preference.“#
What Ronald gave me wasn’t an empty vow,but a choice–a choice to be with me,to stand by my side,unwaveringly,through everything.
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So no matter how the world outside shifted, as long as I sat at my desk,typing out my own stories,I could feel a quiet,full happiness.
Late at night,I would occasionally glance up and see a calm figure at the doorway of my study.
Ronald didn’t disturb me–he just quietly watched and only when I looked up and met his gaze did he softly remind me, “It’s
late. Go rest.”
Then I would smile,close my laptop and walk toward the one who had always been waiting for me.
(The End)
