Without My Love 10

Repulsed by Jonah’s message, Austin gnashed his teeth and swore to have the Alstons chased out of the country, making sure 

they disappeared from my life for good. I couldn’t help but laugh at the childish tantrum he was throwing 

“It’s far beneath you to let the words of someone like him bother you,” I said. 

Despite saying that myself, I was rather annoyed too. Therefore, Austin suggested that we move to our newly renovated marital 

home. We even decided to throw a housewarming party and invite a few of our closest friends. 

Surprisingly, on the day of the housewarming party, Sasha showed up. She didn’t cause a scene like she did the last time. Instead, 

she kept her eyes fixed on me, looking for an opportunity to talk to me. 

Georgia marched right up to Sasha to stop her. “How did you get in? Leave at once! You’re not welcome here.” 

Even the bodyguards stayed close to make sure Sasha couldn’t get to me. Seeing that, she yelled, “You’re a married woman now, 

Celeste! Why are you cheating on your husband? Aren’t you afraid your husband might divorce you?” 

Austin, who was peeling prawns for me, looked up and pursed his lips. “Do you think she’s actually insane?” 

Sasha seized this chance to push Georgia aside and rush forward. She screamed at Austin, “Don’t be fooled by her, Mr. Everett! 

Jonah comes over every day to beg for her forgiveness. How can you be sure that she hasn’t given in and decided to betray you?” 

Austin wiped his hands on a napkin before saying to me, “Come and eat, darling. I’ve peeled everything for you. It won’t taste as 

good once it gets old.” 

Then, he turned to Sasha and said, “Your petty little tricks don’t work on me. I’m not the fool Jonah is. You can’t string me along 

and make me lose my mind with just a few words.” 

Sasha eyed me resentfully, snarling, “You must be feeling so smug right now, right, Celeste? Do you think you’ve won just 

because Jonah refuses to see me now?” 

I wanted to roll my eyes at her. “What makes you think Jonah is such a fine catch that I’d want to fight over him with you? He’s nothing but trash in my eyes. I wouldn’t even want to pollute the oceans by tossing him in. Since you like him so much, hurry up 

and take him away.” 

Sasha tried to speak, but Jonah abruptly showed up, interrupting her. Ignoring the bodyguards‘ attempts to stop him, he cried out at me, “Don’t listen to Sasha’s nonsense, Celeste! Nothing happened between her and me! I’m not the father of her baby!” 

Everyone was stupefied. No one expected Sasha to be pregnant. 

Sasha lunged at Jonah and smacked him several times, protesting tearfully, “How can you say that? This is your child, Jonnie! 

Why won’t you admit it?” 

“Give me another chance, Celeste,” Jonah desperately called out. “I’ll throw you the grandest wedding in history. I’ll give you everything you want. Look, I took back the ruby necklace! It’ll always be yours!” 

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With an exasperated smile, I questioned, “Jonah, what makes you think I would want a necklace someone else had already worn?” 

I looked at Austin, whose eyes shone when our gazes met, before continuing, “Austin and I are very happy together. We have a blissful marriage. He gives me all the best things in life–and he makes sure I’m the only one who has it. Don’t expect someone to spend all their time waiting for you, Jonah.” 

Soon, everyone heard about the spectacle. The Alstons refused to believe that Sasha was pregnant with Jonah’s child. In the end, 

they had to get a paternity test done. 

Alas, the child Jonah adamantly refused to acknowledge was, in fact, his. The Alstons had no choice but to accept that too. However, they didn’t hold a wedding or even bother with a proper engagement. All they did was have Jonah and Sasha get a 

marriage license. 

Finally, I managed to publish the research paper I had worked on for almost two years, and I even became a professor at the best 

university in Haslow. When Georgia invited me out to celebrate, she filled me in on more gossip. 

Sasha wasn’t satisfied with the Alstons‘ harsh treatment of her and refusal to support her career. For the sake of selling her 

paintings, she secretly aborted the baby and got involved with the owner of an art gallery, becoming his mistress. 

The Alstons only begrudgingly accepted Sasha as their daughter–in–law out of consideration for the child she was carrying. Now 

that she had an abortion, they weren’t going to keep her around anymore. 

Soon, she was forced to get a divorce from Jonah. Not long after that, whether by chance or premeditated, someone leaked the 

affair she had with the art gallery owner. His wife came knocking on her door and beat her up too. 

Just like that, plagued by a series of scandals, the up–and–coming artist vanished from sight. No one knew where Sasha went. 

However, none of that had anything to do with me. I had long since moved on and found the joy of my life, leaving no regrets 

behind. 

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