Chapter 6
The air in Southport was humid and warm. I felt somewhat dazed as I stood before Southport University.
Walking through the campus, I experienced a genuine sense of rebirth.
During the day, I sat in classrooms, listening attentively and absorbing knowledge. At night, I worked at a small restaurant, serving tables and washing dishes until my back ached and my limbs were sore.
Even so, this exhaustion felt grounding.
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After a month, I gradually adapted to this busy but fulfilling life. That was until I saw Sebastian downstairs at my dormitory.
“Rachel! Why did you do this? Why did you write Viv’s name on the marriage application? Why didn’t you come to the capital?”
His voice was filled with anger and confusion.
I looked at him coldly. “I don’t want a husband whose heart belongs to someone else. It’s disgusting and unbearable!”
He stared at me in disbelief. “How can you talk like this? You weren’t like this before.”
I turned my face away as waves of nausea swept over me. I did not want to look at him for even one more second.
“Sebastian, I just want to study hard and start a new life. Vivian is the one you’ve always wanted, isn’t she? You should treasure each other and stop bothering me.
He ran his hands through his hair in frustration. “What are you talking about? I’ve always
treated Viv like a sister!”
I laughed coldly. “What kind of siblings embrace and steal kisses from each other?”
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Once, I had caught him stealing a kiss from sleeping Vivian–that tender expression was something I would never forget.
A flash of shame crossed his face, then he exploded in embarrassed anger, “Rachel, stop talking nonsense! Viv and I are completely innocent!”
“Your so–called ‘sibling affection‘ disgusts me to my core. Let me go, and let yourself go too.”
His face turned ashen, and he seemed at a loss for words.
I remembered when I first arrived at the Holts‘ as a child. The fear of being dependent on others‘ charity made me afraid to eat my fill.
At night, when the hunger became unbearable, I would sneak into the yard to eat leaves. Sebastian had caught me once.
He shared his snacks with me and comforted me, “Don’t be afraid, Rachel. I’ll protect you from now on.”
That moment of warmth made me fall deeper and deeper. That was why I was still willing to marry him in my previous life, even though Sebastian did not love me initially.
Over the next few days, Sebastian continued lurking around the campus. I deliberately avoided him, unwilling to have any further contact.
However, I never expected him to approach the dean about having me expelled.
When I was called to the dean’s office, Sebastian was sitting there, looking upright and formal.
Fury burned within me as I demanded, “Sebastian, what exactly do you want? What gives you the right to demand my expulsion?”
“I want you to come back with me.”
He stood up and walked toward me, reaching out to take my hand.
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However, I stepped back sharply, avoiding his touch.
“Go back? Go back to continue watching you and Vivian being all lovey–dovey?”
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His face stiffened, then he exploded in embarrassment, “Rachel, stop talking nonsense. We are husband and wife, after all. What’s the point of you running off to Southport like this, making us live apart indefinitely?”
I was almost amused by his shamelessness.
“Sebastian, Vivian is your wife! Her name is on the marriage certificate, and she’s the one you love!”
His face turned livid as he said through gritted teeth, “That was a mistake! Mistakes should be corrected!
“My past behavior made you misunderstand me. I won’t act that way anymore.”
My heart turned cold. Those familiar words… He had said the same thing in my previous life, yet he still turned around and carried on intimately with Vivian.
I turned to the dean, speaking earnestly, “Mr. Anderson, I truly want to continue studying
here. Please don’t make me
withdraw.”
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