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After the wedding guests who had come to tease the newlyweds left, I changed clothes and got into bed first.
Nathaniel was fidgeting, his face as red as a fireball.
I patted the blanket beside me: “We’re married now, what’s there to be embarrassed about? Are you planning to never come to bed, Nathaniel?”
After he changed into his pajamas and climbed into bed, sitting
next to me.
I leaned against his shoulder, holding his hand and playing with his slender fingers.
“I have a question. We haven’t really seen much of each other before, so why are you so good to me?”
“What do you mean by good?” His voice was a bit hoarse,
“Aren’t you afraid of what people will say about you marrying George’s cast–off woman?”
His body stiffened for a moment, then he said gently: “What are you talking about? Being able to marry you is my blessing. If he didn’t treasure you, that’s his lack of vision.”
My heart felt like a feather had brushed across it.
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“I have a secret to tell you.” He suddenly smiled. “Actually, I’ve had a crush on you for a long time.”
I looked at him in surprise.
“When my parents were still alive, they once brought me to visit your house. You were just over a year old then, pouting and asking me for candy. I thought to myself, how could there be such an adorable little girl in this world?”
“After my parents died, I rarely went out, but every time you came to the Chapman house, I would secretly watch you. I was afraid of disturbing you, yet it broke my heart to see you so desperately devoted to George.”
“But now everything’s fine.” He smiled smugly.
I had no idea we’d met so early.
Or that he’d been watching me for so long.
Fate really is wonderful.
But then I thought of something.
“I heard you were also there when Mom and Dad had their car accident, and after that you…”
I felt too embarrassed to continue, and was afraid of making him
sad.
He mumbled: “Why don’t you try and find out?”
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I blushed.
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A few months later, I was pregnant.
Ben came to see me and told us that Grandpa had officially decided to hand over the company to Nathaniel.
“Money isn’t the most important thing, but you need to take care of those good–for–nothing brothers of yours, at least make sure they have food on the table for life.”
That’s what Grandpa said on his deathbed.
Isabella didn’t come to Grandpa’s funeral.
I asked the housekeeper and learned that after George abandoned her, she became mentally unstable and was sent to a sanatorium by Dad.
But she actually escaped from the sanatorium.
After that, there was no trace of her.
“She might have been kidnapped by human traffickers. What a fate.”
It seemed that in this life, Isabella’s ending was truly miserable.
Later, George demanded to split up the family.
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Nathaniel divided the assets according to Grandpa’s will and various agreements.
But after the family split, George became even more reckless.
During the day he made random investments everywhere, and at night he lived a life of debauchery and extravagance.
He had neither investment acumen nor social skills.
Before long, all his money was squandered.
When he came to ask Nathaniel for money again, he was stopped by security at the door.
I happened to be bringing something to Nathaniel when I ran into him.
With stubble on his face, he said he wanted to have a word with
- me.
“You know what, Beatrice? I’m actually your real husband. In our past life, we were married and we were very happy.”
I looked at him and chuckled softly.
“Happy? How happy? What happened later? What became of me?”
“Later, we grew old together with children and grandchildren all Around us.”
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“When someone lies too much, do they start believing it themselves?”
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“Didn’t I suffer from severe depression and then get poisoned to death by you?”
He stumbled back two steps in panic.
“How do you know?”
“I get it now, you were reborn too! No wonder you chose Nathaniel!”
I ignored him and turned to enter the elevator.
He was thrown out by security.
Soon after, I heard exclamations from behind.
“Oh my God, someone’s been in a car accident.”
“Isn’t that Mr. George Chapman?”
I didn’t look back and walked toward my happy life.
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