Victoria realized that Alicia was out of it, therefore she held her hands as they exchanged looks. She didn't ask further questions about it.

"Are you okay? Do you want me to give you a ride?"

Alicia shook her head. "No! I just want to be... alone!"

Similarly, she also rejected Marshall's request afterward. She feared that Victoria wouldn't be safe staying here, thus she dragged Victoria out together.

"Victoria, let's leave together! Don't stay in this kind of place for long!"

"Got it! I still have to wait for a friend to get something, I'll leave in a while! I'll be careful, don't worry about me! Ally, did you encounter something? If you need help, just call us. Alone we can do so little but together we can do so much. Don't just keep it to yourself. You would be defeated if you keep everything in!"

"I know! I'll tell you everything I can!" However, even Alicia herself hadn't cleared her own doubts yet.

The duo spoke for a while. After reminding Victoria several things, only then did she leave.

That night, Alicia's mind was in too much of a mess. Fortunately, there weren't many cars around. Alicia stopped before a bridge opposite a mall while gazing at the neon lights and the crowd of people that was faraway. Many scenes kept replaying themselves in her mind. Her one-night stand with Frederick, their lightning-fast marriage... Everything flashed across her mind like scenes from a movie. Uncontrollably, tears blurred her vision.

The place where they lived was Landrum Garden. It was full of jasmine flowers. The house and the courtyard were filled with the fragrance of jasmine.

No wonder he disliked the scent on her body so much! No wonder he disliked it when her body wash was jasmine-scented!

Bah! It turned out that she was just not the person whom he was used to!

How much did he like that woman? The house was full of jasmine and the only decorative items in the office that she could remember were those few pots of jasmine!

It turned out that jasmines represented Danica! Her nickname was Jasmine!

Jasmine!

loved jasmines so much!

the office, the jasmine which he gazed at during his free time even represented Danica! Private room No. 7 of Seventh Hotel, such a romantic and

wonder Alicia had thought that it was

out that he was so attentive to Danica! Everything was prepared for

never have been mixed. Only someone as stupid as Alicia would believe Frederick's words. Someone who used to love water would never come

lot like the old

deceived Alicia with

that belonged to Danica, she wore the clothes that Danica liked, wore the earrings that Danica liked... Was she acting as Danica's temporary substitute as she

It was too much!

bed too? Was his every word, his every sign of tenderness and gentleness, all forthat

What was his intention?

him and take care of Mrs. Clements, be the shield when facing Mrs. Clements? Or was it that Danica was too embarrassing

looked similar to Danica, was it possible that Frederick just

It was horrible!

did he want her to live

her with all kinds of rules, held her back, and coaxed her. But, he joined the anniversary party with Danica behind Alicia's back! He even gave Danica

men be

He had once treated her very well but in the end, he

even though she still hated him, at least she had a reason to forgive him. If she really went through all of this just to pay off her brother's debt to Jeremy, at

But what about Frederick?

wrong? She just wanted a pure relationship. Why did all men treat her like

couldn't understand at all. She felt

She hated this feeling!

the shadow of others and she didn't want to deceive herself to please a man who couldn't even act well! Even if it was a short relationship that would end tragically, he should still belong to Alicia. She could bear the ups and downs, the joys and sorrows, but she couldn't accept that all of his actions had been pretentious and deceptive. He

fact, every word he said, everything he did, and every present he gave her,

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