Crawling Back To Her Series Redemption and Refuse

Book9 Chapter5.

I used to desperately want him to acknowledge me publicly, but he always found excuses to avoid it.

But everyone at his company knew Vanessa. Once, I urgently went to find him, only to see a group of people teasing him and Vanessa, calling her "sister-in-law" affectionately.

Vanessa blushed shyly, standing by his side, and they really did look like a couple.

Ethan just smiled and didn't explain.

That day, I didn't know how I left the building. When I got home and confronted Ethan, he said it was just a joke that he didn't take seriously, and that I was overreacting. He even made me video chat with Vanessa to prove it.

Vanessa laughed at me during the call, using the same old excuse: "If I wanted to be with E, it would've happened a long time ago."

At that time, I doubted myself, thinking I wasn't good enough compared to Vanessa, which is why Ethan never paid attention to me.

But after that accident, looking back at those moments, I realized how shameless they were, and how foolish I had been.

They had been hiding behind the guise of friendship while engaging in ambiguous behavior, yet expected me to be the perfect, understanding partner, what a joke.

The next day, Ethan still called, asking if I would come. When I refused again, his pretense fell apart:

"Do whatever you want, Claire. I'm giving you a chance to be acknowledged publicly. If you don't appreciate it, don't come crying to me later."

Hearing his grandiose tone, I quietly hung up the phone.

al night from excitement. But now, al I could think about was healing and

project, I packed my things and moved into the

the house I shared with Ethan was mine. Ethan had bought a

a place to stay." With that one

to the dormitory, I received a call

partner tonight. Guess who's wearing that dress?" Her voice was dripping with triumph. I calmly responded, "Aren't you supposed to be an independent woman? Why do you

are nothing alike. Look at everything you've done, yet I can still get

glanced at the photos she sent, showing her at an event, wearing the dress Ethan had bought for me, standing beside

it came to competing with

the satisfaction: "Then why

said that, she

her enough. If he did, he wouldn't

settling into the dormitory, it

studying. To avoid unnecessary

my mentor saw me, he smiled: "You've really changed. There's a spark

what it means to move on,"

bed, I

to announce

aomorrow? I'll introduce you

then."

staying at the dormitory now, Ethan. The hospital

by. You can handle everything on

you're done, let me know, and I'll come to pick you