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.

the past, his words would have thrilled me, and I wouldn't have slept al night from excitement.

I packed my things and moved into

didn't take much with me because the house I shared with Ethan was

doesn't even have a place to stay." With that one sentence, Ethan moved into my house, while Vanessa enjoyed the one he

dormitory, I received a call from

partner tonight. Guess who's wearing that dress?" Her voice was dripping with triumph. I calmly responded,

"You and I are nothing alike. Look at everything you've done, yet I can still get what I want with just a flick of my finger. Claire,

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

it came to

satisfaction: "Then why hasn't he given you the title of 'Mrs.

that, she hung up

her enough. If he did, he

into the dormitory, it

my evenings studying. To avoid unnecessary trouble, my mentor and I would meet at

There's a

means to move on,"

bed, I

Ethan Where are you? Why aren't you home? I wanted to

aomorrow? I'll introduce you

then."

at the dormitory now, Ethan. The hospital is really busy, and

by. You can

know, and I'll come to