Chapter 398

Regret and unwillingness.

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Tom, however, was unperturbed. "In my opinion, you shouldn't have brought up the divorce. The most important thing between two people is the push and pull; all emotions are drawn out through this dynamic.

Ryan was silent for a moment. "Is there still a way to salvage this?"

Tom had a sudden idea. "Play the victim."

"Play the victim?" Ryan immediately dismissed the idea. "It won't work. She won't fall for that."

"If being soft doesn't work, then you have to be tough," said Tom.

"Tough, huh?"

Two years ago, he had watched her being pushed to the brink of despair by him.

Later, he consulted his own therapist, who suggested that it resembled depression. The serious kind.

He swirled his drink, feeling a sense of helplessness he had never experienced before.

He couldn't do anything to her.

But could he let her be with Frank?

He couldn't bring himself to do it.

When I got home, Jane was half-lying on the sofa playing a game.

She looked surprised to see me, "Why are you back?"

"Why not?" I hung up my bag and walked to the partially open sink to wash my hands,

Jane was deeply engrossed in her game, "Looks like Frank isn't doing too well. The disability seems to be quite significant?"

"There probably isn't any real disability." On the way back, I had thought about it. "His condition seems more like an injury, still in the recovery phase."

real disability, his muscles would

was no different from a normal

and looked up, suddenly her expression changed. "Wait, why did

explained, "I got wet in the rain and

of this, I remembered that my wet clothes were left in

had put them down casually and, in

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he know you're already

I spent the past two years quietly at the Frost

"No."

a sip of the cold water, cleared my throat, and sat cross-legged on the carpet after kicking off my slippers, "How do I explain?

it would only make him feel

"Alright then."

should feel guilty. The more guilty he feels, the better it is for

lowered my eyes. "That's just compensation, not

was no need to drag someone else down

draft of the design to

The reply came quickly.

it was from

was cheerful. "Elena, I've received

impression of not

more like a

stopped what I was doing and smiled. "Ms. Jackson, is there a problem with the design

with the design." Yasmin smiled. "I have a flight

wanted to invite you to dinner.

I'll gladly accept."

I felt a kind of

and, after informing Jane, left

dinner venue was again at the same five-star hotel as

outside, and Yasmin and

room.

After greeting her, I took my seat and smiled. "Sure, I'm somewhat familiar with

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