Infidelity: His Regret, My Revenge – A Twisted Love Story You Can't Ignore

Chapter 166

Chapter166.

I forced a smile more bitter than tears. Who’d enlist in that parade?

“Can’t my ambition… bloom elsewhere?” I looked up, my voice barely a whisper.

“Of course,” His nod held absolute conviction. Starlight shimmered in his smiling eyes, his voice warm and mellow as aged wine. “Any arena you desire–I’ll pave your path with gold.”

I could have held on longer. I’d never been one to turn myself into a tearful spectacle. But in this moment, I allowed myself to be willful, to be fragile, to be indulged. A sour yet warm current welled up from deep within, dissolving the dam I’d so stubbornly maintained.

My eyes welled up, blurring my vision. I let go of all my tension–no longer fearing stumbles that would leave me bruised, no longer dreading phantom cliffs beneath my feet. Leaning against him, I released everything in soundless

torrents.

Evan, ever mindful of my pride, draped his suit jacket over my head as he guided me out of the restaurant.

Even in the car, my shoulders kept trembling silently.

Emotions were tidal. Once the floodgates opened, the surge must would run its course before calm could return.

When the storm finally passed, clarity hit like icy water:

My arms were wrapped around his waist!

My face was pressed against his chest!

Exactly like how I clung to my bedtime bolster every night–instinctive, shameless, and catastrophically problematic.

My eyeballs darted around in panic.

Retract naturally? Sit up casually? Or play unconscious? Wait for him to shake me awake, then claim amnesia?

The latter seemed feasible. I’d fallen asleep in his arms on the last business trip, and he didn’t say anything.

As I agonized over exit strategies, a voice came from above.

“Stop overthinking. Dusk is coming,” he gently patted my head.“Dinner first. You can resume hugging afterward.”

Petrification spread from skull to toes.

Then–crack–I shattered.

Five minutes later.

Seated in a secluded courtyard restaurant where artificial streams murmured tranquility, I embodied Zen serenity. Evan perused the menu across the table.

surface, I was calm and serene, matching the tranquil ambiance, but

Help me! Help me!

fix this? How do I fix this? How do I fix

on him! I shouldn’t have

like shrimp?” Evan asked.

My heart skipped

root or avocado

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“…Either-”

“Both?”

Menu

say “either works,” but surrendered.“Mm. Mm.”

that, he looked

at the scenery. Unfortunately, I was too nervous that my teeth repeatedly clink

this glass…” Evan

“This glass? What’s wrong with

“It’s not edible.”

like he was dissuading a fool from eating pebbles

looked at the glass in

food arrived quickly. I focused on eating so that I

have some

placed it on my plate.

paused. Then responded enthusiastically, “Thank you! Thank

shrimp, he gave me a piece of pan–fried

“Yes! Yes! Yes!”

gonna love this soup.” He poured me

I love it!”

“Olivia…”

you! Thank

”

malfunctioning automaton, my vocal processors stuck on

“Yes“.

bit my fork, turned my head, and softly closed my eyes. I was like

a mix of a smile and speechless understanding. After a long moment, he responded to my thanks, “If

down my fork.“Okay, okay, I’ll

started diligently peeling shrimp. One after another. One after

minutes, a small mountain

eyes, “We just came for a meal, I’m not selling you to Myanmar after this.

“I don’t understand what you’re saying” expression.“No, why would I be

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