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.

serene, matching

Help me! Help

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

leaned on him!

shrimp?” Evan

heart skipped

sweet lotus root or avocado

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“…Either-”

“Both?”

Menu

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

ordered six dishes. After that, he looked at

it slowly while pretending to look at the scenery. Unfortunately, I was too nervous that my teeth repeatedly clink against the glass.

this glass…” Evan

looked at the glass, confused. “This glass? What’s wrong with the

“It’s not edible.”

tone and expression like he was dissuading a

at the glass

I focused on eating so that I didn’t have to talk to him

have some shrimp.”

prawn and placed it on

enthusiastically, “Thank you! Thank you so

I ate the shrimp, he gave me a piece of pan–fried lamb chop.“Come on.

“Yes! Yes! Yes!”

soup.” He poured me

you! I love it!”

“Olivia…”

Yes! Thank you! Thank you!”

”

into a malfunctioning automaton, my vocal processors stuck on an endless loop of “Thank you”

“Yes“.

turned my head, and softly closed my eyes. I was

amused expression, a mix of a smile and speechless understanding. After a long

my fork.“Okay, okay, I’ll peel them

shrimp. One

minutes, a small mountain of peeled shrimp piled

sighing. He raised his eyes, “We just came for a meal, I’m not selling you to

what you’re saying” expression.“No, why would

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