Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 190 Unforgivable!
Seeing Erin burst out in profanity, Paulo burst into laughter in response. “Oh, so you know how to swear too? I thought you were just waiting to starve yourself to death-”
Erin didn’t pay attention to what Paulo said, she was still in a state of immense confusion. In the next moment, she let out a torrent of complaints in the form of questions at the absurdity of the situation. “Has my dad lost his mind? How could he marry Tracy? How old is he? And on top of that, he’s still having children? Does he even know that Tracy was the shameless bi tch who ruined his daughter’s
marriage?”
After firing off all those questions consecutively, she looked at Paulo with doubt in her eyes.
Paulo stood up and chuckled lightly. “Don’t look at me like that. I’m not your dad! How would I know what he’s thinking? It’s better for you to focus on your own treatment. When you go back, you can ask him about it face to face.”
“What does this woman want? What is her ultimate goal?” Erin couldn’t understand what Tracy was playing at this time.
“Erin, you’d better take care of yourself first. Let your dad handle his own affairs. Besides, you don’t love your ex-husband anymore, so these messy matters have nothing to do with you.” Paulo stated indifferently.
Erin was still a little agitated. “How is this not my concern? My dad married the homewrecker who ruined my marriage, and they even gave birth to a son? Where does that leave me? Not only that, my ex-husband married my twin sister! My ex-husband is now my brother-in-law! Is there any other family in this world as ridiculous as ours?”
Huffing and puffing, Erin continued with her emotional outburst. “And a woman like Tracy! Can she sincerely love my dad and treat him well? Absolutely not! No way! I won’t believe for a second that she and my dad fell hopelessly in love with each other! Like, come on! How old is my father? Tracy used to be involved with my ex-husband, lan, before turning to my dad. I don’t need to think twice to know that she must have ulterior motives! Why else would she choose my dad out of so many men?”

From Erin’s eyes, it could be seen that she was enraged, but at the same time, it was mixed with deep helplessness and heartache, leaving her unsure of how to face the change that had taken place in her family.
Paulo smiled and applauded, his eyes twin kling. “Well said, you’ve analyzed it correctly. It’s gratifying to see that you finally have a hint of liveliness. It wasn’t in vain for me to spend time, money, and effort to gather that information for you.”
He couldn’t help but stroke his chin and affirm. “It seems that it’s adversity and enemies that can spark your desire to live.”
Erin’s rationality started to return, and she felt embarrassed. “Why do you always keep saying that I’m seeking death? Wouldn’t it be more direct if I opened the window and jumped from this height?”
“Well, that makes sense. So, what’s the reason behind you refusing food and drinks for three consecutive days?” Paulo asked with a frown.
Erin’s eyes flickered, and she sighed deeply. “I felt too unsettled to eat anything. Ever since you told me all that, I suddenly realized that I seem to be a person who isn’t needed. My younger sister Yvette has come back. My parents must be very happy, and they will definitely find a way to make up for the years of neglect toward her. She married lan, so I guess she must love him. She’s even pregnant, so my role as an aunt is basically guaranteed. But, I’m not men tally prepared to face these changes.”
She gla nced at Paulo and said. “Until now, I’ve been grateful to fate for being merciful toward me, despite the misfortunes I’ve endured. But I still appreciate that fate has brought my son back to his father’s side. Chandler has everything, so he can provide my son with a very privileged life. I don’t have to worry about my son suffering in any way. But my feelings for Chandler are no longer the same as before. It’s not because I mind that he was married to Jazzlyn. It’s just that I can’t forgive his malicious deception!”
Then, she continued. “He never respected our relationship, nor did he respect me. Why didn’t he at least try to tell me that he married. Jazzlyn only for the sake of his grandfather? People change. I backed down and acquiesced to have a child out of wedlock without being married to him. Why did he not explain his predicament to me? I might have agreed to his fake marriage.”
Disappointment and sadness filled Erin’s eyes as she smiled mockingly at herself. “In the end, he simply doesn’t trust me. He doesn’t believe that I would change my principles for him. But love makes people willingly compromise. I truly loved him. If he’d discussed it with me beforehand, I would have patiently waited for him to sort out the situation with his family. I would have waited for him, even if it meant we could only get married a few years later.”
Shaking her head, Erin went on, “But he didn’t come clean with me. He chose to lie to me, not considering the possibility of hurting me once I found out the truth. He knew I would be sad and angry, yet he still did it. He doesn’t truly care about me. If someone were to tell me that it was for my own good, that would be a white lie, and I would tell them off! As long as it wasn’t something that was happening to
them, those outsiders wouldn’t understand the full gravity of the situation. They would even scoff and think that I’m being overdramatic. How could those outsiders possibly empathize with me?” 1
Erin’s words left Paulo stunned. He thought she’d been giving up on living for the past three days, but it turned out she had been reflecting
all along.
“So, what do you plan to do? Don’t you want to see Chandler anymore? Don’t you want to talk things through with him in person?” Paulo
sat back in his chair.
His words made Erin laugh lightly; her laughter ethereal with a chilling undertone.