Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

"Chris, you..." Lena asked him in a murmur, "What are you saying?"

Chris' heart clenched, but his words could not be taken back. He did not regret revealing the truth—he was just afraid of seeing the disappointment in Lena's eyes.

That look was as if her unwavering beliefs had collapsed, and the light she had always trusted had suddenly gone out. She had thought she was not alone in this world, but it was all a joke now.

"Lenny..." Chris licked his dry lips. "I'm sorry, I..."

Under Lena's gaze, he could not even say a complete sentence.

Lena's ears were buzzing. When Renee had exposed her as Nicholas' illegitimate daughter earlier, she had been angry and afraid—angry that Renee had revealed her secret and afraid that she would lose Lina and Nicholas.

Now, Chris was saying that she was not from the Thompsons.

She felt hopeless. It was like stepping into an abyss. There was nothing left in her world to support her.

Her legs gave way, and she collapsed.

"Lenny!" Chris panicked and reached out to catch her.

Lena went limp as she curled up in his arms as if she had been drained of all her strength. Her eyes lost focus, and she closed them weakly with a flutter of eyelids.

-

Lena felt like she was walking on an endless road. She was all alone on this journey, facing venomous creatures and wild beasts, sharp stones cutting her feet, scorching sun and freezing cold. Everything she encountered, she faced alone.

She thought her heart had become hardened and could withstand anything, but when she saw their faces one by one—Lina, Chris, Nicholas, Linda, Cordelia, Zephyr, Zuko, and Toph... her heart softened.

these people instantly

arms, tears streaming down

wiping the sweat from her forehead, and looked worriedly at the doctor. "How long will it take for her

be due to excessive mental stress," the doctor

rested on Lina's shoulder,

through this." Chris sat on the side, watching Lena's pale face

family, but the family he could provide was different

was still stuck on the day her true identity was revealed. She became less talkative and less inclined to smile. She had always

in a corner by the window,

feeling of it had changed. She continued to cook and make soup in the kitchen, still serving him food, but her movements were mechanical as if someone had programmed her to do

Chris suggested getting everyone together, she did not say anything, but her

not know how to face Lina

hid in her room and quietly burned her diary. It seemed that she had been deluding

she packed a simple

gone to teach in a mountainous area and that her return date

letter, she cried

the other hand, Chris

his expectations. He understood her. She was slow to warm up and not

Lena almost every

like this before... She always considered me her elder sister, and I

to comfort

response was that Lena had never texted or called

really

him to find Lena based on his abilities, but he did not track her down. He knew her. She wanted to be alone, to find some peace. She just needed some