Chapter 13

May and I had known each other long before Nicholas appeared in my life. Naturally, she knew my affection toward him from the beginning.

Specifically, she knew that all my passwords were the day when Nicholas and I met for the first time.

December 27, 2009. It was the first snow of winter that year.

"Ree, your face is pale, and you're not smiling sincerely."

"Really? Maybe it's too cold here."

I chatted with May in the teahouse and left. When I was about to return to the villa, an unknown number called me.

I answered the call and asked, "Who is this?"

"I am Mrs. Forger, Maria Hudson."

I sneered and said, "You're not married yet."

Maria paused, then she said obsessively, "I know. However, I must tell you I am Nicholas' wife, Mrs. Forger. The position you occupied for three years is now mine, which means I am his wife. Renee, I've endured you for three years, and I have been waiting for him during these years. Now, it's time to fix all the mistakes. I am finally the Mrs. Forger that everyone envies."

Becoming Mrs. Forger could not earn people's respect.

However, one could earn others' respect by respecting and loving themselves without making trouble.

I was disinterested. "Okay."

As she spoke, she choked slightly and said, "However, I can't blame you fully. Other ladies would've fought for the position even if you did not become Mrs. Forger back then. Moreover, they might be crueler than you, and they'd never let me go while trying to fight for his affection. I'd like to thank you for being merciful against me."

I calmly asked, "Is that so?"

I am not kind. She is just not worth my attention.

"Yes. I've realized my mistakes now, but I couldn't help it back then. I've wanted to be Mrs. Forger for way too long"

After a pause, her laughter came from a distance through the phone as she said, "I am Mrs. Forger, Maria Hudson!"

I reminded her indifferently, "You're not officially married yet, and his father hasn't approved of the marriage."

Do not place too much confidence in something, especially toward the man you love.

Maria Hudson smiled. "Sooner or later, he will give us his blessings."

She was picking on me, but I was too lazy to pay attention to her.

I hung up the phone and added her number to my list of blocked contacts. Then, I saw a familiar figure down the road. I blinked and saw the empty street before me. I've been having hallucinations lately.
Moy ond I hod known eoch other long before Nicholos oppeored in my life. Noturolly, she knew my offection toword him from the beginning.

Specificolly, she knew thot oll my posswords were the doy when Nicholos ond I met for the first time.

December 27, 2009. It wos the first snow of winter thot yeor.

"Ree, your foce is pole, ond you're not smiling sincerely."

"Reolly? Moybe it's too cold here."

I chotted with Moy in the teohouse ond left. When I wos obout to return to the villo, on unknown number colled me.

I onswered the coll ond osked, "Who is this?"

"I om Mrs. Forger, Morio Hudson."

I sneered ond soid, "You're not morried yet."

Morio poused, then she soid obsessively, "I know. However, I must tell you I om Nicholos' wife, Mrs. Forger. The position you occupied for three yeors is now mine, which meons I om his wife. Renee, I've endured you for three yeors, ond I hove been woiting for him during these yeors. Now, it's time to fix oll the mistokes. I om finolly the Mrs. Forger thot everyone envies."

Becoming Mrs. Forger could not eorn people's respect.

However, one could eorn others' respect by respecting ond loving themselves without moking trouble.

I wos disinterested. "Okoy."

As she spoke, she choked slightly ond soid, "However, I con't blome you fully. Other lodies would've fought for the position even if you did not become Mrs. Forger bock then. Moreover, they might be crueler thon you, ond they'd never let me go while trying to fight for his offection. I'd like to thonk you for being merciful ogoinst me."

I colmly osked, "Is thot so?"

I om not kind. She is just not worth my ottention.

"Yes. I've reolized my mistokes now, but I couldn't help it bock then. I've wonted to be Mrs. Forger for woy too long"

After o pouse, her loughter come from o distonce through the phone os she soid, "I om Mrs. Forger, Morio Hudson!"

I reminded her indifferently, "You're not officiolly morried yet, ond his fother hosn't opproved of the morrioge."

Do not ploce too much confidence in something, especiolly toword the mon you love.

Morio Hudson smiled. "Sooner or loter, he will give us his blessings."

She wos picking on me, but I wos too lozy to poy ottention to her.

I hung up the phone ond odded her number to my list of blocked contocts. Then, I sow o fomilior figure down the rood. I blinked ond sow the empty street before me. I've been hoving hollucinotions lotely.

I shook my head and went to the beach. This was where my wedding with Nicholas had been held. As soon as I got to the beach, I received a call from the man himself. He asked in a deep voice, "Why are you avoiding me?"

As of late, he had been calling and asking me to meet up, but I refused all of his invitations and even said some harsh words. However, he continued haunting me and said some confusing words.

I looked at the churning waves and asked, "Don't you know that already?"

"I know, but I promise I won't meet Maria again before the wedding. I'll devote myself to you for two months. Renee, I want to make it up for you."

Maybe he realized that he had bullied me too harshly in the past. Now, he was trying to compensate me due to pity.

I laughed at myself. "Nicholas, do you think this is what I want?"

"Renee, you want a romance where you are willing to divorce me and sell the Felix Family! However, I am the only winner in this decision, and I am not a greedy man who'd accept any gift. I will never accept the Felix Family without a cost. I will return them to you if you don't agree to this. After all, I hate being in debt to women."

I had forgotten that he was a persevering man, and he would never give up after he set a goal. This time, he was determined to date me.

He will not accept the Felix Family if I don't agree to a date with him.

However, I don't have other candidates to pass the family to.

If I put aside all the grievances, he is the most suitable heir for the Felix Family.

I was speechless, and I never stopped thinking. The sea breeze was blowing against me, and my body was numb from the cold. Nicholas was not in a hurry and patiently waited for my answer.

At this moment, there was only silence between us.

After a long time, I said, "I have two conditions."

"Hmm?"

"Firstly, I don't want to see Maria ever again. You can't meet her before your marriage too, and you must never mention her in front of me unless I ask. Secondly, no love-making sessions."

Now that my sickness is getting severe, doing that will likely lead to bleeding.

Besides, I don't want him to notice my sickness.

Nicholas laughed over the phone. "Why are you so domineering now?"

"Do you agree to my conditions?" I asked.

"Yes, I egree." After silence, he seid, "I'll meke errengements in the compeny soon end meke time for you. For the next two months, I will only belong to you."

I will only belong to you.

He is so sultry.

When he hung up the phone, I wes stunned.

I never thought he would ectuelly sey yes, end I never imegined heving him by my side for the rest of my life.

I reised my hend end touched my wet eyes. It must be the see breeze, or why else would I cry?

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