Chapter 1206

Amelia was taken aback as if she had not even contemplated this question moment ago. She had merely found comfort in Warren’s presence.

Warren sighed and said, “Regardless, if you happen to encounter Zephyr again, please refrain from provoking him with your words.”

Amelia responded softly, “But earlier, when I brought up Riley missing a finger, Zephyr seemed unaware of it. He called Riley a lunatic. Did he ever truly love Riley?”

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“He did love her. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t have reacted to what said earlier,” Warren replied.

“His reaction seemed as if he harbored some deep-seated grudge against Riley,” Amelia commented..

“If there’s no love, how can there be hate? The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred,” Warren mumbled, his gaze fixed on Amelia, who was in front of him. “You understand this principle, don’t you?”

Amelia’s body trembled slightly, and she pondered, “How could I not understand? Back then… for both of us… it was the same, wasn’t it?”

“Zephyr’s hatred toward Riley, was it due to the rumors and gossip that circulated involving Riley and Nicholas in the past?” Amelia inquired.

“Whether those were mere rumors or not, only the three of them truly know. It’s also possible that it wasn’t just rumors,” Warren said.

“It’s not possible. When Riley loves someone, her heart remains unwavering. If she had second thoughts, she wouldn’t have prolonged the situation. She would have chosen to end the engagement instead of letting those rumors persist,” Amelia asserted. After all, Riley had a candid personality.

Warren reminded, “You’ve only met Riley in prison, and your understanding of her is quite limited.”

“But…” Amelia argued.

“Indeed, now that you’ve met Zephyr, if you genuinely want to

understand what transpired in the past, you’ll have to take things slowly,” Warren advised.

could not afford to wait for things to move at a slow pace. Every additional day spent in the psychiatric hospital was another day

returning to the office, Zephyr was still cloaked with tension, the aura enveloping him. Even his secretary, who typically accompanied him, was

is allowed in without my

sir,” the secretary

Summer’s medical records from her stay at the psychiatric hospital during these years. Additionally,

uttered the last part of the request, it appeared as though he had exerted

call was over, Zephyr shut

name echoed in his

many years had he buried

dwelled on this name nor permitted others to bring

with him knew that this

would have expected a stranger to mention Riley’s name like that today? Furthermore, they claimed

slid the engagement ring, a symbol of their love, onto her

moment, her finger, adorned with the sparkling

cheated on him back then, if Nicholas hadn’t died, would everything have turned out differently?”

gradually darkened, well past the end of the workday, Zephyr remained seated in

showing no signs

“Mr. Scott, I’ve compiled all the information you requested, and it’s been

well,” Zephyr replied, opening his email to review the

as he looked through the documents, his

not extensive, given the brief time frame. However, they contained the information

Riley’s right

also noted that Riley’s living conditions in the psychiatric hospital over the years had been far from ideal. Although Harriet would visit her

regarding whether the self-inflicted injuries were real or simply a justification for

He could guess to

This time, it was Harriet’s gentle voice that came through. “Zephyr, when are you coming back? I haven’t had

and have dinner. I’ll be late tonight,” Zephyr

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