My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 252

The woman was behaving like a child in front of Rudy, but he showed no hint of impatience on his face. Instead, he explained with a gentle voice, "I'll explain it to you later. Let's get you back to Switzerland first."

"You aren't hiding that you're eager to send me away."

He scowled at that. "Hannah, I have my reasons."

He was asking for her consideration and barely noticed May's presence the whole time. She slowly sat back in her original spot.

"I don't need your help. I can go back by myself."

The pair left the entrance. Once they were out of earshot, May lay on the table and a piercing cry escaped from her as if she was deeply wronged.

I got up from my seat and sat opposite her. "There must be a misunderstanding."

Rudy and Shawn were cut from the same cloth. Both of them were magnanimous without scandals plaguing their reputation. Maybe there was a misunderstanding.

May raised her tear-stained face and answered in a sad tone, "I've never seen him indulging a woman like today. Who usually has the guts to kick him?"

Her words made sense.

I changed my seat and sat next to her this time. Putting an arm around her shoulder, I comforted her, "You should ask him about it at home later. Maybe the truth is different from what you saw."

A feeling within me was telling me that Rudy wouldn't do this to May.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and sobbed. "We'll talk about this later. I don't want to think about this nonsense at the moment. Why don't you accompany me to buy a new dress?"

I was confused when I heard that. "What is it for?"

"Tomorrow will be the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Forgers' company. Many families from other towns are invited. Nicholas specifically invited me."

Twentieth anniversary? That's fast.

I remembered it was a small technology corporation back then. It developed and expanded to its scale today thanks to Nicholas.

He always played his cards right.

I accompanied May to the mall, and she picked a dress at a reasonable price. As she wanted my companionship again on tomorrow's occasion, she was eager to choose a dress for me too. The price was unbelievably friendly to commoners.

Its price wasn't even half the price of her dress.

And so, I teased, "You're a tightwad, you know?"

I didn't feel like going to the Forger's Residence, not to mention I wasn't invited to the celebration. However, I couldn't bring myself to reject May when she was down.

I would just think of it as hanging out with my best friend.

"I'm unemployed. I don't have the money."

"Don't cry wolf," I retorted.

…

It was very late after we bought the dresses. However, May was reluctant to go home and forced me to watch a midnight movie with her.

At last, Rudy came to bring her home.

I had a feeling that tonight she wouldn't ask him about what happened in the day, or else she would have rushed out to confront them back then.

She didn't confront them. Instead, she chose to put up with it because she was afraid of losing him. Thus, she pretended the problem didn't exist and did not talk about it.

I felt bad to see her in such a state.

She wasn't the only one who got caught in a difficult situation. Christopher, Leon, Francesca and I weren't better than her. We all encountered problems in relationships.

Christopher was slightly better than the rest of us because he had yet to have Emma and had not

suffered the ordeals of love.

I returned to my apartment at 2.00AM. I tossed and turned and finally fell asleep after two hours. By the time I woke up the next afternoon, Emma had already replied to my message. "I'm in Finland. I'm assigned here for work by Shawn."

I screenshotted the interface and sent it to Christopher. A moment later, he replied, 'Thank you, little girl.'

Between him and Diego, I was on his side.

I hoped Christopher could find happiness.

I put the phone down and washed up in the bathroom. After that, I went to the kitchen and cooked a pack of instant noodles. I always compromised with instant noodles when I was alone.

After brunch, I received a call from Nicholas. I was surprised to see him calling because he never called me before.

Maybe he wanted to invite me to the celebration tonight.

Even though I agreed with May for accompanying her to the celebration later, going there without the host's invitation was still embarrassing.

I asked quietly, "Yes?"

"We're celebrating the twentieth anniversary tonight, and I would like you to be here, Ree. After all, the

Forgers wouldn't be on its scale today without your help. "

My guess was right.

And so, I agreed. "All right. I'll be there tonight."

He was taken aback by my lack of hesitation. "You—"

“I'm accompanying May,” I explained.

After the call ended, I looked down at the time on my watch. There was time for makeup. At the same time, May sent me a message, telling me to meet up at the Forger's Villa later.

I replied, 'See you later.'

I took my time in front of the dresser to put on my makeup. It was a light one, with the help of the blush to give my pale face a warm look. After that, I wore the white dress gifted by May to me yesterday.

I left the apartment with a coat on my arm. Joseph and the other men were guarding downstairs. As I got into the car, I suggested to him, "Have Anthony buy two more units next to mine. You guys can rest inside when I'm staying at home."

He answered in gratitude, "Thank you, Miss."

After all, it was a tough job being my bodyguard.

The evening was closing in when I arrived at the Forger's Villa. I only brought Joseph with me into the

villa and found my way around familiarly to the garden to wait for May's arrival. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

A few minutes later, Nicholas showed up in a silver tux. His gaze was unfathomable as he stared at me, his deep longing clear in his eyes. He styled his hair in a side part tonight, and it showcased his forehead.

I've never seen him in a tux of such color. It was eye-catching.

He asked in concern, "Do you want to rest on the second level?"

At that, I rejected his offer. "There's no need."

"There are guest rooms upstairs. There's some time until the ceremony begins. May told me on the phone that she would be arriving in more than an hour. Why don't you take a rest in the room? I'll tell you when she gets here."

Nicholas was extremely gentle tonight. I didn't reject his kind gesture anymore as I went upstairs as told.

Some guests brought their children upstairs. One of the kids ran straight into me, and I lost my balance. Nicholas stretched his hand and held my waist to avoid my ultimate fate of falling. I saw Shawn when I was about to thank Nicholas.

Shawn just got out of the elevator. I guessed he was here for a rest like me as Rudy was standing next to him. My intuition was telling me that tonight wouldn't end well if the men showed up in the same place.

Nicholas calmly let go of me before opening the door to one of the rooms for me. He then stated, "Ree, you can rest in this room. The password is the digit that I've been dreaming of changing in the past."

The hint was clear—it was 1227. It was the date when I first met Christopher, and also his birthday.

I remembered Nicholas used to take a long time to go around Felix's Villa, only to change the passwords.

But all that was in the past now. It was nothing but a memory. I had long forgotten what my feelings were back then. However, his words held a different meaning in Shawn's ears as if we were sharing a secret between us. A secret that belonged to me and Nicholas.

The realization that Nicholas was provoking Shawn on purpose suddenly dawned on me.

I replied in discomfort, "Sure, you can go on with your business."

He stepped into the elevator and left the second level. Rudy then slapped Shawn's shoulder and whispered a question, "Is that your woman?"