My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 263

By the time I woke up, it was 1.00AM, and I felt thirsty. Luckily, Gary was beside me all this while. Hence, when I asked him for water, he quickly poured a glass of warm water and brought it to my lips. After taking a sip, I asked, "How did the surgery go? Did the doctors say anything about it?"

"It was great. The doctor said to eat your medicine on time and go for regular check-ups. Everything should be fine if you take care of your body," Gary replied softly.

Listening to his words, I thought to myself, It doesn't mean that I'm cured, though! However, I couldn't keep insisting on it since this was the best option to ease my illness.

Then, I turned and looked outside the window. "Go and take a rest," I ordered.

After thinking for a moment, Gary said hesitantly, "President Felix, your mother would like to see you."

I knew I couldn't hide the fact that I was in France from her. However, what was the point of seeing each other?! To her, I was only a blood-related daughter and nothing more.

"Find an excuse to reject her," I said calmly.

After Gary left the room, I wanted to close my eyes and sleep, but the pain was unbearable, so I could only open my eyes and stay up until the morning. The doctor gave me a prescription and told me to stay there and rest until I recovered.

Initially, I planned to fly back as soon as possible, but my body was indeed weak. After seven days, I

got my sutures removed and stayed in the hospital for a few more days since my wounds hadn't fully healed. I only went back to Bryxton in early February.

Since it was already February, winter had already passed, and spring had come. After I went back to Bryxton, I felt happier and was thinking of going back to Felix's Villa to visit my parents, but I was afraid they would talk about Shawn.

Although I didn't dare to tell them about what happened between us, that didn't mean they were unaware of it. After all, the scandal between Nicholas and me went viral online, but Mom never called me and asked about these things.

All of a sudden, I realized they didn't want to bother me with such things since they knew I would be unhappy. To be honest, my parents were the ones who knew me the most.

Since the villa on the hill was too far from downtown Bryxton and had almost six hours of travel time, I bought a villa near Felix's Villa as I needed to go to the hospital and get regular check-ups.

I contacted May the first day I moved in, and she told me she would be back in Bryxton by tomorrow. "Come and live with me when you return," I suggested.

"It's not like I don't have a house on my own." May smiled and refused.

It was true that she always had a house at Bryxton. She spent all her money and bought the house, even asking me to invest in Kitties' teahouse. However, she closed the shop to be with Alba. I remembered that I had left her all the money from selling the teahouse, even the five hundred million dollars included.

After thinking for a while, I asked her opinion, "Do you still want to open Kitties' teahouse?"

"Yes," May replied quickly on the other end of the phone.

At that moment, I was startled as I heard her explain to me with inferiority, "During the last few years, I didn't have a job, and Rudy kept me like a pet. Neither was I independent nor outstanding! When I finally picked up my hobby of drawing and was making progress, my hands were ruined! I have nothing now, Ree. I have scars everywhere, and my face is ruined. My self-esteem is getting lower, and I feel terrible every day! I want to turn back time; I want to go back to where I spent my time in Kitties' teahouse without ever meeting Alba or Rudy!" Then, she paused before she cried out sadly, "I don't have the energy to pursue anything anymore. I just want to live my life in peace. I have some money here, and it was you…"

I stopped what she was going to say next and asked with a smile, "Can I invest in it, May?"

When she heard my words, she went silent for a moment before saying, "Thank you, Ree."

"Let's discuss what we are going to do once you're back," I said.

"I'm grateful for meeting you in this life, Ree."

"Me too." I smiled. I was grateful that I got to know May in this life, and I was also grateful for the warmth she gave me in my early days.

After hanging up, I went to the hospital to check on my body with Gary. Then, seeing that I still had some time, I headed to the apartment I used to live in and grabbed 'The Watcher in the Paddy Field', which belonged to Shawn.

Just as I held the book and was ready to leave, I hit a present box that was on the headboard. It was the present Nicholas had given to me on Christmas Eve.

While sitting on the bed, I recalled Nicholas' words at the press conference. Although he did indeed make many mistakes, he is now… No one can say that they have no regrets in their love life! Thus, I forgive him for everything he did.

Thinking about it, I chuckled and opened the present. When I saw the photo inside, I was dumbfounded! At that moment, happiness and hatred filled my heart! The feeling of delight was being outrun by hatred!

Then, I took the present and quickly rushed out of the door. When Gary saw that I was in a hurry, he asked what had happened. However, I didn't reply and only asked him to hand over the car keys, to which he obliged.

After obtaining the car keys, I drove toward Forger's Villa, but the butler said that Nicholas wasn't home. However, I didn't call Nicholas and rushed toward Forger Corporation. When I saw Nicholas at that moment, I didn't care about others and slapped him harshly across the face. At that moment, I had never felt so furious in my life!

Nicholas was stunned when I slapped him, and I sobbed. "How could you do this to me?" I questioned. How could he keep my children away from me?!

I crouched on the ground and cried hysterically as I hugged the present tightly. Inside the box were two baby photos and a letter that Nicholas had written personally.

'Happy birthday, Ree. These two kids are your children, and they are almost half a year old. Sometimes, they would subconsciously call out for their Dad. Whenever I heard that, I would feel a pang in my heart… If I hadn't been so heartless, I would have had a three-year-old calling me Daddy right now. I'm sorry for hiding your children for so long. Thus, I'm giving them back to you now. Think of it as a birthday present. I know that you would hate me for this, but that's okay. I'm willing to accept any punishment from you,' he wrote.

While I was crying my eyes out, Nicholas crouched and tried to reach out for me. However, he didn't dare and was looking at me carefully. When I saw his gaze, the hatred in me boiled even more!

At that moment, I couldn't suppress the pain I felt in myself and kicked him hard. "You are a jerk, Nicholas! A total jerk! You played with my feelings for three years and ruined my body! I don't owe you anything, so why are you doing this to me? You… Do you know how devastated I was back then? Do you know the feeling of hopelessness? Do you think I'm a heartless monster?" I screamed at him like a shrew.

Nicholas endured the kicks I gave him and stared at the present with teary eyes. "I'm sorry, Ree. I was entirely wrong. I made you suffer!" he said.

Hearing his words, I could feel my tears running down uncontrollably. The hatred in my heart was obvious. "Did you think that I would never feel hurt? Nicholas, from the day we divorced, I told you that I was only twenty years old when I married you. At that age, I couldn't withstand the ignorance, hatred, and cold attitude others gave me, especially when it came from my husband, the very person I should've been relying on! To be honest, I'm not as strong as you think I am! However, not only did you not care and understand me, you even gave me a hard time. You were always making me miserable and kept pushing me to the edge of the cliff!" I screamed at him as I sobbed loudly.This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .