My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 72

I didn't know who Nicholas was talking to, but he broke his promise to me no matter who he said it to.

I was stunned and was at a loss. I felt like I was returning to the past. The distance between Nicholas and me suddenly became miles apart, and all my happiness in these two days turned into despair.

"When are you coming back?"

I could hear Nicholas's impatience, as if the woman on the other end of the phone was important to him.

I felt sadness in my heart and wanted to cry with grievances. He doesn't care about me at all! At that point, I sorely regretted my decision to be with him.

"Okay. I'll pick you up in a few days."

Those words stabbed my heart like a sharp knife. I quickly turned around and left to drive back to the company.

I was dazed as I sat in my office. Suddenly, I seemed to have lost my whole world. At this moment, Gary returned to the company.

He opened the office door, only to see me sitting there in a trance. And so, he asked worriedly, "What happened to you, President Felix?"

Holding myself back, I shook my head and said, "It's okay."

After having been through so much, I had been able to control my emotions since long ago.

However, the sadness in my heart was crystal clear.

"I'm so sorry, President Felix."

Gary admitted it to me but didn't explain the reason. I closed my eyes and said, "Tell me your reason."

There must be a reason for him to embezzle the company's funds.

Gary's tone was trembling because my expression was too calm. "Actually, all the money went to Schizland."

I asked calmly, "What are you going to do with it?"

"I don't know. I'm not sure where the money went, but Mr. Brennan told me to do it before he passed away seven years ago. He said it was your parents' wishes."

Kale Brennan was my father's secretary.

After my father passed away, Kale quit his job and returned to his hometown.

I opened my eyes in shock and asked, "Such a large amount of money flows to Schizland every year. Don't you have any suspicion at all? Why didn't you report it to me?"

"President Felix, I can't doubt it at all. I followed Mr. Brennan's instruction to wipe out the money's whereabouts. If he was doing that, he didn't want to attract the company's attention because it stated that it flows to someone named Renee Felix."

I stayed silent upon the realization.

I finally knew where Quinn went.

I finally understood why this was kept a secret from me!

I looked at Gary with a smirk. He called out to me nervously, but I shook my head and asked, "Have you found Quinn?"

Gary shook his head and asked, "There's no way to find out where she is."

I originally wanted to blurt out and ask him to find Renee in the Schizland. However, the words changed when it came to my mouth and ordered, "Do your work. I need some time alone."

After Gary left, I seemed to have lost all my energy. I lay on the office chair without moving. Maybe it was because of my emotions, but I didn't feel hungry until my phone rang half a dozen times, and I didn't have to guess who the caller was.

I picked up the phone and turned it off. After a while, Gary opened the door with a cell phone and said, "President Felix, Mr. Forger is calling me and he asks when are you going home."

Although it rained often in Bryxton, the night view was beautiful. From my office, one could have a

panoramic view of the whole city. Suddenly, I remembered those words again.

'As long as you… everything goes well, I will keep my promise to marry you.'

How dare he make a promise to another woman?

I didn't know what Nicholas meant by everything going well, but I knew that Maria had warned me. 'You can't win forever!'

She was right.

Seeing that I hadn't spoken, Gary called out to me again and said, "President Felix, Mr. Forger is now downstairs waiting for you." C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

The room was unusually silent. I turned my head to look at Gary and smiled. "Gary, ask him a question for me."

"President Felix, the call is still connected."

If it was connected, Nicholas could hear my words from this distance.

I chuckled and said, "Ask him, then… What do you mean by you will keep the promise to marry her? Are you betraying me?"

Gary was stunned when he heard that. There was no sound from the other end of the line too, but I believed Nicholas had heard it clearly.

I stood up and took the cell phone from Gary's hand to hang up the call. I then calmly said, " The Felix Corporation has nothing to do with Forger Corporation from now on. Don't go looking for him for help even if you can't solve anything."

In the end, Gary answered, "Yes, President Felix."

"It's getting late. You can leave now."

After Gary left, I stood by the french windows. Because I was too far from the ground, I couldn't see the bottom clearly. However, I could vaguely see a black Maybach parked at the entrance. It was most probably Nicholas' car.

I glanced calmly at it and went back to the office desk and sat down. I felt uncomfortable, but I still fell asleep in a daze.

When I woke up, it was midnight and I was starving. I picked up my car keys and went downstairs, only to see that the black Maybach was still there.

Nicholas was leaning against the car.

I took a deep breath, lowered my head and walked toward my car. However, he suddenly stopped me and asked, "Are you angry?"

That was an understatement.

I stood still and looked at him. The man's face was hidden in the dark, but I heard him sigh and ask,

"Why didn't you contact me before coming over?"

He said that as if nothing had happened.

I pursed my lips and heard him say again, "It was a misunderstanding."

I asked him with a smile, "Misunderstanding, you say? Did I misunderstand that you called another woman and said you'll keep your promise to marry her?"

Nicholas stayed silent. I was getting angrier at his attitude and said, "We have nothing to do with each other from now on."

I turned around and got in my car, but Nicholas came over and stopped me from closing the door. In a deep voice, he pleaded, "Ree, please trust me."

How dare he think I didn't trust him after he betrayed my trust?

To that, I snarled, "I heard it clearly from you! How can I trust you after hearing those words from your mouth? Tell me this—will you keep your promise and marry her?"

I never asked who that woman was, as I didn't want to look desperate and keep arguing with him.

Nicholas paused and said, "I'm sorry. I can't tell you who she is, but I have my reasons."

He manages to deflect my question by saying he has a reason!

Nicholas Forger, you really are something!

"Fine. Let's break up."

I reached up to push him away, but he grabbed my hand and pulled me into his arms. "Trust me, I won't let you down!" he coaxed.

However, those words were too superficial to me, and it was also presumptuous.

"F*ck you!"

I couldn't control my temper and wasn't willing to hold off my anger toward Nicholas, so I kicked between his legs.

He abruptly let go of me and took a step back. His face twisted into a painful expression, but he still looked at me with a calm and collected gaze.

It was his manhood, so I suddenly regretted doing that. However, the regret was immediately drowned by his betrayal.

"Nicholas Forger, I'll ask you just one thing."

He coughed out a hum from his throat.

Word by word, I enunciated slowly, "Will you marry her?"

"I will if she comes to Bryxton."

Nicholas had a determined expression, and he said those words powerfully. Hence, I sneered and said, "Our relationship ends here. I hope you will gain true happiness in the future."

He called me calmly, "Ree."

Is he still calling me Ree affectionately?

F*ck Ree.

I was furious; however, my cultivation and backbone told me that I had to hold on and bless him generously.

I must not be angry; I must not lose it.

Even if I can't win his affection, I must not be desperate.

Finally, I got in the car and drove away. However, I saw through the rearview mirror that Nicholas was still standing there, and it gave me the same feeling as it did with Christopher yesterday.

This should be our last meeting.

My tears couldn't stop falling as I sat in the car. However, I still stubbornly acted rough in front of him. I always had a high ego and never let anyone see me as weak.

In the end, I cried a lot. After crying, I lost my faith in the world again. I didn't understand the joy of being alive.

It seemed that my purpose in living was to get hurt again and again.

I drove past the tavern, went in and ordered a table of dishes. However, I didn't get myself alcohol as I didn't want to hurt my body. After all, I wanted to stay alive.

Although life was difficult, hope was unattainable, and I was even being hurt by my lover, I still wanted to stay alive.

I had to live on, and do it with faith.

However, what was my faith?

Before this, I could stay alive for my lover. However, since I loved a scumbag, where should I place my faith?

Why did I have to go and love a scumbag?

Now, I have no one to rely on when I'm sad!

I kept crying and was overwhelmed. In the end, I left the tavern, my head a mess. I didn't touch any alcohol, but my head was still dizzy.

Maybe it was caused by too much sadness.

I walked to the largest river in Bryxton. I sat here and enjoyed the night wind, suddenly feeling nostalgic.

However, I didn't have the right to be nostalgic.

I chose Nicholas instead of Christopher. I had betrayed the latter, so I couldn't comfort myself with the warmth from nine years ago.

I could no longer find someone to rely on, and there was no more reminiscing.

I lowered my head and my mind was full of emotions.

Who was Nicholas talking to?

Why is he cheating on me again?

Am I really that bad a woman?

I took my phone out of my pocket and turned it on. I saw that there were more than a dozen missed calls. Two were from May, six were from Nicholas before the fight, and the rest were from Leon.

After some thinking, I called Leon back.

Leon would never call me without an emergency. However, his phone was turned off.

I put away my phone and let out a long sigh as I felt even more depressed. I sighed a few times a row, but the depressed feeling wouldn't go away.

Suddenly, I couldn't help but cry again. At that, my phone rang yet again. It was from someone I thought I would never receive the call from. However, it rang and broke the silence in the cold and long

night.

Moreover, it was his first call to me.

I bit my lip, not sure if I should answer it. It was because I felt I shouldn't meet him anymore.

However, I couldn't resist the temptation.

I put the phone to my ear, only to hear a gentle voice. "Little girl, where are you?"