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    The edge of the pendant scratched Hichs'' face, causing his cheek to bleed. He tilted his head as he watched the ne fall to the ground. He looked like he had just been punched in the gut. Stop wasting your time on met Stop going crazy over met And stop interfering with my life! No matter who I am with, it will never be you!"


    Nichs slowly turned his head back toward me and narrowed his eyes to look at me. He didn''t know. what was wrong with him, but he felt a sharp pain in his chest


    "I admit that I''ve wasted a lot of time and effort on you, but I won''t admit that I''m going crazy because of yout


    He


    ite ced a hand on his chest and scrambled to stand up His bloodshot eyes were red as he looked down at me. I''ll only tell you that you are to keep your distance from other men!"


    I gritted my teeth as i red at him Anger coursed through my veins as I said, "You are my ex-husband! You better understand your ce Clinging to me like this just makes you look desperate!"


    I purposely emphasized the fact that he was my ex-husband to anger him. Then, I asked him one more time, "You will only be afraid to lose someone if you love them. Nichs, do you love me?" Nichs froze as he looked at me sharply.


    "Ariana, if loving someone makes you afraid of losing them, then aren''t you afraid that I leave today? Are you afraid that we''ll never see each other again if I leave?"


    He held my shoulders and dragged me up from the ground while shaking me roughly.


    My body felt like it didn''t belong to me. Instead, it felt like Nichs could tear apart my body at any given moment before building me back.


    Due to his shaking, I couldn''t see his face clearly. However, I could sense a deep and strong sense of pain enveloping me. My head hurt and I lost my strength to speak.


    "Are you trying to ask me if I love you? Nichs, I don''t love you anymore. Losing you doesn''t mean anything to me anymore.


    "Nichs, I''ve already told you that repeatedly back when I was in love with you. Now that I don''t love you anymore, I''ll tell you that I''ve moved on


    Nichs felt the veins in his temples throb


    After a few seconds of silence, his tone was filled with a sense of self-righteousness. "Ariana, have I not treated you well? I''ve done so much for you. How could you move on just like that?"


    I couldn''t control the disappointment I felt. It was improper and unnecessary to argue about who was right and who was wrong after breaking up


    At the very least, I was someone who dared to own up to my feelings and leave them behind without regrets. But Nichs had never once owned up to his feelings. So what was I supposed to do?


    "You have udia, Jasmine, and a father who truly loves you by your side. You''ve basically won in life You have such a happy life, so there''s no need for you to worry if I''ve moved on or not


    The edge of the pendant scratched Nichs'' face, causing his cheek to bleed. He tilted his head as he watched the ne fall to the ground. He looked like he had just been punched in the gut. "Stop wasting your time on mel Stop going crazy over mel And stop interfering with my life! No matter who I am with, it will never be you!"


    Nichs slowly turned his head back toward me and narrowed his eyes to look at me. He didn''t know what was wrong with him, but he felt a sharp pain in his chest.


    "I admit that I''ve wasted a lot of time and effort on you but I won''t admit that I''m going crazy because of you!"


    He ced a hand on his chest and scrambled to stand up. His bloodshot eyes were red as he looked down at me. "I''ll only tell you that you are to keep your distance from other men!"


    I gritted my teeth as I red at him. Anger coursed through my veins as I said, "You are my ex-husband! You better understand your ce. Clinging to me like this just makes you look desperate!"


    I purposely emphasized the fact that he was my ex-husband to anger him. Then, I asked him one more time, "You will only be afraid to lose someone if you love them. Nichs, do you love me?* Nichs froze as he looked at me sharply.


    "Ariana, if loving someone makes you afraid of losing them, then aren''t you afraid that I''ll leave today? Are


    you


    afraid that we''ll never see each other again if I leave?"


    He held my shoulders and dragged me up from the ground while shaking me roughly.


    My body felt like it didn''t belong to me. Instead, it felt like Nichs could tear apart my body at any given moment before building me back.


    Due to his shaking, I couldn''t see his face clearly. However, I could sense a deep and strong sense of pain enveloping me. My head hurt and I lost my strength to speak.


    "Are you trying to ask me if I love you? Nichs, I don''t love you anymore. Losing you doesn''t mean anything to me anymore.


    "Nichs, I''ve already told you that repeatedly back when I was in love with you. Now that I don''t love you anymore, I''ll tell you that I''ve moved on."


    Nichs felt the veins in his temples throb.


    After a few seconds of silence, his tone was filled with a sense of self-righteousness. "Ariana, have I not treated you well? I''ve done so much for you. How could you move


    on just like that?"


    I couldn''t control the disappointment I felt. It was improper and unnecessary to argue about who was right and who was wrong after breaking up.


    At the very least, I was someone who dared to own up to my feelings and leave them behind without


    So what was I supposed to do? regrets. But Nichs had never once owned up to his feelings


    "You have udia, Jasmine, and a father who truly loves you by your side. You''ve basically won in life. You have such a happy life, so there''s no need for you to worry if I''ve moved on or not.


    "Just let me go. There''s no need for us to continue torturing each other."


    I always seemed to lose control over my feelings whenever I saw him. Whether it was the regret or the unwillingness I felt after giving up so much for our rtionship, I needed time to process it.


    But I couldn''t stand seeing him anymore. It didn''t matter if I had to lower my pride as long as I could get him to stop bothering me.


    I would start a new life, work hard, and find someone who truly loved me wholeheartedly. It was clear to. me that Nichs would never be that someone.


    Nichs still wanted to say something when the phone in his pocket began to ring. It didn''t vibrate, nor did it y its usual ringtone. Instead, a cute and flirty voice began to speak. "Nick, answer the phone. Nick, it''s me calling you. Hurry up and answer the phone!"


    The atmosphere was filled with awkwardness as we both froze.


    Nichs was a businessman. He had to attend negotiations and was always busy with his work. Yet despite all of it, he was still willing to let udia mess around like that.


    I''ve always been stubborn.


    Whenever faced a problem, I liked


    to take it as a challenge and push through. However, the mere mention of udia''s name was enough to fill me with a sense of defeat.


    Even if I had already divorced Nichs, even if Nichs was still clinging on to me, even if I still wanted to be with him, how was I supposed topete with udia?


    I didn''t lie. Losing me would not affect him. He still couldn''t bear to send udia abroad.


    But I was slightly curious as to how udia and Jasmine were supposed to get along. After all, one had nearly cost the other their life. Just the thought of them getting along felt amusing


    "Your life is filled with excitement. There''s no need for you to waste your time and emotions on me!"


    Then, I raised my stiff arm and ced it on his chest, pushing him out of my house. He didn''t resist, norTêxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    arm and ced it on his did he struggle. He just moved along as I shoved him out of the door.