Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
But for him, it was already over. He had even figured out how to live his days without her.
And now, she was suggesting starting over again…
Could they really start over?
If he agreed now, then…
He slowly raised his hand and reached towards her face.
Tina’s eyes flickered, but she didn’t avoid his hand. However, when Chandler’s hand was about to touch her face, it stopped.
It was as if he was struggling. After a long time, his fingers slowly curled up and he withdrew his hand.
“I’m sorry, I don’t want to start over with you.” He made his decision.
Tina was stunned. “Why?”
“To me, marriage and divorce are not a joke. Even though we signed the divorce agreement back then, even though we are still legally married now, we are already divorced in my mind.” Chandler said, “I appreciate your good intentions. I know you want to save me and make me feel better, that’s why you suggested starting over. But…”
Chandler paused, looking at her with a heavy gaze. “I don’t need sympathy and pity. Have you forgotten who I am? I am from the Hunter family, I don’t need this kind of sympathy!”
Tina was shocked. Yes, he was the heir of the Crypt families – the Hunter family.
That represented immense wealth and power behind him!
Men like Chandler naturally have their pride.
However, he has always been gentle in front of her, never showing his own pride, and sometimes even humble.
To the point where she forgot about this.
“Alright, I already understand why you came today, and I think you understand too. If there’s nothing else, please leave. I have a lot of work to do,” Chandler said.
Tina bit her lip, wanting to say something else, but not knowing what to say!
When she walked out of Chandler’s office, she felt a heavy feeling in her heart, as if something was weighing her down, and yet it also felt like there was an empty corner, making her want to grasp onto something to fill it, but not knowing what to grasp.
Why is it like this?
Even though she was nervous while waiting for his answer, she never thought that he would actually refuse.
But he did refuse!
This seems to be the first time he has truly refused her request since she lost her memory.
Before, no matter what request she made, he always agreed, always smiled, and said “Okay.”
Even when she asked for a divorce, he agreed so gently!
And now, when it concerns his life, he refuses!
Tina almost walked out of Chandler’s company in a daze. When the driver wanted to drive her back, she said, “I want to take a walk by myself.”
She wanted to catch her breath, otherwise, she felt like she was suffocating.
Tina walked along the road, while the driver slowly followed in the car behind.
Just as Tina reached a shopping mall, suddenly a voice rang out: “Tina?”
Tina turned around and saw Eugenia not far away, waving and shouting at her.
Eugenia… that was her friend before she lost her memory!
But after losing her memory, she took a leave of absence from school, and her contact with Eugenia decreased a lot.
Eugenia approached and looked at Tina, saying, “Are you shopping alone? Are you feeling better?”
“I’ve recovered almost completely.” Tina said, “But it’s not really alone, there’s a driver following behind.”
Eugenia looked towards the car not far behind Tina and guessed that must be the car following her.
“Then why are you walking here alone?” she asked.
“I just wanted to catch my breath,” Tina said.
“Then let your driver wait at the parking lot of the mall, and we can go shopping together and chat. It’s been a long time since we went shopping together!” Eugenia said.
“Alright.” Tina agreed and made a call to the driver in the car.
After a while, the driver drove towards the parking lot of the mall, and Tina entered the mall with
Eugenia.
Eugenia first took Tina to the entrance of a beverage shop: “By the way, can you drink now? You used to really like this shop’s drinks.”
“Really? I liked this shop’s drinks?” But she didn’t have any memory of it.
“Yes, especially the peach flavor,” Eugenia said.
“Then let’s order a cup,” Tina said.
After a while, Eugenia and Tina each held a cup of drink.
Tina took a sip, the rich milky taste with a hint of sweet peach flavor, it was indeed delicious. No wonder the old her liked to
“How is it, the taste is good, right? Do you like it?” Eugenia asked.
“I quite like it,” Tina said.
Eugenia smiled: “Just as I thought. I always felt that since it’s something you used to like, even if you lost your memory, as long as you experience it again, you will like it again. After all, you’re still the same person, your preferences and tastes should still be the same!”
Tina froze and stared blankly at the drink in her hand.
Even if she lost her memory, would her preferences and tastes still be the same? So if it was someone she used to love, even if she lost her memory, would she love them again?
“By the way, you seem quite down today. What happened?” Eugenia asked.
Tina pursed her lips and didn’t directly answer her friend’s question. Instead, she said, “Eugenia, did I really love Chandler?”
“Of course you did, you asked that a long time ago.” Eugenia hesitated and asked, “By the way, there are rumors online saying that you and Chandler got divorced, is it true or not?”
Tina pursed her lips, looking at Eugenia in front of her.
This was her friend. Although she had amnesia and couldn’t remember their friendship, she could still sense that Eugenia genuinely cared for her!
So, she didn’t want to deceive Eugenia in this matter.
“I’ve already signed the divorce agreement, but I haven’t submitted the documents yet, so technically, we’re not divorced!”
Upon hearing this, Eugenia widened her eyes. “So, you’re really going to divorce him?”
It was obvious that Tina was the one who initiated the divorce. After all, based on Eugenia’s understanding, how could Chandler, who loved Tina so much, want a divorce?
“I don’t know,” Tina smiled bitterly.
Eugenia frowned. “What do you mean you don’t know?”
“I was the one who suggested the divorce. When we signed the agreement, I really wanted to divorce him. But…” Her voice trailed off, and her gaze fell on the drink in her hand. “After signing the divorce agreement, I hesitated. It’s like I couldn’t bear to get divorced.”
“Is it because you have feelings for Chandler? Even though you have amnesia, you’ve spent time with him. Maybe during this time, you’ve already started liking him, or even falling in love with him,” Eugenia said.
Tina froze.
Falling in love? Did she fall in love with Chandler again?
“Why do you have that expression? It’s like I said something unbelievable,” Eugenia said angrily.
“Chandler is the kind of man that it’s easy to fall in love with, you know? You should know how many women are longing for him. Men who are rich, handsome, and loyal like him are hard to find nowadays.”
“Doesn’t it matter to you that he lied to you?” Tina asked.
Having heard Tina’s question, Eugenia seemed to have already known what happened. “Did Chandler deceive you, and that’s why you suddenly decided to divorce him?”
Tina remained silent, not giving an answer.
But her silence was enough to tell Eugenia the answer.
Eugenia pondered and said, “Tina, did Chandler’s deception harm you?”
“…” Tina hesitated. Although he had kept the fact that he was by her side because of a curse hidden from her, he hadn’t actually harmed her in any way. He had never forced her to have a child to break the curse.
Even today, when she had voluntarily mentioned having another child, he had directly refused!
“If it didn’t harm you or the people around you, then I think it can be forgiven,” Eugenia said. “After all, who hasn’t lied in their life? Many people have, including me. Have you never lied about anything?”
Tina didn’t know how to reply for a moment.
Eugenia continued, “At least, Chandler’s kindness towards you is genuine. That day, when you were swept away by the current, he risked his life to save you. If it wasn’t for the people around him forcibly holding him back, you might not have seen him today!”
Speaking until this point, Eugenia couldn’t help but sigh. “Tina, sometimes I envy you. To be loved like that by a man. He can love you even at the cost of his life. Can’t you forgive his deception?”
Tina remained silent. After bidding farewell to Eugenia, she returned to her car.
Deception… Chandler did deceive her.
But ultimately, he didn’t harm her.
Perhaps from the beginning, his deception was to gain her favor so that he could marry her more smoothly in the future.
However, in this process, she only accepted his efforts without having to give anything in return.
And the videos and photos she had seen from the past also showed how good he was to her.
Could this kind of deception really not be forgiven…?
When Eugenia said that, Tina already had an answer in her heart.
At night, Tina entered the nursery. The nanny in the room respectfully approached her when she saw
Tina enter and said, “Miss Stephenson.”
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