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Laura’s expression remained calm, her voice indifferent.
“Jake, don’t say I never gave you a final chance. We’re even now.”
Jake’s steps halted for a moment.
A sharp, unfamiliar pain stabbed through his chest.
Vivian felt his body tense.
Panic flickered in her eyes as she clutched her chest.
“Jake… my heart… it hurts… I can’t breathe…”
Jake looked down at her pained expression.
After a brief pause, he resumed walking.
The crowd erupted into murmurs.
Tonight’s Depp family anniversary banquet had been one dramatic spectacle after another.
“Vivian wins again. Laura should know by now that she’ll never come out on top. She should stop embarrassing herself before Jake completely leaves her.”
“You think she’ll let go? No way. She’s been obsessed with Jake for five years – completely crazy for him. Even if the whole world breaks up, she never will.”
…
After the guests left, the Depp family gathered in the villa’s living room.
Jasper paced back and forth, his expression dark and stormy.
Julia sat on the couch, drinking tea to calm herself down.
Tonight had been one humiliation after another.
She slammed her teacup down and snapped,
“Laura, do you have any sense at all? I was about to bring up the wedding date, and you pulled Jake away.”
And she continued, “I was trying to throw Vivian out, and you told her to jump into the pool! What kind of childish, ridiculous move was that? You should’ve told her to float up to the sky and disappear while you were at it! Instead, she takes Jake with her. Brilliant, just brilliant.”
Jasper pointed a finger at Laura, his voice sharp and commanding.
“Tomorrow, you will go and apologize to Jake.”
Laura picked up a glass of whiskey, swirling the liquid inside before downing it in one go.
Her voice was calm and steady.
“I won’t apologize.”
Jake had gone to save Vivian, just like every other time he had chosen her over Laura.
But this time, she was tired of it.
Am I stupid? Why am I still playing this game with those two? Did I actually think Jake had changed just because he helped me tonight? Even if I tried a hundred more times, the result would be the same. Face it, Laura. He doesn’t love you.
Yes, she had told Vivian to jump.
Part of it was out of spite, but another part of her still held onto the last remnants of her feelings from the past five years.
But once again, she had lost.
It didn’t matter.
She wouldn’t be foolish again.
She set down the glass and, without hesitation, pulled out her phone.
She sent a single text.
“We’re done. The wedding is off.”
Then, she blocked Jake on WhatsApp and his phone number.
Looking up, her voice remained steady.
“Dad, Mom. Jake and I have broken up. I won’t marry him.”
Jasper let out a furious laugh.
“You two are already engaged! The only thing left is the wedding! You think you can just call it off like it’s nothing? What about the Depp family’s reputation?”
Laura responded flatly, “It’s my life.”
Jasper’s face darkened, his voice grave.
“Laura, remember this – you are a Depp. Your marriage isn’t just about you. It’s about the future of Depp Group!”
Laura scoffed.
“Oh, really? Then why is it Margaret who gets all your love and the benefits of the Depp family’s wealth? Why should I be the one to sacrifice for this family?”
“You – !” Jasper’s face twisted in rage.
“This is not up to you. Unless you can find someone better than Jake, you will marry him.”
Julia quickly patted his back, trying to soothe him.
“Jasper, calm down. She’s been in a terrible mood these days – she even talks back to me now.”
Laura looked up, her tone calm but firm.
“So as long as I find someone better than Jake, I don’t have to marry him?”
Jasper scoffed, his expression filled with disbelief.
“Sure. If you can actually find someone.”
The only person in Havenbrook more powerful than Jake was Shaun Floyd.
But the Floyd family was on an entirely different level – an elite dynasty of unimaginable wealth.
There was no way Laura could ever reach that high.
…
At the hospital, Dr. Josh administered Vivian’s medication.
He then pulled Jake outside the room, frustration clear in his voice.
“Jake, you know Vivian’s condition. Why the hell did you let her go into the water? Do you realize how easily she could have died tonight?”
Jake’s mind was still echoing with Laura’s words – we’re even now.
His expression was cold and heavy.
Being scolded only made him more irritable.
“Then why didn’t you keep a closer eye on her? You’re her doctor. I pay you an absurd amount to take care of her, and this is what happens?”
Josh hesitated.
“Jake, you know full well… you’re her real medicine.”
Jake let out a low, mocking laugh.
“Josh, don’t forget your place. If you start treating her with personal emotions, pack your bags and head back to Ardonia.”
With that, he stepped into the hospital room.
Vivian was lying on the bed, her voice weak and pitiful.
“Jake… did I cause trouble for you tonight?”
Jake’s gaze was unreadable.
“You shouldn’t have come.”
“I just wanted to apologize… I – “
He cut her off.
