Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Even after so many years of marriage, his feelings for her have become even stronger.
“Valda, I love you!” he whispered.
He didn’t know how many times he had said these words, but for him, it was still the most genuine expression from the bottom of his heart.
He wanted her to understand how much he loved her!
And he wanted her to know how happy he was now.
“I love you too, very much,” she responded.
Even when they both have white hair in the future, she will still love him just as much!
Valda leaned against Brian’s embrace, thinking this way.
Tina arrived at the Hunter Group building and informed the staff that she wanted to see Chandler.
The staff naturally recognized Tina and immediately made a phone call through the internal line.
After a short while, the staff personally escorted Tina into the elevator and thoughtfully pressed the floor button.
If Tina hadn’t insisted that the staff didn’t need to accompany her, they probably would have entered the elevator together.
Alone in the elevator, Tina looked at the constantly changing floor numbers, and her mood became anxious.
She was about to meet Chandler in a moment, and she had something to say to him…
The elevator arrived at the floor, and Tina stepped out.
The secretary was already waiting at the elevator door and immediately said, “Miss Stephenson, please follow me!”
In the company, some executives and those close to the CEO already knew that he had divorced his wife, so now they naturally referred to Tina as Miss Stephenson.
Tina followed the secretary to the door of the CEO’s office.
The secretary pushed open the door, and Tina walked in.
Chandler was in his office, and as soon as he saw Tina enter, he stood up and asked, “Would you like something to drink?”
“No, thank you,” Tina replied.
Chandler then asked the secretary to leave.
The secretary closed the door, and there were only Tina and Chandler in the office.
“Do you have a reason for coming here? I remember I mentioned before that since we’re divorced, I hope we can avoid seeing each other as much as possible,” Chandler approached Tina and said.
“I came today to talk to you about something,” Tina took a deep breath and said, feeling more anxious at this moment.
“You have something to tell me?” Chandler raised an eyebrow slightly, “Is there something we haven’t clarified between us?”
“I want to have another child with you,” Tina said.
As soon as this statement came out, even though Chandler had always been very composed, he showed a shocked expression, “What?”
“I mean, I want to have another child with you!” Tina repeated.
Chandler’s expression became unpleasant, “Why?”
“The curse of the Hunter family brings you too much pain, and it’s also dangerous to invoke the witch.
I’ve thought about it for a long time, and it seems like having another child is the least risky and relatively safest choice,” Tina said.
She had been thinking about this for days, and now that she was in front of him, it meant that she had made up her mind!
Chandler looked at Tina in shock, “What did you say?”
“I said, I want to have another child with you to remove the curse of the witch on you!” she said, “Of course, it would be through artificial means, in a reliable hospital. The technology for artificial conception and childbirth is quite advanced nowadays.”
This is also the safest and most feasible method!
It was a decision she had thought about for a long time.
But to her surprise, he directly refused, “I don’t need it!”
Tina was shocked this time: “Why isn’t it necessary? Wasn’t it because of the Gu worms that you were in such pain? You even planned to take the risk of asking the Quentin family to help you lure out the Gu worms!”
He looked at her and asked, “Do you love me?”
“What?” Tina was stunned, never expecting him to suddenly ask such a question.
“Do you love me?” Chandler repeated.
She pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment before saying, “You know, I lost my memory, so I don’t have the same feelings for you as before.”
“So, you don’t love me now, right?” he asked.
“Yes,” she replied.
His gaze became dim, and even though he knew that her lack of love was the answer, hearing her give a definite response still pierced his heart.
“You once said that a child should be the product of two people in love, not born to save someone’s life,” Chandler said. “Moreover, what kind of criticism will this child face if born? The child will be born after we divorce, and it will inevitably attract rumors. And if the child grows up and knows the reason for their birth was not because their parents loved each other, how will they feel?”
Chandler sighed and continued, “Quinn has faced our divorce since birth, and there are too many things that cannot be changed. I feel guilty towards Quinn for not being able to give her a complete family. So, if we know we can’t provide a complete family for the child but still choose to have them, it would be too cruel for the child!”
Therefore, he would never agree to this matter, no matter what.
“But if the child knows they were born to save their own father, maybe they won’t think as you said.
Even if we divorce, you will definitely be a good father to the child!” Tina said.
Chandler said bitterly, “Tina, I don’t plan to have a child with you using this method and for this reason.”
“Then do you plan to die? Or do you plan to bear a great cost when the Gu worms are lured out?
Maybe your body will collapse, maybe you’ll be disabled. Have you thought about the consequences?!”
Tina shouted anxiously.
“I won’t die. Even if there may be some cost when the Gu worms are lured out, it won’t be too terrible.
You can rest assured,” he said calmly.
“But I don’t want to see you suffer, I don’t want to see anything bad happen to you!” she said.
He looked at her, “Why? You should hate me, because I’ve been deceiving you all along, hiding the truth about the curse and the insects, that’s why I’ve been by your side. You filed for divorce because you couldn’t bear the deception, right? So why now, would you rather have a child with me, than see me in trouble?”
Tina was stunned for a moment.
Yeah, why?
She had asked herself the same question.
When she saw him suffering so much from the curse, all she could think about was how to make him feel better.
She even forgot about his past deception and the fact that she should hate him.
“I don’t want to see the person I used to love suffer like that.” After a long while, she gave this answer.
He smirked and laughed, “You said it yourself, it’s just ‘used to love’. Since you don’t love me anymore and we’re divorced, we have no relationship besides Quinn. So my affairs have nothing to do with you!”
His words were another rejection.
“It does matter!” Tina took a deep breath and looked directly at him. “We are not divorced, you are still my husband!”
“What?” His response was like thunder, shocking Chandler.
Tina bit her lip. “Yes, we are not divorced yet. I haven’t submitted the divorce papers, so legally, we are still married!”
Chandler took a long time to speak. “Why haven’t you submitted the papers?”
“I don’t know.” She awkwardly admitted.
But that was the truth. She really didn’t understand why she hadn’t submitted the papers, considering that she was the one who wanted the divorce!
Perhaps it was because every time she thought about their divorce, she felt a sense of emptiness in her heart. She was afraid that she would regret it!
If her memories were to return in the future, she might regret divorcing him!
As Chandler looked at Tina in front of him, his emotions gradually calmed down.
“Tina, you don’t want me to be affected by the curse anymore and want to have another child to lift the curse. I appreciate that. But I don’t want to have another child just because of that. It would make me greedy and give me false hope. It would make me selfish and take away things I shouldn’t take.”
“You probably don’t know how much self-control I need to ignore you when you appear in front of me, and how much self-control I need to have a calm conversation with you as if nothing happened. It’s a delicate balance that I have finally managed to maintain, and once it’s broken, I don’t think I can do it again!”
Tina listened in astonishment. She didn’t expect Chandler to say such things.
“So, you’re restraining yourself even now?” she asked in surprise.
“Yes,” he replied. “Every time you appear in front of me, it feels like a test. So I hope you can try not to appear in front of me as much as possible.”
Tina suddenly felt a pain in her heart when she heard his words. This pain seemed to be growing stronger.
So it hurts so much when he keeps rejecting her.
“In that case, don’t restrain yourself!” The words blurted out.
He was stunned. “Did you understand the consequences of what I just said?”
“I understood!” she said. “So I think, since that’s the case, let’s try to start over. Just this once, without any more lies! Don’t be nice to me or treat me gently just because I can lift the curse for you!”
“Start over?” Chandler was shocked.
“Yes, start over!” Tina said with great certainty. At this moment, she suddenly became nervous, holding her breath, and waiting for his answer.
Chandler looked at the person in front of him, and time seemed to stand still.
Once, after her amnesia, they had also talked about starting over, but that ended with a divorce.
Although she didn’t submit the papers in the end, they were still legally married.
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