Chapter 7 Don''t You Believe Me?


    She had been so worried about Luke until she knelt to beg Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins. She insisted that


    she did not want anything from the Jenkins including their money as she only wanted to see if Luke


    was well.


    s, all she got was Mrs. Jenkins’ mocking response. Then, she was kicked out of the hospital and


    never even got to see Luke, i


    As if things could not have been worse, her elder brother was then admitted into the hospital due to


    a sudden heart attack.


    The worst thing was that during the heart attack treatment, he was diagnosed with symptoms of


    schizophrenia. The doctor said that her elder brother had possibly been traumatized by something


    that triggered the heart attack and the mental illness.


    Now, he could not speak properly anymore although she did not know what happened. The only


    thing she could do was to think of a way to get the money for his medical fees.


    When their parents passed away, her elder brother had been 16 years old and she had only been


    10 years old. None of their rtives wanted to take them in, so her elder brother had dropped out of


    school to make a living to care for her and put her in school.


    She could hardly remember her parents since her elder brother took over their role ever since she


    was young. To her, he was her only family. If she could save him, she was willing to sacrifice


    anything.


    At that time, she had suppressed her thoughts about Luke and only thought about getting funds.


    She sold their tiny home, but due to its size and location, it only fetched over a hundred thousand


    which was still far from her brother''s medical fees.


    Therefore, she had relinquished her dignity to approach Mrs. Jenkins.


    She would never forget the condescending look that Mrs. Jenkins had thrown at her. It was as


    though she was literally saying that she only wanted the Jenkins family''s money!


    Mrs. Jenkins had thrown $100,000 on the floor.


    Then, she told her that the money was hers, but she was not allowed to contact Luke ever again or


    tell Luke about their past!


    Susan knelt and picked up the money one note at a time while Mrs. Jenkins'' sharp and mocking


    gaze felt like daggers from behind her. Her heart ached and her dignity crumbled.


    No matter how painful or difficult it was, all she knew was that she could not let anything happen to


    her brother.


    Pathetically, she knelt to pick up the hundred thousand dors before leaving the Jenkins residence


    and her love.


    However, the total amount was still not enough to treat her elder brother''s illness. At that point in


    time, Mrs. Shaw had appeared in front of her. Apparently, Julian Shaw had been dealt with many


    difficulties. A fortune-teller had said that he would have quite a treacherous year, and to get through


    that year, he would have to marry someone with apatible character. That was how Susan was


    identified after Mrs. Shaw hunted for someone suitable,


    So, she married Julian and the Shaw family took care of her elder brother’s medical bills.


    She heard that Luke hadpletely forgotten about her. Then, shortly after that, she heard that he


    had gotten engaged.


    She thought she could handle that kind of pain.


    However, after witnessing how affectionate Luke was towards Mandy, she realized she was not that


    strong. Even so, she would never reveal her weakness in front of Mandy Ainsley.


    With her hands sped tightly, she calmly said, "I wish both of you nothing but the best."


    "Wish?" Mandy smirked at Susan. "To thank you for that wish, I''ll give you a present, alright?"


    Before she could respond, Mandy took up the coffee cup all of a sudden and poured it on Susan''s


    head.


    The dripping coffee blurred Susan''s sight. She wiped her face and red at Mandy angrily, ready to


    say something.


    Mandy shrieked, "You''re too much! I can''t believe such a shameless woman exists in this world."


    Luke, who was waiting outside, rushed in when he heard the shrillmotion. He nced at


    Susan, then looked at his fiance nervously, "Mandy, what is it?"


    Mandy was trembling as she pretended to confess," Luke...I had a feeling this woman was


    interested in you just now, so I told you to wait outside so as not to embarrass her. After you left,


    she actually admitted liking you and wanting to pursue you. I told her that we''re engaged, but she


    said being engaged doesn’t mean that we’re married. Even if we''re married, we could get a divorce.


    I felt extremely angry, so I flung m y coffee at her. Am I really bad for feeling that way?”


    After saying that, she slumped into Luke’s embrace and started crying.


    "You''re not a bad person. My dear Mandy, you''d never be bad. You did the right thing to deal with


    this kind 0 f woman." Luke patted Mandy’s back andforted her.


    Susan sat there, feeling the pain in every inch of her heart. As her jaw muscles stiffened, she could


    not take it anymore. "You''re lying. I never said those things to you."


    "Do you mean I''m using you?" Mandy shifted from Luke''s arms and seemed agitated.


    Susan clearly saw a trace of pride in her eyes, but she replied, still clenching her teeth, "No matter


    what it is,


    I''m standing by my words." "Luke, she...she still doesn''t want to admit it!" Mandy looked at Luke as


    if she was wronged.


    Seeing her sad face, he could not help feeling sorry for her, so he turned to stare coldly at Susan.


    "Miss Shelby, I want you to apologize to Mandy for your actions."


    Susan looked at him in a daze. He trusted Mandy blindly without finding out about the truth and was


    even demanding for an apology!


    She felt smothered as if she could not breathe properly. With whatever energy was left in her, she


    repeated, "I said, I didn''t say those words!"


    "We don''t even know each other. If you really didn''t say that, why would I have sshed you with


    coffee? A m I that unreasonable a person?" Mandy said as she looked at Susan smugly, knowing


    that she could not exin herself.


    Susan had promised Mrs. Jenkins that after taking that the $100,000, she would never mention their


    past t o Luke.


    "You..." Susan was pale as a ghost and no words came out from her mouth.


    "Miss Shelby, I''m giving you onest chance to apologize to Mandy." Luke stared coldly at her.


    Susan looked at him being so indifferent and felt that the world was ying a cruel joke on her. He


    used to b e protective of her. She had been the happiest woman alive then. Now, he was being


    protective of another woman.


    "You...really don''t believe me?" Susan looked at Luke with emotions hidden in her eyes.


    Those eyes...


    Luke was slightly stunned. He did not know why but h e had a feeling he could not quite describe.


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    Had they met before?


    Luke went silent for a while until Mandy got nervous. She tugged at Luke’s arm affectionately. "My


    dear, are you okay?”


    Luke recollected himself. Looking at Mandy''s beautiful face, he allowed a faint smile to appear on


    his lips. When he had been bedridden, it was Mandy who had taken care of him, and she was the


    woman h e wanted to be with for the rest of his life.


    Thus, Luke stared back at Susan dangerously. "Should I believe you and not my fiancee?"