Chapter 85 Bereavement Only


    Julian Shaw''s gaze deepened at once.


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    He looked at Susan Shelby’s delicate facial features and found his voice turn hoarse ever so slightly


    when he spoke, "Susie, are you certain that you want to know?"


    He stared at Susan so attentively that his eyes seemed to be reflecting the starry sky.


    Their engagement appeared to be Julian marrying Susan because he waspelled by Madam


    Shaw on the surface.


    Yet, no one knew how much effort he put into it and how many tricks he used just to aplish this


    goal.


    He did everything only because of one reason.


    He loved her.


    He had already loved her for a very, very long time when she had no idea he did.


    Julian''s gaze looked rather strange. For some unknown reason, Susan''s heart was beating wildly.


    She pursed her lips and avoided Julian''s gaze and tried to speak with a voice that made her appear


    calm, "It''s okay. I don''t need to know. Anyhow, our paths won''t cross much from now on." "Are you


    leaving me?" Julian grabbed Susan''s arms with rage rippling through his eyes.


    He was so anxious and bewildered when he found out that this woman was leaving. Even he had


    no idea how he pulled through the few hours that he spent looking for her.


    He was really scared. 1


    He did not know how he would live his life if Susan whom he found with great effort were to


    disappear forever.


    Yet, the result was that the woman left him and lived a great life. 1


    The woman was not only not saddened by the fact but she boldly attempted to live under the same


    roof with a single man.


    Julian simply felt like he was being cheated on.


    Susan looked at Julian with a slightly dazed gaze.


    She had no idea why Julian was furious at this exact moment.


    However, the man had always been unpredictable.


    Susan pursed her lips, then she spoke in a feigned carefree manner, "We are supposed to be two


    parallel lines that will never intersect one another. Even though there are some deviations in our


    paths, the deviations have been corrected by now, and we will be returning to our original positions


    sooner orter." "Parallel lines?” Julian grunted coldly. "Try to move parallelly if you have the


    courage, whether or not you believe that I will bend you into a curved line?"


    "You..." Susan felt that she was at a loss of whether to cry orugh. She tried to calm herself with


    great effort before saying, "Julian, I married you to stop your bad luck. The talk of stopping bad luck


    is abstruse and I don''t believe it much anyway. I''m indebted to your kindness for helping my brother


    for the past year. I know that you already have someone you love in your heart and you''re only


    marrying me because Madam Shaw insisted on that. Now, Madam Shaw granted you permission to


    end this marriage. This is an exoneration for both you and me. Also, I''ve already penned an


    acknowledgment of debt for my brother''s medical bills which I will try to return the money to you as


    soon as possible." 1


    Julian could not be bothered to listen to the talks of money at all.


    He could only remember one word! 2


    Exoneration!


    So it turned out that this was how she viewed the matter.


    Julian''s pupils constricted abruptly.


    He was anxious and restless after finding out that his mother was deliberately making things difficult


    for her in fear that she would be sad.


    Yet, he met her and saw that she was so calm as if nothing had happened.


    In fact, she had even called it an exoneration.


    Julian came with enthusiasm and yet at this very moment, the warmth of his enthusiasm was cooled


    by the word ''exoneration''.


    His voice turned colder when he said, "That''s right. Susan, you’re very capable. Even after the


    divorce, you still have Luke from the Jenkins who is not over you. Seth has been friends with me so


    many years and he too is seduced by you. I can tell from these incidents that my mother is right


    about you being a promiscuous


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    "p!"


    A p interrupted Julian''s sentence.


    Susan''s body was trembling. She seemed to be suppressing exceedingly deep anger in Julian’s


    eyes. 1


    Madam Shaw taunted and humiliated her. She did not feel good about it but she could still endure it.


    However, her entire person was trembling in rage from Julian''s remarks.


    So it turned out that this was how Julian viewed her i n the depths of his heart.


    Her eyes reddened ever so slightly all of a sudden.


    Susan raised her chin to stop her tears from streaming down her face with great effort.


    "You..." A look of anger shed past Julian''s eyes involuntarily yet he felt his anger fading when he


    met


    Susan''s teary eyes.


    Julian felt rather remorseful vaguely in his heart for having a slip of tongue.


    "Julian Shaw!” Susan inhaled a deep breath and spoke in a shaky voice, "Yes, I am a promiscuous


    woman. So, are you here specifically just to insult me this time? If that’s the case, congrattions,


    you''ve seeded in doing that. Will you please leave now?"


    She could not believe that she was actually anticipating something from Julian!


    Susan felt pathetic!


    There was a vague feeling of delight in her heart when she saw Julian earlier.


    Yet, the delight had already turned into boundless cynicism now.


    "Do you want me to go so badly?" Julian''s expression turned cold once again. "It''s more convenient


    for you t o fool around with men after I leave, right?"


    "Yes." Susan nodded carefreely and looked at Julian with a mocking nce. "Without you, Julian,


    any man that I find casually is a thousand times better than you."


    A cold glint glimmered in Julian''s eyes. He grabbed Susan''s wrist. "Woman, don''t you forget that


    you are m y wife." "Soon I won''t be your wife anymore."


    Julian’s expression looked a little frantic even," Really? I''m afraid that you won''t get what you wish


    for. In my book, the word ''divorce'' doesn''t exist. Only the word ''bereavement'' exists! Susan, you are


    my woman in life and my ghost in death!"


    "Heh-heh," Susan sneered. "Julian, why bother making these angry remarks? You know very well


    that it''s already impossible for us to be together anymore."


    "Do you think I’m just joking to you?" Julian’s eyes were as dark as the abyss. "Susan, you will


    understand one day that you will never escape me in this life regardless of how hard you try."


    Susan turned her head away straightforwardly and refused to engage in a conversation with Julian


    anymore.


    Julian''s expression turned even colder now.


    The woman loathed him.


    She loathed him so much that she wanted to leave him regardless.


    Yet, he would never allow that.


    Even if she hated him, her husband could only be him in this lifetime.


    Julian squinted her eyes and spoke in a neither cold nor warm voice, "You and Jacob can stay in


    Seth''s house temporarily. Both of you cane back to the Shaw family home when I''m done


    managing some


    affairs."


    Otherwise, he was worried that his mother would take up some baffling acts again.


    Julian could not refrain himself from thinking about mocking himself now.


    He was actually still worried about his woman now. Why had he stooped so low for her?


    "Why should I listen to you? I..." Susan tried to refute subconsciously.


    Julian interrupted her by speaking coldly, "It''s best for you to behave yourself. Where do you think


    you can go with Jacob? Had it not been my failure to predict that you both were with Seth, I would


    have already found both of you earlier! Don’t even think about going somece else. Believe me


    when I say that you won''t b e able to run from me!"