Chapter 307


    Chapter 307


    As Curtis was about to leave, Suzan called out to him.


    “Curtis, could you stay with me for a bit?” There was a hint of pleading in her voice.


    Curtis nced at the receding figure of Leanne who wasn’t too far away, close enough to hear Suzan’s


    words.


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    Yet, she didn’t turn around, her steps unhesitating.


    “The doctor said if my dad’s eye condition isn’t treated right, he might go blind. I’ve been so worried


    and couldn’t sleep all night.”


    Pride ran deep in Suzan’s veins, seldom showing vulnerability. Yet here she was, a woman typically


    seen as haughty, rendered fragile by the worry for a family member and seeking support from a man


    she trusted. It was a sight that could evoke sympathy.


    Curtis checked his watch, as if even sparing a few words needed careful consideration of his


    avability.


    “Uveitis isn’t terminal, Suzan. If you have concerns, better speak to a doctor. If I knew how to cure, the


    hospital might as well be named after me.”


    Curtis wasn’t insensitive and chose not to indulge in others’ emotions.


    If Leanne had asked him to stay, he would’ve redefined a moment into eternity.


    Without lingering, Curtis left, but not before throwing a parting shot, “You should take a leaf out of your


    mom’s book. She seems to be doing just fine, even finding time to hassle.


    others.”


    Suzan pursed her lips, shing back to Curtis’ flirty chitchat with Leanne that had just happened.


    To Leanne, his eyes sparkled withughter, almost meltingly so.


    Everyone said Curtis was a charmer, but none of those women ever truly caught his eye, including


    Suzan.


    Suzan appeared to have it all in a prestigious family with poprity and a celebrated intellect honed at


    Brightwood University. She had been considered the perennial belle of


    Curtis’ ball.


    But that was just the surface.


    Suzan had a younger brother. From a young age, her parents instilled in her one principle that her life’s


    mission was to marry well and bolster the family’s status as a woman.


    In Stonebridge, the Richardson family was the epitome of such a status.


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    Chapter 307


    From her childhood, her parents urged her to cultivate a rtionship with Curtis to seize him.


    During high school, Curtis’ girlfriends changed frequently. Suzan, too proud to stoop, refused to be


    lumped with those superficial and materialistic girls.


    It wasn’t until her parents bluntly told her that the inheritance would go to her brother that Suzan saw


    her predicament clearly.


    Curtis wasn’t her only choice, but he was the best one.


    Her rtionship with Curtis was a strategic alliance, decreed by their parents, but her feelings for him


    were genuine.


    His charm made all the other guys look boring


    She thought their shared childhood and her special feelings would make her stand out to Curtis,


    different from the other girls.


    But once they started dating, Curtis was distant. He even forgot her birthdays, let alone Valentine’s Day


    or Christmas. Sometimes, she’d barely see him.


    Frustrated, she’d once snapped at him, “Look at how Skyler treats Grace. Why can’t you be more like


    him?”


    Curtis had just smirkedzily, uncaring, “So what? Want to swap and date him instead?”


    His words stung. In a fit of anger, Suzan suggested they break up.


    After that, a cold war ensued. She waited for Curtis to apologize for months, but no word


    came.


    Her pride wouldn’t let her seek reconciliation, so she mentioned moving abroad, telling Curtis the time


    of her departure. If he showed up at the airport, she’d stay for him.


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