Chapter 137


    Skr Hond was frightened by the sight. He immediately got down on one knee and tried to help


    Amelia Harington up, "Auntie, please get up."


    "Mom! Get up quickly."


    Valerie Rae was also anxious.


    However, Amelia refused. She looked at Skr sadly, "Skr, I have never pleaded with anyone.


    However, Valerie is my only daughter. If anything happens to her, my husband and I will lose the


    reason to keep living."


    "Auntie, I know, but marriage is not to be decided so arbitrarily."


    Skr said quickly.


    In fact, he knew that he couldn''t retain another woman in his heart at all, at least that was the case


    now.


    If he had any romantic attractions towards Valerie, he wouldn''t have waited so long for it. The spark


    would have taken ce a few years ago, maybe even more than ten years ago. After all, they had


    been close for so many years. However, there was no such chemistry between them.


    "I know that it''s selfish for me to say so. But if it wasn''t for Coralie, Valerie wouldn''t have ended up like


    this. She''s a good girl and she won''t cause you any trouble. Please allow me to be selfish just this


    once."


    Amelia refused to get up. She wanted to force Skr into an ultimatum. If she didn''t push him to his


    edge, her daughter might really die someday.


    Valerie wanted to cry when she saw Amelia in this state. She begged, "Mom, get up. I will not be so


    reckless in the future. I won''t do it anymore. I''ll stay alive for you."


    She was encumbered by the drip, but she still wanted to get out of the bed and stop Amelia from


    kneeling.


    Harvey Felton stood at the door and shook his head when he was met with this scene.


    Skr said, "Auntie, if you''re going to keep on kneeling, then I''ll kneel with you here. But if you demand


    an answer from me now, I''m sorry to tell you that I can''t promise you anything. This is about Valerie''s


    life. I can''t make such a hasty decision."


    As he spoke, he started kneeling on the ground with both knees.


    Amelia was his elder, so it was not a shameful sight to kneel before her.


    The situation was in a stalemate.


    In the end, Valerie did not care anymore. She wanted to pull out the drip and kneel with them. Harvey


    rushed in with two nurses and stopped Valerie. Then, he said, "For the sake of the patient, I hope that


    everyone could discuss this matter in a proper way. Otherwise, it will bring a negative impact on the


    patient''s recovery. If there are any seque, you will regret it."


    Upon hearing this, Amelia was frightened. She stood up immediately and Skr followed after her.


    Valerie saw that Amelia had finally gotten up. She then told her, "Mom, stop forcing Skr. He... he


    likes Miss Chariott. If he doesn''t want to marry me, then please don''t force him."


    Amelia was unhappy with such a response, but she still said gently, "Love could be cultivated through


    time. Besides, it''s important to match families from the same level and status. Skr, I think that you


    must have realized this by now. You have married Coralie and everything might seem fine for a while.


    But slowly, issues will surface, and that includes your parents'' thoughts. I don''t have to say it out loud.


    You know what I''m talking about."


    In fact, Amelia''s words were notpletely wrong and Skr understood the cruel reality.


    It was already chaotic when Lillian Ford found out that Skr had married Coralie. The impact would


    be on a whole new level if his father were to hear of this news.


    Skr didn''t answer Amelia''s question and headed straight out instead.


    ......


    Skr sat in Harvey''s office in ghostly silence.


    "Skr, I think that you have to admit defeat now."


    Harvey, who had witnessed the whole process, shook his head repeatedly.


    "She lost a leg. It''s my duty to marry her."


    Skr lowered his head.


    Harvey looked at Skr and said, "We grew up together, and while I''m not into gossiping, Coralie is


    definitely a better match for you than Valerie. Valerie is too sly and scheming. I can''t even figure out


    between her real and fake self."


    No one knew this better than Skr.


    However, he couldn''t do anything about it.


    "I drove Coralie away. She probably won''te back."


    "Are you for real? You must be out of your mind!"


    Since Skr and Harvey were best friends, he told Harvey about the photo.


    Harvey searched for the photo from the Inte. He looked at the censored face and frowned, "Could


    you really tell that thedy is Coralie just from this alone?"


    "Yes, it must be her, and she admitted to it herself."


    "Did she admit that she had sex with Franklin?"


    "No."


    Skr shook his head.


    The words that Coralie said before she left kept ringing in his mind. That nothing happened between


    Franklin and her.


    "Why don''t you trust her then?"


    Harvey''s question threw Skr off his feet.


    He sat there looking at Harvey. After thinking for a long time, he broke the silence, "I have decided to


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    marry Valerie. Maybe it''s better for me to not believe in her."


    Only when he chose not to believe in her that he would be able to drive her away so easily.


    Only in this way could he be at ease and take on the responsibility for Valerie.


    "You do know that you will regret this decision someday!"


    Harvey was at a loss for words at this absurdity.


    ......


    Coralie took her things and went back home. She didn''t tell her mother and her brother that she had


    separated from Skr. She went home on the pretense that Valerie had fallen ill and Skr had to take


    care of her.


    During the weekend, thendlord suddenly contacted Coralie and told them that his son was getting


    married and that he would take this house for himself. Therefore, they had to move out within a month.


    Coralie tried to negotiate with thendlord, but thendlord was firm in his decision. She had no choice


    but to take Wayne Chariott to look for a new ce to stay.


    However, after two weeks of room-searching, they were still left empty-handed. Suddenly, an idea


    came to Coralie''s mind, "Wayne, shall we buy a house instead?"


    "Buy a house?"


    "Yes!"


    Coralie felt that it was okay to buy a house that was situated a little farther away as long as it was close


    to the subway.


    Moreover, the contract between her and Skr had reached its end. With that, the five million dors


    belonged to her now. It would be better if she were to buy a house for her mother to stay in since she


    was getting older. Then, they would not have to move around like a nomad anymore.


    Although it was not easy to rent a house, buying a house was much hassle-free.


    Moreover, the houses on the market were all well-decorated and sophisticated.


    Coralie, Wayne, and Hera hired an agent and found a house that was built in the southern suburbs.


    The environment of the wholemunity was pleasant, and there was an elderly activities center


    nearby. Although there were people residing in it, themunity was clean and the cars were neatly


    parked.


    After humming and hawing, Coralie decided to buy the house. She only needed some furniture before


    they could start moving in.


    This time, she procured a small house with three bedrooms and a living room. Everyone in the family


    would have a room of their own.


    Two weekster, Coralie bought all the furniture and had them delivered to the new home. They


    managed to move their things from their old house to the new one before the deadline that was given


    by thendlord.


    The new home was located in a ce where Skr would never be able to think of. It was really out of


    sight, out of mind now.