Chapter 381


    Chapter 381 Reminiscing the Past


    Whitney clearly remembered the day when both of them were on a date in a restaurant. Although it was


    gloomy, it didn’t rain. She had poisoned Dous and allowed him to sleep in the arms of a burly man


    while he was unconscious. When he woke up, he was faced with a swarm of reporters.


    The next day, news about the heir of the Lane Family being a bottom spread like wildfire online and


    caused a frenzy. Because of that, the shares of the Lane Family crashed and Dous’ mother was so


    exasperated that she was bedridden. Since then, her health worsened due to the long-term effects of


    stress. The Lane Family’s downfall had benefited the Campbell Family while they gained stature as the


    leader of the furniture industry.


    After the Lane Family’s downfall, they slowly withdrew from the industry. Thest time Whitney heard


    any news about Dous was when she was at Aimee. He was said to have invested in Aimee with


    ns to venture into the clothing industry.


    Up until today, Whitney could remember how helpless he looked as he tried his very best to exin


    things to her.


    “Whitney, you have to believe me. I really don’t know how it happened. You have to believe that you’re


    the only one that I like. I-I…”


    As he was trying to exin, she looked at him impassively and said, “Dous, let’s break up.”


    When he heard that, he felt as if his world was crumbling since he never expected that she would want


    to break up with him. He did everything he could, trying to save their rtionship but to no avail.


    As Whitney looked at how much pain Dous was in, she didn’t have the heart to tell him that all of it


    was her doing and that she had no other choice.


    After that, he somehow learned that she was the one that did it. One breezy night, he waited for her


    below her apartment unit while wearing a white shirt, but his attractive face was pale.


    By the time she arrived downstairs, his body was cold. The moment he saw her, he pulled her into his


    arms and muttered, “Whitney, someone told me today that you were behind all the things that


    happened to me. I-I don’t believe it.”


    His voice was shaking, and he was scared. When she was in his arms, she could even feel his body


    trembling.


    Whitney wanted to console Dous, but not a word came out of her mouth as the words were stuck in


    her throat. Finally, she told him softly, “Dous, I was the one who did it.”


    At that moment, he fell apart. The usually cheerful and gentle man cried profusely as if his heart had


    been ripped out. He was mumbling to himself, asking her why she did it. However, she couldn’t bring


    herself to exin it to him. She merely said, “Dous, let’s break up. We are not a good fit.”


    Those were thest words she told him.


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    From that day onward, it was as if Dous had disappeared without a trace. Whitney, on the other


    hand, couldn’t ovee her past rtionship and chose to leave the country to work at F&M Apparel.


    It was a period where she felt incredibly lost, but after seeing how confident and headstrong Nicole


    was, she slowly overcame her grief. Since the incident was due to her negligence, she couldn’t let


    Nicole shoulder the me for her.


    After giving it some thought, Whitney finally called Dous.


    The ringing tone sounded for a long time. Each time it beeped, it felt as if her heart was being struck.


    Not longter, the call was answered and Whitney felt her heart skip a beat.


    She asked softly, “Dous?”


    There was a brief pause on the other side of the phone. Shortly after, a woman could be heard saying,


    “Do you want to speak to Dous? He’s currently in the shower. Why don’t you wait for a while? I’ll get


    him to call you back once he’s out of the shower.”