Chapter 393


    Iughed. "A dilemma? Do you think with his character, he would let Grandpa set me up with him? It''s


    only been three years yet he already can''t let go of me. What about you? Think about it - how many


    years were you guys together for? Why didn''t he just marry you? If he really wanted to marry you, he


    would have already from the get-go, instead of waiting for me to show up, wouldn''t he?"


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    "You..." Andrea choked back her tears. I knew that my words had severely hurt her. Each words was


    like a knife stabbing into her.


    "Let my mother go. You have achieved your goal. I won''t get involved with Hendrix or interfere with your


    marriage ever again. I''m letting go. Just make sure you don''te for my mother, or the Moore family


    either. You and Hendrix can go and live your peaceful lives together."


    Andrea was an emotional mess. She knew perfectly well that I would not let Valerie off the hook that


    easily, but she still begged me to.


    Perhaps she really did love Hendrix, or maybe she loved how well Hendrix treated her, but all this had


    nothing to do with me.


    Looking at her, I said, "I will live happily with Hendrix. Thank you for not getting involved. As for your


    mother, I will not let her go. After all, this is just the beginning. There is still a long way to go."


    Andrea''s face turned pale, "Arianna, I''m no longer bothering you guys. Why are you still pushing me


    like this? You know very well that once I continue pestering Hendrix about my brother''s affection for


    me, he won''t let go of me. Unless I stop bothering him, I would spend the rest of my life as the third


    wheel in your marriage. You may be able to endure it for a year or even a decade, but Arianna, can you


    really bear to have me be in your life forever?"


    I pursed my lips and clenched my fists. She was right. A promise made to a departed soul was a


    strong, unbreakable one, which meant that Hendrix''s responsibility towards Andrea was something that


    couldn''t be changed or broken. If Andrea had an ident, Hendrix would be bound by duty to take


    care of her.


    Looking at her, I sneered. "Andrea, if you don''t mindpletely shutting happiness out from your life, I


    won''t mind enduring it either. At least I''d have Hendrix to keep mepany through the night. You


    know very well that he has no affection for you. You love a man who doesn''t love you back, and you


    aren''t even his mistress. If you''re willing to do this to yourself, then who am I to stand in your way?"


    Seeing her ashen face, I continued. "Your presence only affects us asionally but it''s different for


    you. You''d be stuck in this meaningless entanglement for the rest of your life. However, things will be


    different if you leave Hendrix. You could have a beautiful family, and there are people who could make


    you happy. Austin has been with you for so long, you can''t tell me you haven''t noticed how he feels


    about you. Even if Valerie were to lose everything, you could still take care of her. The Moore family


    has a solid foundation. Even if I did something about it, it would be impossible to uproot the entire


    Moore family. So, as long as you leave, I won''t be able to hurt you and your future prospects."


    This was a fact. Once Andrea lets go, even if I wanted to hurt her, I would not be able to do any real


    damage. Her persistence and stubbornness when it came to Hendrix was not something done out of


    love, but rather a habit. She was just too used to him already.


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    Her gaze grew fierce and she shook her head. "No, I won''t leave him. Since you won''t let my mother


    go, then let''s fight to the end. If you won''t let me live peacefully, I won''t let you either. Although you can


    say that you don''t want anything, Ariana, but I do. I want love, and I want affection. I must have both."


    I let out a chillyugh and shrugged. "Let''s wait and see then. A fight to the death."


    Andrea was truly blinded by greed; she wanted everything. She imed that I didn''t want anything


    which was true - I didn''t want anything. I didn''t have anything to begin with, so what could I ever want?


    I didn''t even realize it when Andrea left. Sitting in the cafe alone, I felt slightly disconcerted. To Andrea,


    I had but just lost a child; the pain from mourning would be gone after a few days.


    But to me, I had lost the child whom I depended on to make my life worth living. She had parents and


    rtives to protect her, but I... I didn''t have anyone.


    The coffee on me had dried up. I felt like I looked pathetic like this, having sat in the cafe for as long as


    I did, with the coffee stains still on me. Thus, I decided it was time to head back to thepany.


    As soon as I got up, I caught a glimpse of the man standing beside me.


    I was stunned. Wasn''t he busy?


    "You... Why are you here?" I didn''t look at him and was ready to leave.


    Hendrix narrowed his eyes, and his gaze darkened. "Who were you with just now?"


    "No one!" I replied and looked around. Josiah and Austin, who were not far from me, found a seat and


    sat down. It seemed like they had just arrived.


    He narrowed his eyes and asked, "How do you exin the stain on your clothes?"


    The coffee had dried up, its stains were visible. I frowned and said casually, "I spilled it by ident."


    He sneered and looked at me as if he was looking at an idiot. "You spilled coffee on yourself, huh?"