Chapter 253
“That’s not it,” Victoria stated, tly denying the usation. Then, she continued,
“It’s not what you think, Bane. To be more urate, I don’t think I’m good enough for
you. You shouldn’t waste any more time on me.” That was definitely not an
exnation she hade up with to be polite to him. She honestly thought he was
too good for her. He was a good man with a great family background, handsome,
and never fooled around with women just because of who he was.
“You think I’m too good for you?” After saying that, he chuckled and stepped closer
to her. “If that’s what you believe, Victoria, shouldn’t you be asking me that question?
Yes, I think you’re good enough for me, so why the doubt?” When she did not reply,
he continued, “Do you mean to say you’re still concerned about him? If we had not
returned here, you-”
“Five years,” she interrupted.
After hearing that, he was stunned.
“It has been five years. I know how well you treat me. It’s not that I didn’t try to
ept you; rather, I realized I couldn’t.” After saying that, Victoria solemnly looked
Bane in the eyes through his sses. “I have told you before that I cannot respond
to your love, that you should not be so nice to me.”
He silently stared at her in response and uttered, “I cannot do that. I can’t stop being
nice to you or start ignoring you. It hurts me deeply to see you with another man.”
Following that, he walked even closer, and he suddenly wrapped an arm around her
slender waist and pulled her toward him.
Victoria was startled by Bane’s sudden action and instinctively reached out to shove
his chest to prevent him from getting any closer. Still, they were close to one
another, and she could smell the cool, refreshing air he exuded.
At that moment, his voice had lost all warmth as a possessive tone crept in. “Ah, so
you know that it has been five years. You know how good I’ve been to you. If you
just say yes, I will be even better to you in the future. I would do anything you say.”
Although he had poured all his affection into his confession, she frowned even
more. In fact, hisst sentence even had her somewhat panicking. “You don’t
understand at all!”
When Bane heard that, he loomed closer to Victoria and asked, “What don’t I
understand? Tell me.”
“When you’re nice to me, I always end up feeling guilty because I have nothing to
give in return. To put it bluntly, I don’t love you, and being with you would only hurt
you. Do you understand?”
“I don’t care, Victoria.”
She was stunned by his reply.
“You can love whomever you want. All I want is for you to be by my side, to be with
me.”
Victoria looked at Bane with disbelief and inquired, “How could it be?”
“Why not? I get what I want while you live your own life. Isn’t that great?”
After hearing that, she immediately pushed him away and eximed, “That’s
ridiculous. No way.”
“Victoria.” While saying that, Bane stood still and made no attempt to approach
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Victoria. “You’ve only ever rejected me and never tried to date me. How do you know
that it’s impossible unless you try? I gave you three days, and you did not even
carefully consider my offer for three full days before saying no. Do you think that’s
fair to me?”
Then, she froze in her tracks upon hearing that. Fair? After carefully considering his
words, she concluded that she had treated him unfairly. Hence, she closed her eyes.
“If you think three days is too short, how about a week?” Ultimately, he had no
choice but to offer a betterpromise, deathly afraid that she would reject him at
such a time.
When Victoria heard that, a look of exhaustion swept over her face. In general, he is
extraordinarily kind and tolerant towards me. It would appear that he does not care
what I have done and that he is always amodating and patient. He is, without a
doubt, one of the most perfect men I have ever met. Unfortunately, love has always
been a w of mine. At that thought, she turned to look at Bane. “I’m sorry.”
However, he calmly gazed back at her. After a few long minutes, a warm smile
returned to his face. “It has been an exhausting day, right? Let’s go up. We can talk
in another two days.”
“Bane…”
“The children must be worried sick waiting for you. Go on.” Following that, he even
put both hands on her shoulder to push her to the elevator. After pressing the
button for her floor, he stepped out of the elevator and said, “Let Ethan know to
In the meantime, Victoria frowned and did not say a word. After a while, the elevator
doors began to close, and right before they werepletely shut, she saw Bane
sh her a grin.
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“Goodnight. Sweet dreams.” As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator doors
closed.
When Victoria returned home, she found Ethan and one of the live–in maids chatting
in the living room; upon seeing her, they immediately rose to greet her. With Bane’s
words in mind, she said, “Bane is waiting for you downstairs.”
“Oh, why didn’t Mr. Morisone up today? Well, I’m off.” Instead of mulling over
the situation, Ethan promptly said his goodbyes and headed downstairs.
Not long after he left, she walked over to the window and pulled away the curtain to
loom over Bane. She observed him standing by the vehicle, and despite the bright
lights shining on him, he appeared so lonely, as if someone had been lost in the
dark. Then, as he waited silently by the road until Ethan arrived, the two stood and
conversed for a few minutes before entering the car. However, she noticed that
Ethan was now behind the wheel, even though Bane had driven the car over just
now. After seeing the vehicle was gone, she let the curtains fall back down.
“Mommy.” Nicole, who had called out from behind her, asked, “Where did you go
today? Why did youe home sote?”
When Victoria heard that, she turned around and bent down. “I’ll be quite busy for a
while, so I wille homete over the next few days.”
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On the other hand, the two children were gracious enough not to press their mother
for more answers. Perhaps, it was because they were still young and not interested
in any of her business.
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However, they did not stream tonight either. After dinner, the two children yed
with their wooden blocks in the living room.
After that, Victoria headed into the kitchen.
“Do you need something, Miss Selwyn?” Jane asked. She was another live–in maid
who was younger than Teresa by more than a decade but older than Victoria by a
few years. However, Jane had only recently begun working in this upation, and
as soon as she saw Victoria, she nervously wiped her hands dry.
On the other hand, Victoria could see her anxiety, a vast difference in attitude
reassure Jane because this was something Jane needed to work on her own. Then,
Victoria nonchntly looked away and said, “I’m just checking on what we have.”
After saying that, she went to the refrigerator to check on some possible ingredients
to prepare for breakfast the following day.
Initially, she intended to prepare in congee and had not given much thought to
whether or not ric would eat it. Nheless, she realized that she needed to
make an effort if she was going to achieve her goal. Later, she reasoned that it was
best to prepare him something nutritious since he was sick. Ultimately, she pulled
out some rather healthy food that would not be so greasy that it affected his
recovery. Afterward, sheid everything out on the countertop. Looking at the
ingredients she had pulled out, she knew she would have to wake up 30 minutes
earlier the next morning just to cook.