Chapter 359


    After Victoria went back to her room, everything finally settled down. She had


    even taken a nap while waiting for ric, but now that he was fine, she


    couldn’t find any peace within herself. Instead of sleeping, Victoria’s mind


    was consumed by thoughts of the events that had happened earlier on as


    shey on the bed.


    It was apparent that ric didn’t want anything to happen between him and


    udia when he came to Victoria’s ce after falling into udia’s trap. In


    the past, Victoria wouldn’t have believed this because he had previously


    asked for a divorce for udia’s sake, even though their marriage was a


    sham. However, his favoritism toward her had been evident back then.


    But why didn’t anything happen between him and udia? Victoria would


    think of it this way because if there was something between him and


    udia, udia wouldn’t have resorted to such drastic measures against


    him.


    Originally, Victoria wanted to sort out their rtionship, but the more she


    thought about it, the more she realized that she didn’t understand ric.


    Logically speaking, he liked udia at the time, and she was his savior, but


    both of them didn’t sleep together, which made it seem strange. On the other


    hand… even though they both imed it was a fake marriage, the two of


    them…


    Victoria turned over and got more confused the more she thought about it. It


    was ridiculous. Could it be that ric mistook his gratitude toward udia as


    love when he was young? But how could he not distinguish between mere


    liking and genuine emotions? Unable to find an answer, Victoria finally sat up


    and gazed quietly at the pitch–ck scenery outside her window.


    Perhaps… She thought that this would be a good time to call Summer. With


    this thought in mind, Victoria took out her phone and dialed Summer’s


    number. Due to the time difference, it was daytime where Summer was.


    Summer was quite surprised when she received Victoria’s call. “This is the first


    time you’re calling me during the day. What’s up? It should bete at night


    over there. Haven’t you slept yet?”


    “I…” Victoria sounded hesitant.


    Being Victoria’s longtime best friend, Summer could sense that something


    was wrong and asked sensitively, “What happened?”


    “Well…” Victoria nodded and told Summer about the recent events and


    everything that had happened tonight.


    At that, Summer sighed. “Well, what can I say? You two are really destined to


    have an ill–fated rtionship. It’s been five years, and he still hasn’t given up


    on you. Don’t tell me he liked you before?”


    Liked me? Those words made Victoria’s heart skip a beat, and she


    instinctively denied it. “That’s impossible.”


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    As her best friend, Summer could easily detect that something was off from


    her words. She said with a smile, “Why are you so quick to deny it? I’m not


    saying you like him. I’m just saying he likes you.”


    “Isn’t it normal for me to deny it? If he liked me, why did he want a divorce


    back then, and why did he make me have an abortion?” Victoria replied.


    “Wasn’t he unaware of your pregnancy? Wasn’t the abortion a


    misunderstanding?”


    Victoria bit her lip after hearing that. “Even if it was a misunderstanding, this


    wouldn’t have happened if he hadn’t given his phone to udia.”


    Summer fell silent upon hearing that. She sighed and asked, “So, what do you


    think about it?”


    “I haven’t thought about it.”


    “Why are you calling me in the middle of the night when you haven’t thought


    about it?” Victoria was speechless after hearing that.


    Seeing that Victoria was silent, Summer directly hit the mark and said, “You


    still like him, don’t you?” This question made Victoria frown, and she was


    about to respond when Summer continued, “Don’t be too hasty to deny it. If


    you truly didn’t harbor any feelings for him, you wouldn’t be torn, and you


    wouldn’t have allowed him in.”


    “I…” Victoria muttered.


    “Are you trying to say that the reason you let him in was because he’s the


    father of your children?”


    Victoria was speechless for a moment. She didn’t expect Summer to guess


    what she was about to say, so she pursed her lips and didn’t respond.


    “Does your silence imply agreement? If it’s just because he’s the father of


    your children, that’s all the more reason you shouldn’t help him. Weren’t your


    always afraid that he would take your children away from you? If he falls for


    udia’s trap tonight, then he and udia will get together. Once udia


    has a child, ric and her will have their own children. By that time, do you


    think that they will still fight for your kids‘ custody?”


    Victoria remained silent because she realized that Summer was right. If ric


    fell into udia’s trap tonight, then he and udia… When they had their own


    child, they probably wouldn’t care about Nicole and Nathan anymore.


    Why she chose to help ric was beyond her because she had shut him out


    but regretted her actions and caved in by letting him in, and then…


    Victoria rubbed her forehead at the thought of it. Opening the door for the


    first time was fine, but doing it the second time… That was her problem. If


    ric misunderstood her actions because of that, then she could only me


    herself.


    “Are you speechless?” Summer chuckled lightly. “So, you still like him?


    Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been that harsh toward Bane.”


    “I just wanted to vent to you, not have you specte whether I like him or


    not,” Victoria responded.


    “Well, I’m just casually analyzing it for you. I should at least do this for my best


    friend so that you won’t regret it in the future.”


    “What is there to regret? I won’t regret it.”


    “Is that so? If you’re not going to regret it, you should kick him out now. You


    still have a chance to cut off his thoughts.”


    “Do you think that it will happen just because I did something?”


    “That’s true.” Summer sighed. “But he’s still so devoted to you after all these


    years. If he had known, why bother in the first ce? Also, I never expected


    that you would inform him about your pregnancy through a text message.”


    Victoria’s intention was for Summer to help her solve her problems, but she


    ended up discussing Victoria’s feelings for ric which troubled her even


    more. “I’m going to hang up now. I need to get some rest.”


    “You’re annoyed because I hit the nail on the head about your feelings.”


    Summer giggled.


    “Alright, let’s talk another day.” Victoria straight away hung up on Summer’s


    call andid down.


    Still liking him? I must be out of my mind to continue liking him. Hadn’t he hurt


    me enough five years ago? As she contemted, there was a sudden knock


    on the door. She was startled and quickly sat up from the bed.


    “Who is it?”


    “It’s me.” ric’s deep voice came from outside the door.


    Hearing that, Victoria hesitated for a few seconds, then got up to open the


    door. After opening the door, ric saw Victoria standing in front of him with


    a grim expression.


    “What do you want?”


    ric pursed his lips and said, “It’s cold outside. Do you have another


    nket? Or… can I sleep in your room?”