Chapter 413
To stay with Ben, Carmen would rather live without an identity. Carmen was clever, she was
supposed to marry a proper man.
Because marriage could provide her a stable life, what a pity, she fell in love with Ben. Even so, she
still chose him as she believed this man would never betray her.
She indeed had twenty years of happy life. What about twenty yearster? Everything was over and
she returned ordinary.
She didn’t care about going back to poverty, but she wouldn''t involve her children. Carmen had
made up her mind.
When she finished bathing, Renee hadid on the bed. "Mom, do you think Leo can be released?"
"Yes. He will be set free soon."
"Did dad save him? I knew it! After all, we have been together for 20 years." Renee still regarded
Ben as her father.
Carmen was desperate again to think that she kneeled Ben for help. But she was refused. Ben
won’t save them.
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"Renee, listen to me. After Leo was released, By the way, your father bought your apartments. In
the future, you will have a ce to live.
you must correct yourself and look for a job.
Life standards could be lower than those in the Xia family,pared to others, your standards are
still good, as long as you don''t waste money." Carmen said.
"Mom, I know. Dad is still in love with us." Renee thought the dad was Ben.
"Renee, you''re wrong. I''m talking about Edgar. He was allocated some property after divorce. He
will give them to you."
"It''s him! He is not my dad! If he hadn''t asked you to do those things, we wouldn''t have ended up
like this!" Besides Tracey, Renee hated Edgar most in this world.
"Renee, whether you admit him or not, he is your father. In fact, I don''t me him.
I knew he had a wife but still messed around with him. It was my fault. But he was happy to know I
got pregnant with you two.
Then I use his connection to know Ben. I took advantage of him! At that time, I was not aware of my
shamelessness, I never thought that I have caused so much damage to the innocent!
Until now... Until now. I have realized how
b*tchy I was. I am sorry for Edgar, he helped you and Leo a lot.
"He''s your biological father. If you run into any trouble in the future, you can ask him for help."
Carmen said with guilt.
If she hadn''t chased vanity and worked as a bar girl, she probably had married a good man and
lived a peaceful life.
It was because she asked for too much she shouldn''t have and seduced the men she didn''t
deserve. She created such a big mess herself.
"No, I won''t admit him. Ben is my father." Renee was still stubborn.
"s..." Carmen sighed deeply. Maybe she should stop persuading her, one day, Renee would be
persuaded by the reality.
"Mom, what''s wrong with you? You look strange." Renee found Carmen didn''t speak in a normal
way.
"Nothing. I just think that you should grow up. Without the protection of the Xia family, you should
learn how to survive. If I''m gone..."
"Nonsense, why are you gone?" Renee felt even more uneasy. Carmen was too abnormal today.
"Silly, how can I apany you two all the time? Sooner orter, I will leave you earlier. It''s getting
late. Sleep first, and Leo wille back soon." Carmen said.
Renee nodded. Although she felt that something was wrong, she couldn’ t tell anything that went
wrong. She was sleepy, a whileter, she fell asleep.
Seeing Renee''s sleeping face, Carmen''s eyes were filled with tears. "Sorry, Renee, I don’t have any
way to save Leo, I can only do so."
The next day.
Ben was about to leave for thepany as usual, when he pushed the door open, he saw Carmen
was standing outside. She was in a simple dress, and she didn''t put on any makeup. Her look
reminded Ben of when they met for the first time.
"She was pure and simple then, that''s why I was fooled." Ben thought.
"Why are youing here?" Ben frowned and asked. Carmen didn''t even say a word, but she saw
Ben''s strong disgust first. She smiled bitterly, "Why, why we be like this?" Carmen was
helpless.
She looked so weak. Ben was alert that she had other ns to implement.
Carmen nodded as if she knew Ben’s hidden question. "Don''t worry, I won''t ask you for anything,
including saving Leo. I... I am here just to see you."
Perhaps she had yed too many tricks and told countless lies. Ben was forced to be alert.
"See me?" Ben was confused.
"Ben, I know that you hate me. I did too many bad things before, I deserve to end up like this.
Yes, I did approach you for your status and wealth; I did break your family, and I hurt your wife and
your daughter. I did lie to you many times.
There''s only one thing that I never lied to you." Carmen suddenly changed the topic.
"What? "
"I love you. I have loved you for more than twenty years. Because I love you, I am willing to live with
you and asked for no title, even though I know that you never loved me, you only want to be
responsible for me, because I love you, I give up finding my true love.
But I never regret knowing you. These twenty-two years were my most happy time."
Carmen''s sudden confession made Ben stunned. "Is this your new n? Do you think I will believe
your words again?"
"It''s up to you. I have so much that I want to tell you, but all those words were less than sorry.
I''m sorry, because of my greed, I destroyed your family and your original life.
Now that things havee to this point, I don''t beg you for forgiveness. I just want to say sorry to
you personally."
Carmen''s eyes were clean, with no scheming nor enchantment. Her eyes were as if telling Ben that
she had suffered enough, now she had only sadness in her heart.
"You..." Facing a woman in this look, Ben lost words. "Should I me her? She is so miserable.
Shouldn''t I me her? She lost my beloved woman!" Ben thought.
"This is the key for Xia''s residence. Now I return them to you. I won''t bother you anymore.
Renee and Leo were not your kids, I don''t request you to treat them the same well as before, I only
hope that you can forgive them if they make any mistake in the future.”
Carmen handed the key to Ben. Ben was still confused.
"What are you going to do?"
"Ben, I’m leaving."
"Where are you going?"
"Somewhere I should go, and..." Carmen suddenly rushed forward and hugged Ben.
The hug was so profound that Ben couldn''t reject it.
Carmen used a weeping voice to say, "Thank you for taking care of me these years. I love you."
Finishing her words, she let go of Ben and ran away quickly. A taxi was waiting outside, and
Carmen got on the car without looking back.
Looking at the keys in hand, and the figure disappeared hastily, Ben seemed to have guessed
Carmen''s determination.
"She should do so." Ben thought. With her doing, she should ept this result.
Her tears poured down as soon as she got in the car. The driver said with embarrassment, ''Tm
sorry, but where are you going?"
"Police station." Carmen exhausted all her strength to tell the destination.
The car went away slowly. In the rear mirror, Xia''s residence was getting smaller and smaller. It
contained Carmen''s happiness of twenty years, today, it had officially withdrawn her life, leaving her
only the could- like memory.
"Mrs, we’ve arrived."
Carmen paid the driver and got off the car. Next, she took off the ne that Ben put on for her
many years ago.
When she passed by the sewer, she released her hand, dropping the ne into the dark
underground world.
"It''s over, it''s all over. It turns out that I was just making dreams one after another... Ben, goodbye."
As she entered the hall, someone came up and asked, "Hello, Mrs, are you reporting a case?"
"Yes, I''m reporting myself."