Chapter 114
Chapter 114 Familiar Strangers
Right then, there came a loud knocking sound at the door from outside. Jack shouted loudly. “Miss
Lane! What’s going on? Miss Lane, are you in there?”
A trace of rationality returned to him, but the intense evil thoughts still filled his mind. He didn’t make
any further moves. Nervously, he pressed down on Erin in silence, hoping that the nosy Jack would
leave on his own.
“Miss Lane, if you don’t make a sound, I’m breaking the door anding in!” Jack stood outside the
door, his palms all sweaty. Ever sincen entered Erin’s apartment, he’d been watching the
surveince screen in his own apartment, waiting forn toe out so he could finally go to sleep
with peace of mind.
Since Jack hadn’t seenning out of Erin’s ce, he stealthily got out of his unit and
eavesdropped outside Erin’s apartment door. He couldn’t hear anything before due to the
soundproofing of the door. It was only then that he faintly heard Erin’s cry for help. Although it was very
brief, his ears caught her cry for help!
Hearing Jack say he would break down the door,n’s heart raced. He looked into Erin’s eyes and saw
the anger and pain within them. That one look brought him back to his senses instantly.
Erin red back at him coldly. He scrambled up in a somewhat disheveled manner and walked briskly
toward the balcony, seemingly unwilling to have any contact with the man outside the door.
Getting up, Erin quickly adjusted her clothes and ignoredn. At that moment, Jack, who was still
outside her door, had just confirmed once again there was no sounding from within and got ready
to break her door. Erin hurriedly walked over and opened the door.
Jack froze in ce in a posture that suggested that he was about to barge at the door. He anxiously
asked, “Miss Lane? You … Is anything wrong?”
Erin shook her head. “I’m fine, Jack. Thank you for your concern.”
She didn’t want to casually tell a stranger about what had just happened, so her reply was short and
concise, without giving away much.
Jack nodded but still seemed somewhat worried. “Well… I’ll be going then. Do you really not need any
help, Miss Lane?”
“No, thank you.” Erin’s expression was a tad unnatural, as she still had a lot of anger pent up inside.
At this point. Jack felt that he had no valid reason to keep lingering around. He said, “If you need
anything, don’t hesitate to call me, okay?”
Erin nodded, smiled, and watched as he left.
After Jack returned to his own unit, she didn’t close the door and immediately went into the kitchen.
One minuteter, Erin went to the
balcony and spoke coldly ton’s back, “You can leave now.”
around and took a step forward, apologizing to Erin, “I–I don’t know what got into me just now. I’m
really sorry.”
Faced with her ex–husband, who had repeatedly tried to force himself on her, Erin no longer held any
hope that he would be a decent.
person.
Calmly, she replied, n, this is thest time I’m letting you off the hook. If I didn’t cherish our past
rtionship, I would have told the police about you forcing yourself on me. Today, I’m making it clear to
you once and for all that you don’t need to meddle in my family’s affairs. If my family members call you,
you can ignore their calls. You no longer have any obligation or responsibility to stay in contact with. my
family.”
“Erin.
Erin continued, “Listen to me till the end. Don’te looking for me anymore, and even if you do, I
won’t see you. Our rtionship is over, and no matter what, we can’t go back to the past. And that’s
because I don’t love you anymore.”
Hearing her say that she no longer loved him,n felt the pain that came from his heart breaking into
pleces for the very first time. He’d wanted Erin to be his woman with all his heart because he still
loved her. Now that Erin clearly drew a line between them and told him she wanted nothing to do with
him, immense regret surged within him, and tears brimmed at the corners of his eyes.
“Erin, are you really doing this? Won’t you give me a chance? Are you just going to let go of those four
years we spent together? Ian’s voice was filled with bitterness and indignation.
Erin looked into his eyes and stated seriously, n, if I hurt you because I refused to have a physical
rtionship with you before marriage. I apologize. But that cannot be the reason for your infidelity. You
didn’t even give me a chance to change for you. If you’d told me your true thoughts earlier, perhaps I
wouldn’t have held on to that no–sex rule so stubbornly.”
Her sudden calmness made him uneasy, and he suddenly felt a sense of panic. It was as if Erin was
both near and far away at the same time. In a state of panic,n walked up to her and tried to touch her
cheek. However, the icy gaze that Erin gave him pierced through his heart like he’d been stabbed by a
cold knife.
His hand that was suspended in the air trembled awkwardly, and he ultimately withdrew it helplessly.
Erin held tightly onto a pair of scissors hidden behind her back. She came prepared. Ifn repeated
what he did earlier again, she wouldn’t hesitate to plunge the scissors into his body!
Before leaving Erin’s apartment, he asked her onest question, “Can we still be friends in the future?”
Erin’s answer was a simple and direct “No.”
If they had divorced amicably because they no longer loved each other, and if he hadn’t hurt her so
much, maybe they could still be
friends. Unfortunately, some people were destined to be strangers.
Ultimately, they became familiar strangers.
The next morning, Erin woke up in the bedroom of her apartment.
Although she had lost sleep against night because ofn and had only slept for four hours, there
were important matters waiting for her
to attend to.
The first thing she did was call her father, Steven, to confirm the need for eighty million dors in funds.
She needed to know if she could find a way to borrow the money and if it would really help Steven
ovee this crisis.
Fortunately, Steven assured her and guaranteed that if they could secure eighty million dors, it would
resolve all the existing issues. However, from where could she get a loan of eighty million dors?