Chapter 181


    Chapter 181 Then Let’s Be Friends


    Taking a slight breath, I managed a smile and continued, “I’m only in my mid-twenties, still in the prime


    of my life. There are things I want to do, people I want to meet, sceneries I want to see, and dreams I


    want to fulfill. So, I’vee to realize, I won’t let resentment entangle me for a lifetime. I want to live a


    good life, Walter, I’ve let go a long time ago, you don’t owe me anything.”


    He looked at me, his dark eyes deep and restrained, as profound as the vast sea. I couldn’t discern the


    emotions in his dark eyes, I was just calmly waiting for him to speak.


    After a long while, his voice turned somewhat hoarse as he said, “So, even I have been let go?”


    The action in my hand unconsciously stiffened slightly, then Iughed, looked up at him, and nodded


    with a calm gaze, “Kind of, but not entirely. I once thought I loved you, or at least liked you. But after


    thinking it over, maybe those feelings weren’t like or love. I’ve seen the- affection between my parents,


    and the love of others, but none of them were like ours. So, I thought about it, my feelings for you in the


    past, might not have been love, but just…dependence from spending a long time together.”


    He raised his eyebrows, “Dependence?”


    I nodded, my gaze still calm, “Yes, I unintentionally read in a book that if a woman truly loves a man,


    there is no room for sand in her eyes. She won’t allow the existence of any so-called close female


    friends or life-saving benefactors, nor will she act too understanding in his life, or keep everything from


    him, not considering his feelings. Walter, I don’t understand why you are suddenly so persistent about


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    you want to repay my kindness, or perhaps to make it up to me. But I can tell you very clearly that it’s


    not necessary, and I don’t need it. Between you and me, if possible, let’s just be ordinary friends, or


    better yet, I wish we could be strangers.”


    There was a long silence in the air. I didn’t know if I had made myself clear with all the words I had


    spoken, or if he had understood them. But after all, I had said everything I wanted to say from my


    heart.


    After a long while, he spoke, his voice still very low, “What if my persistence was not due to gratitude,


    not because I wanted to make amends?”


    I furrowed my brows, feeling bewildered, my mind unable to catch up for a moment, “Not because of


    these?”


    After a moment of contemtion, I fell silent. Although the Conner family had some wealth, it was just


    the tip of the icebergpared to the assets of the Hinton family. He might not have been interested in


    the insignificant wealth of the Conner family.


    It wasn’t out of gratitude, nor was it to make up for his past debts to me, that he still clung to our


    rtionship. The only thing that could be said, the only possible exnation, was that he liked me…


    Thinking of this, I looked up at him, my expression bing serious, “Do you like me?”


    He looked at me, his thin lips tightly pressed together, not answering. Instead, after a moment, he


    abruptly changed the subject, “What kind of ‘ordinary friends’ are you referring to?”


    I was stunned, my mind struggling to keep up with his. After a few seconds of hesitation, I said, “It was


    just a normal greeting, getting to know each other, nothing more.”


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    He nodded, inexplicably falling silent.


    The waiter began to serve the dishes, all of which were my favorites. At this, I couldn’t help but sneak a


    nce at the person in front of me, unable to figure out his thoughts.


    A pair of chopsticks appeared in front of her, and the man said, “Let’s be friends from now on.”


    I took the chopsticks, feeling puzzled in my heart as well.


    After finishing the meal, he indeed didn’t say anything else, he just chatted with me about the project of


    the Conner Group, talked to me about the future development of the Conner Group, but he never


    mentioned anything about him and Ashley, or anything between him and me.


    After leaving the restaurant and parting ways with Walter, it was already two in the afternoon. My


    mother and Alexander had gone to Dracview, and there was no one at home. There was nothing for me


    to do if I went back, so I simply called Rachel. I had been busy these days and hadn’t had time to


    spend with her.


    The phone rang for quite a while before it was finally answered. A man’s deep, slightly familiar voice


    came from the other end, “Tabatha, it’s me.”


    William?


    Realizing, I paused for a moment, holding the phone, and couldn’t help but ask, “Brother, are you…


    with Rachel?”


    The person on the other end of the phone hummed and said, “Ms. Martin just fell at home and came


    into contact with hot water, she got scalded. Because she couldn’t reach anyone for a while, she sent


    me a message.”


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    “Rachel got hurt?” I asked, somewhat worried, disregarding everything


    else. “Is she okay? Is it serious?”