Chapter 157


    "Stanley, who was the one who called you just now?"


    Stanley nced at her and said, "You don''t know her."


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    Reba pursed her lips and asked, "Did you know each other in the past few years when I was not


    around?"


    Stanley nodded. "Yes."


    Reba was so upset that her eyes turned red. "What''s your rtionship with her? Is she your


    girlfriend?"


    Reba had been observing him when he answered the phone just now. The smile on Stanley''s


    face was too doting and gentle which was an expression she had never seen before.


    He didn''t even smile at her like that when she was dating him seven years ago.


    But now, he smiled at another woman.


    Reba panicked. She felt a void in her heart as if something was slipping away and she couldn''t


    catch it at all. "Stanley, did you... fall in love with another woman?"


    She had been away for seven years, so it was not surprising that he was with another woman.


    Stanley looked at her seriously. "Reba, there''s something I want to tell you."


    "Go ahead."


    "I''m married."


    Reba''s eyes were wide open, full of surprise and shock. "Y-You''re married? When? Why didn''t I


    know?"


    "A year ago. I married her secretly and didn''t announce it publicly, and not many people knew about


    it," Stanley said in a deep voice.


    Reba still couldn''t ept this fact. "Then what''s the point of meing back? You''re married


    and probably have forgotten me long ago."


    She said as tears ran down her cheeks, " Stanley, why did you get married? Why can''t you wait for


    me?"


    Stanley frowned and pursed his lips tightly.


    "Wait for you? How? I thought you''re dead and now you suddenly appear in front of me!" Stanley


    didn''t voice his thoughts out.


    Noticing that there was something wrong with his expression, Reba suddenly came to her


    senses and quickly reached out to hold his hand. "It''s my fault. I shouldn''t have said that. You


    thought that I''ve passed away. I shouldn''t have asked you to wait for me. I''m sorry, Stanley. I''m too


    selfish."


    Stanley fixed his deep eyes on her for a few seconds. Finally, he pulled back his hand and ended


    the topic, "Have you finished?"


    Reba nodded. "Yes."


    "Then let''s go. Don''t live in Howard''s ce anymore. After all, he is a man. It''s inconvenient for you


    to live there."


    "Okay, I''ll follow your arrangement."


    Stanley smiled and said, "I''ve found a house for you. It has two rooms and everything. You can live


    there directly."


    "Okay."


    Reba''s face was pale and she looked a little in a daze.


    Stanley nced at her and pursed his lips. In the end, he did not say anything.


    The two of them went all the way to the apartment.


    The atmosphere inside the car was silent.


    After a long while, Reba couldn''t help asking, "Can you tell me about your wife?"


    Stanley focused ahead. "Why do you suddenly want to know her?"


    "She is the woman you married. I want to know what kind of charm she has that makes you marry


    her." Reba tilted her head and looked at him.


    Stanleyughed. "She''s just a little girl. There''s no charm inside her. Just a little cute."


    Reba looked at the smile on his face. It was a genuine and authentic smile that came from the


    heart. When she was with him, he did not smile and rarely smiled at her. She onceined that


    he liked to keep a straight face, yet he exined that he had gotten used to it because of his


    profession.


    But now, Reba had seen him smile like this several times since they came out of the restaurant.


    When he was on the phone, and now when he talked about that woman. His eyes were filled with a


    strange tenderness.


    Reba bit down on her lips. Her hands were clenched into fists so tight that her nails sank into her


    flesh but she could not feel any pain.


    "Stanley, do you... love her?"


    Reba murmured.


    After the question, the car went into a long silence and there was no response.


    Stanley held the steering wheel and pursed his lips.


    He really loved her.


    He fell in love with a woman named Sharon Cruz.


    Unknowingly, he fell in love with her.


    Reba looked away and turned her head to look out of the window, managing a bitter smile on


    her face. "You''ve fallen in love with another woman after all. You said that you wanted to marry me


    back then, but it turned out that it was just an empty promise."


    Stanley frowned, turned the steering wheel, and suddenly stopped the car by the road. "Reba,


    you''ve been ''dead'' for so many years. How can I marry you?"


    Tears trickled down Reba''s cheeks. "But what else can I do? I want toe back so badly! I


    wanted toe back to you it drives me crazy, but I can''t! I even thought about killing myself back


    then and stop all the suffering!"


    As she spoke, Reba covered her face with her hands and sobbed. "I''ve been living such a


    miserable life these years. There''s always someone watching me wherever I go. I don''t even have a


    phone, so I can''t contact you. Stanley, you can hate me. It''s all my fault. I deserve it..."


    Reba panted hard as she spoke, and her face began to turn pale.


    She seemed to be unaware of her situation and continued to say, ming herself, "It''s all my fault.


    It''s all my fault. Seven years have passed. I shouldn''t let you wait for me. You have the right to


    pursue your own happiness..."


    "Reba?"


    Stanley soon noticed that something was wrong with her. He called her name and suddenly thought


    of something. He pulled her and took her into his arms. "Don''t talk right now. It''s not your fault. Stop


    talking. Where''s your inhaler? Did you bring it?"


    Reba began to breathe heavily and her face turned pale as she clutched his clothes tightly with


    both hands.


    "Reba!"


    Stanley called her name again.


    "Yes... It''s in my pocket..."


    Reba blurted with difficulty.


    Stanley immediately went to search her pocket. Sure enough, he found the inhaler in her right


    pocket.


    He immediately took it out and put it on for her.


    Reba took a deep breath as if she hade back to life. She closed her eyes and rested for a


    few seconds before she opened them. "Sorry. Did I make you worried again?"


    She had asthma since she was a child and would have an asthma attack when she was worked up.


    Stanley pursed his lips and said, "Take a few more breaths."


    Reba smiled. "I''m fine." After a pause, she looked at him with lingering eyes. "Just likest time,


    you know something is wrong with me instantly and know that I have an asthma attack."


    When he was with her that year, every time they went out, he would always be worried about her


    illness.


    "Are you sure you''re okay?"


    Asked Stanley as he looked at her.


    Reba nodded. "Yes, I''m alright."


    Stanley heaved a sigh of relief. "That''s good."


    "I''m sorry, for letting you worry about me," Reba grabbed his arm and said apologetically. "I got


    too emotional. I shouldn''t have said those things."


    Speaking of this, she paused for a moment and then bit her lips. "I will wait for you. I will always wait


    for you. Even if you don''t divorce that woman, I will still wait for you."


    Stanley was shocked. "Reba, what do you mean?"


    Reba smiled. "I love you. You are the only one I love forever. I will wait for you until the day you


    retake me!"


    She would wait until Stanley divorced that woman.


    She could tell that Stanley still had feelings for her.


    As long as there was a chance left, she would not give up.


    Stanley looked at her, his eyes full ofplex emotions. He didn''t expect that Reba would say


    that she would wait for him so firmly even after knowing that he was married.


    If he didn''t marry Sharon nor know Sharon, they might have the possibility of being together.


    But now his wife was Sharon!


    He didn''t want to divorce Sharon either.


    "Reba, I won''t divorce Sharon..."


    "Stop! Don''t say that!"


    Reba interrupted him abruptly. She leaned against him and her heart was in a mess. She didn''t


    want to hear such wordsing out of his mouth. "I want to rest. I''m so tired. Can you stop talking,


    please?"


    Stanley frowned. Looking at her pale face, he pursed his lips in agony and restarted the car to leave


    without a word.


    Sharon put down the phone. She has almost done eating. She vented all her anger on this meal,


    and her stomach had already bulge after eating.


    She picked up the phone again and wanted to call Anthony. However, she dismissed the idea since


    it was possible that he wouldn''t give her Jewel''s address likest time.


    Sharon narrowed her eyes and thought of a person.


    Thinking of this, she found the number and dialed it.


    Liam sat in the office and listened to William''s report. He casually nced at the documents in front


    of him and then raised his wrist to look at the time. His eyes were full of impatience.


    William noticed it and asked, "Mr. Frazier, what''s wrong?"


    Liam threw the pen on the table and frowned. "Where''s Harvey? He hasn''t been to thepany for


    two days and I couldn''t get through to him. Is he dead?"


    "Well..." Sweat dripped down William''s forehead. "I''ve been trying to contact Mr.


    Wells, but I couldn''t find him."


    "Continue to contact him until you find him."


    "Yes."


    William answered and wanted to say something when Liam''s mobile phone rang.


    It was a call from Sharon.


    Liam nced at it and narrowed his eyes. This was the first time that Sharon took the initiative to


    contact him.


    Thinking of this, he waved his hand. "Get out. I''ll call you if I need anything."


    "Yes."


    William turned around and left.


    "Hello," Liam answered the phone, his pair of bewitching eyes sparkling. "Sharon, what can I do for


    you?"


    Sharon got goosebumps because of his voice. Thinking that she needed his favor, she endured the


    disgust and asked, "Mr. Frazier, are you busy?"


    "Why are you so polite? Just call me Liam."


    "I''m calling today because I have something to ask you, Mr. Frazier," Sharon said directly without


    wasting time.


    Liam asked, "Oh, what''s the matter?"


    "Do you know Jewel?"


    She asked directly.


    Liam narrowed his eyes. "What do you want?"


    No one knew the rtionship between him and Jewel.


    "I assume that since you run an entertainmentpany, you must have had contact with Jewel as


    she is quite a big shot."