Chapter 117


    "I was too afraid to tell you. I was afraid that if you knew that my father was a murderer, you would


    look down on me. What''s more, the incident at that time was very critical. The family of the


    deceased had spread the news that once they had found out who the murderer was, they would


    exterminate his whole family. My mother told me that except for the three of us, no one must know,


    including you. In order to save my father''s life, I had to do as she said. But your father knowing


    about it was something that I didn''t expect at all. I was in pain and confused. I didn''t know what to


    do so I told him to give me three days to think about it. Those three days were extremely painful for


    me. I even thought of ending my own life. On one hand, it was my beloved father, and on the other


    hand it was my boyfriend that I loved so much. Losing any one of you would be devastating to me.


    On the third day in the morning, you brought me to a tattoo shop, and tattooed my name on your


    chest. I was standing by your side and my heart ached as I looked at the needle piercing into your


    skin, my heart was bleeding. Having a man who loved me so much, how could I let him go? So, I


    decided to convince my dad to turn himself in in order to protect my love. Although it was a selfish


    act, that was the only thing that I could do, because you meant too much to me..."


    "But things were unpredictable and ns always fall behind changes. I returned home that evening


    and told my mother what I had in mind, but in return, I got a hard p in the face. It was also at that


    time that I had learned about my identity. The truth was that I am not my father’s biological


    daughter. My mother was already pregnant when she married him, but my father didn’t mind it at all,


    and even treated me as his own daughter for more than 20 years, and gave me the love more than I


    needed. Such a man who is so affectionate and righteous, such a father who is so gracious to me,


    how could I be so selfish and sacrifice him for my own happiness? I cried all night and finally made


    the hardest and most unwilling decision in my life, that is to give you up. Whenever I came face-to-


    face with your father, my heart was so anguished and disappointed. Your father was so cruel. He


    had asked me to break up with you. He wouldn''t even let me stay in B City. More so, he asked me


    to leave silently on the day of our wedding, because only then, you would hate me and give up on


    me entirely. In order to save my father’s life, I agreed to everything that your father had said..."


    Abigail Tanner cried uncontrobly, and Sebastian Simons''s heart felt like it was being pierced


    through with a sharp knife. He roared hysterically, "Why? Why did you hide all of this from me? Why


    didn''t you tell me and let me solve it for you? You just foolishly followed my father''s arrangement,


    instead. Don''t you know how painful it would be for me if I were to lose you? Don''t you know what


    kind of damage I would suffer if you left me? Don''t you know how much I loved you?"


    "I know, of course I know everything! Do you think that I felt any better? At that time, I was so


    exhausted. Your father was too powerful. Even before my father had hit someone, my mother was


    already lured into the casino. When she lost all her money, a loan shark would lend her money so


    that she could continue to gamble. When my mother didn''t have the money to pay back to them,


    those people woulde to my house and destroy everything. All of these were in your father''s


    n. His purpose for nning all of these was to force me to leave you. Those people who came to


    my house explicitly said that, if I didn''t break up with you, there would be even more horrible actions


    taken. Moreover, your father was still holding the evidence of my father''s hit and run. What could


    you do if I had told you? It would only make your rtionship with your father turn sour and that


    your father would me everything on me. For such a powerful family like the Simons family, a flick


    of the finger is enough to ruin our lives!"


    Upon hearing this, Yasmine Taylor''s mood immediately sank rock bottom. In her understanding, Old


    Master Simons was never the cruel and merciless person like how Abigail Tanner had described.


    But through her tears, one could tell that she wasn''t lying. Abigail''s heart wrenching cry was also


    her painful past.


    "Did you know all of these?"


    Yasmine questioned Ethan Zordon with a hoarse voice.


    "I didn''t know it at first, it was not until the second year after I arrived in France that I knew about it."


    "Why did you leave with her? Was it her request, or did you do it out of willingness?"


    "She requested it, and I was also willing to do it." "Then didn''t you ask why she had made such a


    request?"


    "I did, but she didn''t feel like telling me."


    "So you stopped asking just because she didn''t feel like telling?"


    "Yes."


    Ethan nodded firmly. "You might think that I''m a fool, but this is how I love a person. I would do


    anything for her unconditionally without asking why until the day that she is willing to be honest with


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    me.


    "What if she doesn''t tell you the truth for the rest of her life?"


    "It wouldn''t matter. She has her own reasons for not telling the truth but it wouldn''t affect my love for


    her."


    Yasmine was envious of Abigail, and at the same time, she was overwhelmed with emotions


    because she never thought that there would be such a love that existed in this world.


    Ethan was not a fool, it was just that his way of loving someone was too unique and selfless.


    "How do you know that I can''t solve it? Without saying a word, you left with Ethan. You


    embarrassed me in front of everyone and for the past three years, you have made me live a life that


    was worse than death. Is this how it should be? Is this what we should have gotten out of the three


    years that we were together?"


    "At that time, my mind was in a mess and I couldn''t think further anymore. My main priority was to


    save my father''s life, but I never expected that it would cost me the love of my life. But in the end, I


    failed to save my father''s life, and even my mom lost her life..."


    Abigail burst into tears again, she was sobbing so hard that she couldn''t say anything else.


    Sebastian walked to her side and held her shoulders. "What on earth happened?"


    "Your family owes me my parents'' lives. I was in France for three years. In order to abide by the


    agreement with your father, I have not dared to step into B City at all. My parents passed away a


    year ago, and I didn''t know about this until eight monthster. What was even more uneptable


    was that the person who killed our parents was my beloved man''s parents. Why were they so cruel?


    Why?"


    "Abigail, don''t cry. Calm down. Tell me the truth, and I will seek justice for you!"


    Sebastian was heartbroken when he saw his beloved woman crying so in anguish. Without realizing


    it, tears were already welling up in his eyes.


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    "The person who was killed by my father was a person who was suffering from a terminal illness. It


    was a conspiracy that was very well nned. Your father had promised to give that person one


    million dors so that he could get drunk at night and throw himself onto my father''s truck, causing


    him to be crushed to death. That person thought that he was going to die anyway, so he didn''t mind


    dying earlier to get arge sum of money for his children. Moreover, your father bet that my father


    would run away after hitting him, so he had asked someone to hide nearby and to take pictures of


    the ident so that he could use it against me. His n worked, and I left you as he had wished.


    But I never expected that your family still hadn''t given up. Unexpectedly, your mother had ordered


    someone to tamper with my father''s car, which had caused both of my parents to die in a car


    ident, and made me be an orphan overnight. And up till now, you are still hating me so


    much. But, what about me, should I do the same? Should I take revenge on your parents on behalf


    of my innocent parents then?"


    Sebastian''s face instantly turned pale. After listening to Abigail''s usation, he could not ept the


    cruel reality at all. If his father had only broken up their love, he could still forgive him, but he


    definitely could not forgive his father for ruining two precious lives.


    "How did you know about all of these?"


    "I didn''t use your parents for nothing, it was all based on evidence. It was my godmother who I


    had met in France who found it all out for me. I have the evidence to bring your parents to justice


    now, but I can''t do that. I can''t do that because they are your parents. Even if they had cruelly killed


    my family, I just can''t bring myself to do that because I love you..."


    Abigail''s eyes were already swollen from her crying, and her crystal clear tears deeply stung


    Sebastian''s bleeding heart. The truth was indeed cruel, but the reality was even crueler than the


    truth.


    He slowly held Abigail in his arms, pulling her up. She had been crying and squatting on the ground.


    He said with a choking voice, "I''m really sorry. If my parents had really done such a terrible thing, I


    will apologize to you on their behalf. I will definitely question them. If they had really done that, I will


    definitely seek justice for you."


    "Sebastian, you won''t abandon me, will you? I only have you and nothing else. Three years ago, I


    lived in hell for the sake of my parents. Three yearster, since my parents died so miserably, you


    are the only motivation for me to live. If I lose you too, how am I supposed to continue living...?"


    Abigail leaned in his arms and cried inconsbly. Her tears had soaked Sebastian''s coat that he


    could feel it at where his heart was beating. Every heartbeat was so painful that it felt like a spasm


    on his heart.


    "For the past two weeks, there was not a night that I could sleep well. Every time I closed my eyes,


    my parents would appear in front of me and question me angrily. Why didn''t I take revenge for


    them? Why didn''t I seek justice for them even when I have already gotten my hands on the


    evidence? Why did I cover it up? I didn''t dare to look at them in the eye because I felt ashamed. I


    have failed them because I loved you. I am the most unfilial daughter and also the most selfish


    person in the world. In order to get back to you, I was willing to ignore my parents'' death..."


    Yasmine quietly pushed the door open and through the crack of the door, she looked ahead nkly.


    Sebastian was still holding Abigail in his arms. Suddenly, Yasmine felt that her existence was


    redundant.