Beyond the Divorce

I looked at her lively expression, and felt relieved. It seemed like all the barriers between us had completely disappeared.

"I know you're a straightforward person. You're not looking to take advantage, and this definitely isn't for personal gain. But I want to make one thing clear. You don't need to feel the need to become my friend just because I took a hit for you. I'd rather not have a friend like that." Her hand emerged from the blanket, grabbing mine.

"That was how it was at first," I admitted without reservation. It felt wrong to hide anything from someone like Trinity. I needed to be honest with her.

"I didn't expect you to take the hit for me with no hesitation. It made me feel guilty. I felt bad that I said those cold words to you the night before and made you feel that we couldn't be friends." "That did bother me a lot. It hurt my self-esteem." Her face turned cold.

"But even though you said we couldn't be friends, you still saved my life. So I felt regretful and guilty, especially when your life was in danger. I just want you to know that I genuinely want to be your friend because only a friend could have done what you did."

I squeezed her hand.

"A friend is someone who's willing to sacrifice anything for another person. That's a true friend. So I really wanted to be your friend after that."

She scrutinized me. It was hard to tell what she was thinking.

Suddenly, she looked at my thermos. "I want some soup."

My heart warmed, and I smiled. "Sure. My housekeeper, Molly, made this soup. She stewed it for a long time. It'll help you recover."

I hurriedly poured out a large bowl, blew on it a bit, and held it to her lips.

at my face. After she paused for a

she was

her the whole bowl, and her complexion seemed to

and Stella

between us, then asked her, "Why didn't you team up with

self-interest, but those who want to use me must have something to

extremely pragmatic, which was a stark contrast to the mischievous girl

these two

use, and they won't bring me any benefits. won't sink to their level. What

girl could be ruthless and bring people to their demise as

bewildered and was unsure if this was the

to see you," I told

to see me?"

Jared had not informed her

her the truth. "That's what a friend does.

go just because of that," Trinity

case. It's a fair game between the two of you." I

He nodded at me, then stood by the bed,