“He lied and said that he had gone abroad for a business trip, but it was actually for him to recover. For you, his health greatly deteriorated at that time. Just go through your memories of that moment again, and you’ll know whether or not I’m lying to you. With how smart you are, I’m sure you’ll come to the right conclusion.”

Finally, Jared spilled the secret he had been keeping deep in his mind. At that very moment, he felt a weight lifting off his shoulders.

He could barely keep it a secret from the person closest to him anymore.

It was especially so when he saw that the two were a couple who could not be together. Even he was anxious for them.

“I had done the wrong thing tonight. I shouldn’t have hidden that from you. I’ll take the punishment for it, and I swear I won’t do it again.” With that said, he went to the training room and punished himself by doing shooting practices two hundred times.

In the blink of an eye, the living room was empty. Ashlyn stayed in her spot as the entire world seemed to turn white around her. At that second, it felt as if she was the only one in the world.

No wonder… No wonder he said he was going on a business trip back then. I was so glad that I didn’t need to see him every day at that time since I wouldn’t have needed to lie about my condition to him to prevent him from finding out. But as it turns out… He knew that I’d been poisoned, and he found the antidote.

in her eyes, and her heart thumped loudly against

of emotions washed over her, but she did not know

Lucas… Lucas…

eyes as the man’s attractive face flashed past

a long, long time. Even when Jared came out from the training

intimidating, and it felt like she was warning everyone to

sun’s about to come up. Boss, go back to your room

side. In a hollow voice, she uttered, “Jared, why did you only tell me about this now? How am I going to face him after

her

she never expected Jared to reply

in a daze. When his eyes drifted to the floor

person, but she’s

angrily threw the remote control in her

useless. She can’t even deal with one Ashlyn

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