The assistant raised his head cautiously and asked in a low voice, “Madam, is there anything you would like me to pass on to President Shen?”
The night wind was cold, stinging my eyes.
I spoke slowly. “No. You should head back and report.”
He responded softly and left quickly.
That night, I barely slept at all.
On the day of the wedding, I woke up very early.
As dawn broke, I changed into a simple, understated dress, put on my sunglasses, and went out.
The butler still recognized me and casually asked, “Miss Jiang, where are you going? The wedding will start in about an hour.”
Thalia was about to become Mrs Shen.
As for Fabian and me, our marriage had already come to an end, the dust fully settled.
To draw a clear distinction, Fabian now deliberately addressed me by my full name.
I smiled faintly. “To the airport. I am picking up my parents. No need to tell Fabian.”
The butler nodded. “Understood.”
I got into the car, which headed toward the airport.
All the guests attending the wedding were heading to the Shen family villa, moving in the opposite direction from me.
I lowered the sun visor and stared blankly at the tip of my shoes.
Three years ago, I married Fabian and lived through a period of mutual courtesy and restraint.
Back then, I had been far too naive.
I believed Thalia had already married someone else. Since Fabian chose me, I thought the marriage could remain stable.
I believed that sincerity would always be met with sincerity.
Until a year ago, when Thalia suddenly reconnected with Fabian.
After marrying me, Fabian led the Shen Group through continuous growth, its market value multiplying several times over.
I loved Fabian, and my father spared no effort in supporting him.
With his career thriving and his future bright, Fabian was even more high spirited than when he first succeeded in business.
Yet Fabian’s white moonlight had not lived well.
After marriage, Thalia’s husband kept a lover on the side. She lived every day in pain and torment.
At only twenty five, Thalia was already mentally exhausted, growing thinner by the day.
In the end, she could no longer bear it and confided in her childhood sweetheart.
Message after message filled with affection, call after call choked with tears, slowly drew two hearts that had once been apart back together.
Fate was cruelly ironic. Thalia had always been meant to be Fabian’s wife.
They should have gone from school uniforms to wedding gowns together.
Because of his guilt toward Thalia, Fabian redirected his resentment onto me.
From that moment on, he secretly supported Thalia while gradually distancing himself from me.
Any realization that came now was already too late.
An hour later, I boarded the flight overseas.
My parents knew that I had divorced Fabian.
They only sighed, regretting that they had misjudged him back then and let me endure so much pain.
I pressed my lips together, not daring to say a word.
It was my own foolishness.
One mistake after another.
After more than ten hours in the air, we finally arrived at my parents’ residence abroad.
I had worried that I might not adapt to the new environment.
Yet aside from falling ill for a few days due to jet lag, I adjusted quickly.
My mother filled the yard with flowers and plants and even planted several fruit trees.
The climate here was mild, everything growing freely and unrestrained.
My father’s position had been marginalized, and most of his previous savings were frozen.
But here, I felt lighter and more at ease.
I could eat fruits rarely seen back home and see landscapes I had never encountered before.
With sunshine and sea breeze filling each day, my heart gradually opened.
I began to love this life.
