I looked at Benjamin and said in a firm tone, "Since you know that she is like this, why did you go along with her show and hurt me?"
That is something that I couldn't tolerate the most.
Even though I couldn't tolerate it, Benjamin could always find a reason for himself. In the end, he would say that I misunderstood him.
It was always him who made the decision, but I was the one who was wrong."
Benjamin was very calm in the face of my question. He reached out to pinch my cheek and said, "I couldn't see the bigger picture and hurt you. I'm sorry, Em."
I smiled and said, "Well, it's all over."
The most important thing was to have a few more months of peaceful days so that I could at least begin to enjoy my life.
In the evening, when Benjamin took me back to the city, a car bumped into us from behind at a traffic light.
Benjamin frowned slightly, and then a beautiful woman knocked on the window and said, "Hey, get off the car and I'll pay for the damage!"
I remembered this woman. She said that Benjamin ditched her. But Benjamin said that he sold the seaside villa eight months ago.
Usually, the ones responsible for a car crash wouldn't come up with such a nice attitude, so I felt there was something fishy with that woman. Benjamin rolled down the window and said in a cold tone, "The car is not mine."
"Whose is it then?" She looked at the car, and when she saw my face, she smiled happily and said, "I know her. She came looking for you some time ago at the villa."
Benjamin knew about this, so he was not surprised at all. He tilted his head and looked at me calmly. I shook my head and said, "Let's go home."
I didn't wanna waste my time on something like this.
She stopped us and said, "No, I have to pay for it."
Benjamin looked at her impatiently and said coldly, "Freya, didn't you hear that we are going home?"
"You mean that I don't have to pay for it?"
Benjamin left her standing there. When we came to the next traffic light, I asked, "Is she Darren's daughter?"
Benjamin replied, "Yes, she's a pain in the a*s."
A woman who could make Benjamin feel annoyed was actually not simple. I wanted to say something but stopped on second thoughts.
After returning to Elysia, I called Diego. When he arrived at Elysia, Benjamin happened to come out of the bathroom after a bath. He wiped his hair with a towel and slid to my side.
I handed the revised documents that I finished in the car to Diego and said, "Book a flight to Ireland tomorrow for me."
Diego held the documents in his arms and explained, "There is no direct flight from here to Ireland. You may have to change planes in the U.K.."
"Then I will change. Book the flight."
I had to get to Ireland before Christmas Eve.
After Diego left, Benjamin's voice was slightly unpleasant as he asked, "Because Zack is in Ireland, you don't allow me to follow you?"
I explained, "I've never said so."
Benjamin asked, "Then shall I go with you?"
All of a sudden, I felt extremely nervous.
"Can't you just... just... wait for me here?"
Benjamin's eyes darkened when he heard my words. He threw away the towel in his hand, and I went forward to hold him by his waist and explained, "I don't want you and Zack to be in the same room. Can you imagine how awkward that would be? I'll take Anthony to see you when we come back."
"Em." Benjamin sighed. He held my shoulder, buried his head in my cheek, and said, "You never used Zack as an excuse to make me give up in the past. But since you really don't want me to go, I won't."
That night, Benjamin was in a bad mood. After smoking a few cigarettes, he accepted the fact and hugged me in the middle of the night.
In the past three days, we had sex countless times. Benjamin also started to wear condoms, which was something he would never do. Things had changed so much.
So much so that he understood I would never bear his children again.
In the morning, Benjamin prepared breakfast for me, dressed me up, and even gave me beautiful makeup.
He was very silent the whole morning. Until he took me to the airport, he asked faintly, "Will you come back?"
"Yes, I will," I replied.
At least I would come back to him after Christmas.
Hearing this, Benjamin smiled and said, "I'll be waiting for you."
"OK. I'll call you when I get there," I said.
When I was on the plane, the image of Benjamin kept flashing in my mind, cautious and nervous.
He was worried that I would not go back to this city.
I went to celebrate his daughter's one-year-old birthday, but I couldn't tell him.
I didn't know if it was a punishment for him or me.
It was already in the afternoon of the next day when I arrived in Ireland. Emy was in the arms of Anthony as he came towards me. I heard her ask, "Anthony, where's mama?"
Emy could already speak very clearly for a one-year-old.
"Here she is," said Anthony in a gentle voice.
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