"No, I must wake this b*stard up. He is now betting on you and your children's life!" Aaron raised his fist and was about to punch him.
I bellowed, "Aaron Reid!"
With his fist hanging in the air, Aaron looked back at me unwillingly. Finally, he withdrew his hand and silently let go of Hendrix. He turned around and sat down on a distant sofa. He looked very impetuous. He simply pulled off his tie, unbuttoned his shirt, and sat down on the sofa.
The living room became quiet again, but the atmosphere was tense. Perhaps it was because I had once gone through the shock of switching lives with Andrea, I didn't show any strong emotions this time.
Hendrix and I were able to get together because of many misunderstandings and coincidences. I was the closest person around him. I could feel when he was telling the truth and when he was lying.
I vaguely noticed some fetal movement. I reached out to hold my lower abdomen. Even the children were reminding me to live in the now. Why should I hold onto previous mistakes?
I could forgive this, especially on the premise that I could foresee a stable life in the future. I cared more about the man in front of me. He still loved me.
I asked, "Hendrix Roberts, I just want to know this. Do you truly love me now, or are you only interested in the Moore and Reid families backing me up?"
Hendrix stood under the lighting, his shadow covering my body like a mountain. We seemed to be one, but unable to blend together. This relied entirely on his answer.
After a long time, Hendrix looked at me with a slight frown. He put his rough palms on my shoulders. "Arianna, I love you. Even though I know that you might be the granddaughter of my parents' enemy, I still can't control myself. Revenge is my responsibility as a son. I used to live for revenge. As long as I could bring down the enemy, I could do anything. But because of you, I want to live a peaceful life now."
I tried to raise my hand and put it on his arm, and said in a low voice, "Then for me, let's put aside the revenge first. Okay?"
The biggest obstacle between us was that we were not honest enough. Now that all the misunderstandings were resolved, we shouldn't be separated by anything else. It was good for Hendrix and I.
However, it would not be so easy to let go of his obsession. Hendrix, who was so patient just now, suddenly kept silent.
I refused to give up. I took his hand and put it on my belly. "Hendrix, think about it. Monique is gone, and Ian is in the ICU. We lost two children. Sebastian asked you to save me today to test our relationship. If you continue to go after them, we'll both die. Our babies will too. Do you really want this?"
Hendrix remained silent.
Thirty years of obsession couldn't be resolved in one day. I understood, but did Hendrix really think that we could afford to lose?
I took a deep breath and let go of Hendrix. After calming down, I looked at Hendrix calmly and said, "I am your wife. I should stand on your side, but I am also a mother. If you insist on revenge now, if you don't even care about me or my child. I really can't stay with you anymore."
At the age of eighteen, I could marry a man who didn't take me seriously for love. In my twenties, I despite myself lost myself in the affection for Hendrix. At the age of thirty, I couldn't lose my child anymore.
Aaron couldn't keep silent anymore, so he interrupted angrily. "His revenge doesn't matter. Now that he has hurt the member of the Forbes family, the higher-ups have already been alerted. He can't turn back now. To keep you and your child alive, the only way is to divorce him!"
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