"Okay!" Addy put the cake at her feet.
They had been apart for four years. There were indeed many things that they needed to talk to each other properly.
As the space inside the car was limited, sitting in the co-pilot seat, Addy was close to Simon. Smelling Simon along with the smell of cigarettes, Addy felt so excited that her heartbeat was fast.
It had been a long time since the last time they were so close to each other. A lot of memories flooded over...
Addy's cheeks were slightly red. She tentatively reached out and tried to hold him as she did before in the office so she could feel the lines and the temperature in his palm. However, at the moment when her fingertip was about to touch him, Simon avoided it.
"Simon!"
Addy was stunned, looking at him with her eyes full of affection, and said, "Are you still angry with me? It was indeed my fault not going back here with you. Simon. How can you forgive me? But even so, I know that you always love me in your heart, right?"
"Addy, I thought that I had made myself very clear the last time," Simon frowned and said.
"No, stop lying to me," Addy shook her head and said with a smile, "Your marriage with Emily was only an agreement, right? I was very desperate at the beginning. I wanted Emily gone! And I would do everything to have you back by my side! But now I know I was wrong. I don't have to do or try anything. You've always been mine!"
"I don't know why Emily and you have the marriage agreement. But it doesn't matter whether you tell me or not. I am already happy to know that you have been waiting for me to come back over the four years!"
Simon frowned deeply and said in a low voice, "Addy, it seems that there is more than one misunderstanding you are having."
"Misunderstanding?" Addy asked in confusion.
"Sorry, I did forget your birthday today," Simon said in a low and slow voice, "The reason why I came back early from the trip was that I wanted to surprise Emily. It's not because of you!"
When he heard Addy bring up the marriage agreement again, he was still surprised, wondering how she knew it. After all, other than Emily, himself, and the lawyer who had drafted the agreement, no one else knew about it.
Could it be that Emily was the one who told Addy about it?
Simon's eyes narrowed slightly. He paused and said firmly as he did, "As for our marriage, it is indeed on an agreement. But I did not do it because of you!"
"What did you say?" Addy asked in great shock.
Simon didn't avoid her eyes. He sighed and said with a pitiful voice, "Addy, it's over. It was over four years ago!"
"Simon, please forgive me? I am very sorry. During the four years I spent alone in Newley City, I missed you a lot and cried a lot! Simon, think about the good time we had in the past. We studied together in high school, went to the library to review our lessons, and went abroad to study together. We almost walked through every street of Newley City. I miss the times you took me out on weekends to watch the shooting stars. We knew each other when we were fifteen. We promised we would never be apart..."
Addy's voice was choked with sobs. Simon was moved. He couldn't help but think of those high- spirited years of youth and the vows they made when they were young.
But it was only for a moment. When Emily's figure flashed through his mind, Simon turned cold again.
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