Seeing her reaction, Addy understood. She sighed and said, "Well, Simon didn't tell you!"
Emily frowned and looked at her in confusion.
Addy looked at her. "You know Simon was kidnapped when he studied in Newley City, right?"
"Mn." Emily pursed her lips and slowly continued, "It was you who saved him! He told me that you risked your safety to track down the kidnappers and called the police so that he was saved the second before he got shot in the head. Otherwise, he would have died. Afterward, you were revenged on because of it. You were badly injured and were hospitalized for more than half a month."
"Yes!" Addy nodded.
She took sips of coffee to moisten her dry throat before starting talking, "But it's not so simple an accident. After that, I found out that I was pregnant.
I didn't know who the child's father was. Some men came to take revenge on me that night, so I had to choose to have an abortion. Later, I bled a lot and lost my uterus, so I couldn't get pregnant again!"
"Miss Swan, you..." Emily was stunned.
Although Addy made light of the story on purpose and did not elaborate on it, she knew clearly this kind of accident could be a great blow to any woman, and understood how desperate Addy felt.
She had never thought that there was such a dreadful truth behind it!
Addy continued, "He has always been very remorseful and guilty. He believed that it was because of him that I suffered so much. The weight of guilt pressed on him make him be scourged by his conscience. So he wanted to help me get rid of the marriage with Sean. He was the one to blame for my tragedy!"
"When he knew the truth, I pleaded with him that I didn't want anyone else to know about it. He promised me!" Addy sighed and explained for him. "I didn't expect him to keep the secret all these years. He even didn't tell you. Maybe he thought that this might be the biggest stain for a woman and felt guilty, so he kept that secret!"
Emily was stunned on the seat.
It was as if a tiny feather had crept into her ear, causing her heart to skip a beat. Then, her mind suddenly went blank.
Knowing that the two of them had separated, Addy deeply believed that it was because of her, so she thought it was necessary to tell Emily the truth and clear up the misunderstanding between them.
Seeing the dull look in Emily's eyes, Addy parted her red lips, saying with a bitter but serious smile, "Miss Sam, as early as he left Newley City, he had already let go of his feelings for me. And I even felt that, in fact, no one had really walked into his heart before he met you. He loves you with all his heart..."
Emily held the key and stood there absent-mindedly.
It was until a sudden noise made by a cleaner who pulled open the door of the safe passage.
When Emily came to herself, she found herself standing in front of the door, with the key in the lock.
After having the coffee, they went out of the cafe and said goodbye. She hailed a taxi and came back. At this time, she completely forgotten that her fiance had said he would pick her up.
Turing the doorknob, she stepped in slowly.
Her mind was still blank, and Addy's words were echoing in her ears.
In the past, Simon had helped his ex-girlfriend time and time again. Emily had thought that he was hooking up with Addy under the guise of returning her the favor. After all, they had already known each other at the age of fifteen. What happened between such a long period was not something that could be easily expunged from his memory, but now...
She remembered that she had asked him more than once if he could stop caring about Addy. The first time, he said that he couldn't for now, and the second time, he didn't answer.
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