"It's okay," Alex said to Jane gently.
"Actually...” Jane's eyes shone with loneliness for a brief moment. "Actually... You and Ms. Park look really good together. You practically grew up together and you've waited for her for ten years. The two of you are from equally powerful families. She has travelled the world and has seen plenty. I think... Maybe you weren't the one behind everything when Ms. Park went after my life, were you? I can kind of understand Ms. Park's intention now, she... She must really love you for her to be this jealous of me. I know now. I won't resent her any longer. You two have my blessings. I hope you could be together til your last day and uh... have plenty of children. You are so tall and handsome, while Ms. Park is also very interesting, I'm guessing that... your children... will probably be beautiful. Um... Goodbye. I will never appear before you again. We are going to live our lives well now that we have the money for it..." she said as she walked away with Noah, both in happy tears like they had just escaped death. 1
Behind them, Alex stood in the chilling wind and stared into the distance for a long while.
"Master..." Garrett called out to him.
With a hoarse voice, Alex responded, "Hm?"
"Do... Do we go back now?"
Instead of answering the question, Alex asked his subordinate, "Garrett, is your kid cute?"
"Say, do you think I'll ever see my woman and my kid again?"
"Master... We... Let's go get Mrs. Poole back, shall we?"
Alex shook his head, and his voice became even lower. "She won't be happy, can't you tell?"
"That man she's with... Even if they have to beg, to pick leftovers off the ground together, she is still happy. She feels content and safe. Right from the moment I rescued her off the streets, she had never felt safe or felt that she belonged. All those years she spent by my side, she had always given everything for me; while I, just like she said, never tried putting myself in her shoes. She was right. She had no integrity or pride when she was with me. Coming to think about it, I... I guess I've really been treating her like a pet. A pet whose feelings I don't have to worry about."
"Master... Mrs. Poole is the best woman I've ever seen," Garrett said.
Alex suddenly erupted in a laugh before roaring at the sky, "I, Alex Poole, will never marry another woman in my life! I love Jane Sheen! I love Jane Sheen!" He paused as tears streamed down his face. He chuckled carelessly and said to himself sarcastically, "Woman, you have emptied my heart. Jane Sheen, you damned woman. You've won! You have emptied my heart then abandoned me, and now you've managed to lock me down for life. I really have no idea whether I was your keeper, or you were mine, but you've won in the end!"
Alex turned to his subordinates and commanded," Let's roll out."
"Yes, Master Alex!" his men responded loudly.
Meanwhile, Lily, who was still hiding in the hotel, was so frustrated that she was going to bite through her lips. She had completely forgotten about what she was here for. Lily gritted her teeth and cursed, "That damned woman! I won't allow you to be happy!"
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