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Story: Twice Betrayed
Strangely, seeing Mason again after only a few months elicited completely different reactions.
There was no hatred or pain—only calm indifference.
I stood still, looking at him, and casually replied, “Not too bad.”
Mason could no longer contain himself and ran to me, hugging me tightly. “Tessa, I’m sorry…”
Mason’s heartbeat was heavy and thundering, and his arms were tightly wrapped around my shoulders, squeezing me so hard that I could barely breathe.
Mason appeared to be crying, and I could feel wet droplets sliding down my neck, gradually flowing down my chest and evaporating with my heartbeat.
“Mason, let go of me.”
Mason quickly released me after hearing this, wiping away his tears with a bitter smile. “I’m sorry, Tessa.” Did I hurt you? I was simply too excited. Do you know how long I have been looking for you? “I have finally found you.”
I looked at him calmly. “Why are you looking for me?””
Mason was surprised by my question, and after a long pause, he finally replied, “To marry you…”
I laughed at him and said, “Mason, I will not marry you.”
“Why? Tessa, have you stopped loving me? I know you’re angry. You can punish me however you want, okay?”
He tried to grab my hand to slap his own face, but I drew back.
“Mason, we shouldn’t even be discussing love right now. If we are being honest, why don’t you ask if I hate you?”
I threw the contract I had brought with me at him. “Mr. Reid, your love is prohibitively expensive! So expensive that it costs someone’s life as well as the blood and sweat of an entire company’s employees!
“My father, my family’s years of hard work- all destroyed by your hands. Fine, I guess the winner takes all when it comes to business. The Quinn family lost because we weren’t skilled enough. I accept that!”
I jabbed my finger at Mason’s chest to emphasise each word. “But why did you have to come after me? You do whatever Camilla tells you to do. You’re her dog. You have no right to turn around and come here to disgust me like this!”
After saying this, I turned and left.
Then Mason’s bitter and hoarse voice emerged from behind. “Tessa, do you hate me now?”
I did not respond to him, instead continuing to walk away. I couldn’t decide whether I hated him or not by myself.
Will hatred make them suffer? Will forgiveness set them free?
Such selfish people sought forgiveness from others’ lips in order to absolve themselves, but they still had the audacity to feel wronged.
After that, I never saw Mason again. The next time I heard about Mason was through headlines from back home.
Camilla had been sentenced to prison.
Mason was behind it. Camilla was not a business expert. Previously, Mason or Jasper had always concealed her mistakes.
However, now that Camilla had lost Jasper, Mason revealed all of Camilla’s previous transgressions.
Mason was sent to prison alongside Camilla. Mason took the contract and admitted to driving my father to suicide.
Even the Hayes were not immune to the scandal. Everyone made fun of Jasper’s azoospermia, which harmed the Hayes family’s reputation significantly.
Mason exposed the gaps that the Hayes had previously filled for Camilla. To protect their core interests, the Hayes were forced to give up many of their most loyal supporters.
Marinegate City’s business landscape was completely transformed in a single moment.
I sat in my small restaurant, watching the distant aurora shimmer across the night sky. After I finished reading these news articles, I turned off my phone.
I whispered, “Dad, I have kept my promise to you.”
Even Mason had no idea that on the day I left the hospital after staying by Dad’s bedside, he had taken my hand and repeatedly told me, “Leave Marinegate City. Live the life you want to live, freely and at ease.”
He had already answered my question about this ordeal.
There was no hatred or pain—only calm indifference.
I stood still, looking at him, and casually replied, “Not too bad.”
Mason could no longer contain himself and ran to me, hugging me tightly. “Tessa, I’m sorry…”
Mason’s heartbeat was heavy and thundering, and his arms were tightly wrapped around my shoulders, squeezing me so hard that I could barely breathe.
Mason appeared to be crying, and I could feel wet droplets sliding down my neck, gradually flowing down my chest and evaporating with my heartbeat.
“Mason, let go of me.”
Mason quickly released me after hearing this, wiping away his tears with a bitter smile. “I’m sorry, Tessa.” Did I hurt you? I was simply too excited. Do you know how long I have been looking for you? “I have finally found you.”
I looked at him calmly. “Why are you looking for me?””
Mason was surprised by my question, and after a long pause, he finally replied, “To marry you…”
I laughed at him and said, “Mason, I will not marry you.”
“Why? Tessa, have you stopped loving me? I know you’re angry. You can punish me however you want, okay?”
He tried to grab my hand to slap his own face, but I drew back.
“Mason, we shouldn’t even be discussing love right now. If we are being honest, why don’t you ask if I hate you?”
I threw the contract I had brought with me at him. “Mr. Reid, your love is prohibitively expensive! So expensive that it costs someone’s life as well as the blood and sweat of an entire company’s employees!
“My father, my family’s years of hard work- all destroyed by your hands. Fine, I guess the winner takes all when it comes to business. The Quinn family lost because we weren’t skilled enough. I accept that!”
I jabbed my finger at Mason’s chest to emphasise each word. “But why did you have to come after me? You do whatever Camilla tells you to do. You’re her dog. You have no right to turn around and come here to disgust me like this!”
After saying this, I turned and left.
Then Mason’s bitter and hoarse voice emerged from behind. “Tessa, do you hate me now?”
I did not respond to him, instead continuing to walk away. I couldn’t decide whether I hated him or not by myself.
Will hatred make them suffer? Will forgiveness set them free?
Such selfish people sought forgiveness from others’ lips in order to absolve themselves, but they still had the audacity to feel wronged.
After that, I never saw Mason again. The next time I heard about Mason was through headlines from back home.
Camilla had been sentenced to prison.
Mason was behind it. Camilla was not a business expert. Previously, Mason or Jasper had always concealed her mistakes.
However, now that Camilla had lost Jasper, Mason revealed all of Camilla’s previous transgressions.
Mason was sent to prison alongside Camilla. Mason took the contract and admitted to driving my father to suicide.
Even the Hayes were not immune to the scandal. Everyone made fun of Jasper’s azoospermia, which harmed the Hayes family’s reputation significantly.
Mason exposed the gaps that the Hayes had previously filled for Camilla. To protect their core interests, the Hayes were forced to give up many of their most loyal supporters.
Marinegate City’s business landscape was completely transformed in a single moment.
I sat in my small restaurant, watching the distant aurora shimmer across the night sky. After I finished reading these news articles, I turned off my phone.
I whispered, “Dad, I have kept my promise to you.”
Even Mason had no idea that on the day I left the hospital after staying by Dad’s bedside, he had taken my hand and repeatedly told me, “Leave Marinegate City. Live the life you want to live, freely and at ease.”
He had already answered my question about this ordeal.