Rift in the perfect picture

Chapter 0397

Nicholas and I had never gotten a divorce? Nicholas words echoed repeatedly in my mind. My ears rang so loudly that I lost the ability to think

Yasmine quickly rushed over to hold my cold hands. It was obvious she also could not believe what she was hearing.

1 looked up at Pete. He quietly nodded as if confirming to me Nicholas‘ words. We had never truly gotten

a divorce

If I had never gotten a divorce from him, then what were those two hours of standing in the rain for? What was that divorce certificate for?

I thought I had divorced Nicholas, so I wanted to give Pete a chance. But what was all of that for?

I had even returned to Nicholas’s side and allowed myself to become an obedient booty call for him, allowing him to… But what was all of it for?

No wonder Pete had held himself back despite pursuing me so fiercely. We had also never done anything intimate with each other.

Turns out, that wasn’t because he respected me, but because he knew I was still bonded to Nicholas by mamage. So, he couldn’t do it!

That was why Nicholas was so confident that Pete and I would never have a future together. It wasn’t until I was serious and agreed to move into a different city with Pete and leave him did he start to panic.

Tears began pouring out the corner of my eyes as I lowered my head and smiled. They were both lying to

me

Inside the powder room, Annie’s crying intensified as she laughed maniacally. “So what if you two haven’t gotten a divorce? Pete and Ariana had already run away together.

“Mr. Hawk, you’ll still be able to save your pride and ego if you bring me out. Am I wrong?”

Nicholas looked at her coldly with undisguisable disdain. His gaze was like a sharp knife, piercing into Annie as he said, “How do you think a normal man would feel when he sees the woman he loves being unable to stand after being so thoroughly ravaged?

“Do you think that he’ll still have feelings for her? Even if Pete saw her, he’d only find her depraved and disgusting.”

Depraved and disgusting… At that moment, I truly regretted standing there, because not only was I not alone, but my friends and even a few strangers were there.

On the other hand, Nicholas‘ choice of words calling me depraved and disgusting was enough for people’s minds to wonder.

I clenched my hands tightly into a fist. My nails sunk deep into my skin, but I couldn’t seem to be able to feel an ounce of pain.

After what he did to me last night, during the moments when I couldn’t sleep, I knew he had hugged me for a long time.

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I thought he had regretted his actions. I had even suspected that there was indeed something wrong with his emotions.

After all, he had never forced himself on me after being together for so long. But now, I finally understood what had happened.

His not wanting me to attend Pete’s wedding was just one of the reasons. If I was stubborn and insisted on going. Pete would only see me and think of me as “depraved and disgusting“.

I didn’t dare to look at the people around me, and I wanted nothing more but to disintegrate right there and disappear from everyone’s sight. That way, I would no longer be accused of such a shameful and humiliating label.

But my heart couldn’t help but throb at the thought that Nicholas had been the one to give me such a label. My body no longer had the strength to keep me upright, and I was beginning to stagger.

Yasmine gritted her teeth and walked toward Pete, wanting to give him a harsh slap. However, I stopped her.

There was no point in blaming anyone now. Everything I thought I knew was nothing but a big

loke.

At that moment, a young voice sounded from behind me. “What are you all doing here? Ariana! Where’s. my brother?”

It was Claudia.

Seeing the lights flicker before my eyes, the world around me spun. Dazedly, I fell backward, hearing Yasmine cry out to me in a panic.

“Ari!”