Chapter 24
He slowly raisest his eyes
What did you just say?”
His cold tone silenced the speaker instantly
The person who’d spoken shrank back, hiding behind others. ||
Seeing this. Tthan let ent a better laugh.]
hat’s wrong – Lost your nerve? Do you regret not bringing back that bastard son instead“–“]
His father had an illegitimate son. Apparently the whole Brooks family knew–everyone except him.[]
Back when he just had an accident and lost his sight, they were already plotting to make him step down.]
If scarlett hadn’t cared for him to devotedly, if she hadn’t stayed by his side through it all, these people would have eaten him alive.[]
The thought made his heart twist painfully again.]]
They all stared at him wide–eyed.
shocked that he knew their s
secret.
Than’s face grew even colder.]
“Not only will 1 NOT give the Reid Corporation to the Brooks family. I’m kicking all you parasites out!”
He had them thrown out and reclaimed everything they’d freeloaded from the family over the years!]
He also told has assistant to increase the reward amount.]
assistant had little hupe, but one night, he actually received a photo of a red string cut into pieces.]
It mutched Ethan’s description perfectly.
He inmediately called the sender.
When they weren’t satisfied with the huge reward, he offered even more, but they still refused ||
What do you want then, muss?”
The woman on the other end let out a cold laugh and made just one demand
The assistant broke into a sweat.
£, suspecting the woman was the very person Ethan had been looking for:[]
He immediately called Ethan and explained everything.
Silence followed on the other end||
Mill no response. The assistant gathered his courage
Boss, we don’t eyan know if that photo is real. Even if it is, you can’t fall for this trap! This person is clearly targeting your{]
The breathing on the odier end was so fantise could barely hear it
me her phone number.“||
“the ward sunurone else’s phone
one I already checked”
After hanging up. Ethan tightened his arms around Scarlett’s memorial photo.[]
Tveryone told him time heals all wounds
That he only felt guilt toward Scarlett, and with time, he’d be able to let go
For a moment, he’d Leven wondered if it was just guilt]
After all, he’d known Scarlett for years. They’d bickered and fought for so long. She was his wife in name.[]
But as days passed, not only did he not forget Scarlett, he remembered their time together more and more vividly, more and more painfully.[]
He realized true love doesn’t fade with time
It grows deeper. The memories became carved into his bones and blood.
He tortured
i himself by replaying them, afraid to forget a single detail
He loved Scarlett. No words could prove it enough ||
He knew what Tania wanted.]
She wanted his complete downfall. Tine, he’d give it to her
As long as she returned the red string Scarlett had given him…
The news of Ethan turning himself in broke that same day.
Including his identification of the body!]]
He went through the process like a robot
The Brooks family hated him. Without him, they could take over. When the news broke, they paid to increase its reach, not worried about the scandal but hungry for it
Throughout it all, than remained expressionless, except when making his one request, when his face showed normal human emotion for once.
“I’ve kept my promise. Where is Tania?“|||
Tania Leaded to the city the day she saw the news.
Ethan refused to see anyone but her.
Hearing his request, Tania’s face twisted with contempt.
She stared at Ethan across from her. His haggard appearance was a far cry from his former glory.
Seeing him brought down like this made Tania ecstatic_||
If photos were allowed, she’d have taken one to burn for Scarlett in the afterlife
Looking at Ta
Tania, he licked has dry liga-||
where the red strang?“||
Tants ignored his question and pulled out a notebook from her bag ||
Ettan watched her every move, unblinking ||
Tania held the notebook against die glass wall ||
What’s this? Liban asked, confused.
He wanted the red string[]
Tahta said nothing, just opened the notebook for him to see!|
saw the contents, his eyes widened.]]
Ivery page, every line was filled with nesay handwriting
Tania said nothing, but Fahan’s lips began to treinble uncontrollatay ||
After a moment. Tanja finally spoke.
Ethan, those letters you received weren’t written by Scarlett. You have no idea how much pain she was in. How much she suffered. But she still wrote these words with all her strength. Originally, she wanted to do ten things with you, but you complained it was too many. You only agreed to five. She wrote the rest in this notebook. The letters you saw were just my copies.
Ethan stared at Tania’s face in a daze, tears streaming down his face unconsciously
“Was she in pain… when she died? |
Tania didn’t answer. She just looked at him.
After a long while, she flipped through the notebook.]
She showed it to Ethan again.
What he saw was a sentence Scarlett had written as neatly as possible.
If I get the chance. I’d like to see this with Ethan.”
Ethan’s hear split open, bleeding out
He completely broke down, hitting his head with his fists.
“I love her! I love scarlet: I LOVE HER! ||
Ethan sobbed like a child denied candy, his eyes: lost and helpless that anyone would believe he truly loved Scarlett.
But Tania watched him for a long time before laughing.
“Ethan, do you really love scarlett?”
He nodded in agony. He did love her. Why had he realized so late that he loved her to his core?
Why was he so stupid? Why did he keep hurting the woman he loved most? He didn’t even get to see her one last time.]]
Wrong. Ethan. You never loved scarlett-
That’s impossible! You have no idea how much I love her! You don’t understand:
He yelled at Tania furiously
“Why didn’t you come find me in person? Why
y did you just
You made me miss my chance to see her one l
one last time!
Seeing him like this, Tania just smirked.
“Ethan, you say you love scarfelt, but you didn’t even notice that the handwriting on the confession wall wasn’t hers–it was mine. And that silhouette photo?
That wasn’t her either. It was ine.“[]
“Your love is shallow, ignorant, selfish. You never deserved Scarlett’s love.”
Tania turned and left without looking back||
Elian stated after her eyes wide with despair, unable to process what he’d heard||
The police found parts of Siismer’s body. The Lane family, wanting to extort money from the Brooks family, deliberately livestreamed their grief and uccasionally posted photos of their abused daughter online Meanwhile, the Brooks family was busy distancing themselves from Ethan.]
Both families fought bitterly as spectators watched the drama unfold. But no one wanted to do business with either family anymore ()
Ethan’s sentence catto quickly. He didn’t appeal. He just walled each day like a soulless shell for his execution date.
He even had a glinser of hope–would he see Scarlett in the afterlife?]]
He was almost unpatient for at||
Tania visited Scarlets gr again, firinging many foods boulegt had lived but coulda i eat toward the end ||
She smiled at the wiped the phata on the loinLatour]
“Scarlett, the Psychic said you’ve been return into a life futed with ove and want in this life, you’ll find a love a gene, one that will never bung you the Tain Ethan dud-)
-As you wished, in this life, v
you’ll never meet Ethan Brooks again.“]
