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I dragged her to the sofa, and instead of making her sobering tea as usual, I just poured her a glass of water and sat quietly watching her. Ivy Garcia obviously sensed something, and after drinking the water, she sat down, obediently like a college student.

"Is my husband angry?" She held my hand, her palm burning, and explained anxiously, "I didn't mean to not spend Valentine's Day with you, it's just that I'm busy at work and can't leave..."

"Honey, I really didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, call Sophia. She's with me."

I smiled and shook my head: "I didn't say you lied to me."

She was obviously relieved, but I didn't intend to let her relax too much. So I added: "After all, I told you that I hate it most when people lie to me. If you lie to me, I will immediately withdraw and break up with you. You should remember it!"

Ivy Garcia was stunned, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, but she concealed it well: “Remember.”

She took my hand and rubbed it against her cheek: "I won't lie to my husband."

However , she still didn't tell me the truth for the last time. Behind one lie, there may be countless lies piled up. I looked at her sleeping profile and lost sleep for the first time. Ivy Garcia is very beautiful, I have always known it. At first, she told me that she was a poor student, and I said I would never believe it. But later, when I saw that her steamed buns and pickles did not change, I believed it. I began to give her a portion of my lunch. People in the class who were close to her because of her appearance stayed away from her after knowing her family situation. Only I was still by her side. It felt like we were hugging each other for warmth.

Sometimes I thought, just raise a sister, treat her as a family member. After all, it is too lonely to be alone. This idea lasted until I was going to college. But all the money I earned from working and studying was only enough for one person to go to school. She looked at me pitifully: " Max , you must study hard, only in this way can you have a good job in the future." "I'm fine, I can do odd jobs to support you..." I softened my heart and finally did not take the college entrance examination, and sent her to the school I had always wanted to enter. I worked odd jobs and part-time jobs, just to make her life less difficult.

Later, her life became more and more glamorous, and the distance between us became more and more distant. I thought about disappearing, but she appeared again, constantly pulling me towards her. "Max, I don't want to call you brother anymore." "I want to call you husband." "I'm about to graduate. When I find a job, we will buy a house in this city and get married. I will definitely make you happy." I believed her, and then I failed miserably.