7

I successfully held a grand sculpture exhibition in Italy, and received countless blessing messages on my phone. The last time I received so many blessings was when I announced my engagement to Gloria. At that time, I was just a boyfriend of the boss's wife. Now, I have grown into a rising star sculptor who can stand on my own - Jason.

My uncle and aunt also sent me their blessings. I replied politely and said nothing more. I was grateful to them, but I didn't want to get too close to them, so as not to give them unnecessary fantasies.

The teacher told me that the daughter of the richest man in the country was determined to marry her first love. He asked me distressedly and suspiciously: "Aren't you going back to stop it?" I shook my head lightly: "What can I stop? It has nothing to do with me."

The wedding announcement was so grand that even those of us who were far away abroad knew about it, but the wedding was delayed. People outside speculated whether they had broken up, and even Leo , a good brother , asked me whether I had done anything.

Although I was puzzled, I didn't take it too seriously until I returned to China three months later. As soon as I got off the plane, I noticed something was wrong. Although I was already famous abroad, I was not a public figure. However, the airport was full of banners welcoming me, and there were countless rare and expensive roses.

I thought it was not good, so I turned around and tried to go through the VIP channel, but I still met the person I didn't want to see. Gloria was holding a huge bouquet of roses, wearing delicate makeup, and looking at me with a smile. The teacher who accompanied me back to China was stunned and whispered in my ear: "Didn't you say it was over a long time ago? What's going on now?"

I shook my head: "I don't know either. Please wait for me in the car for a while, I will meet you soon." After the teacher nodded and left, Gloria hesitated and stepped forward. I could see that she had not been doing well recently. Even with heavy makeup, I could see the dark circles and fatigue under her eyes.

I still had a blank expression on my face and kept my distance from her. Gloria saw that I was deliberately keeping my distance, and her eyes suddenly turned red: "I'm sorry, I really know I was wrong this time. Only you will tolerate and love me unconditionally, and only you will always support me." As she spoke, her tears also slid down.

In the past, I would immediately wipe away her tears with heartache, but now I just look at her indifferently. Gloria also realized this and cried even more sadly: "I know I hurt you, but I still have to explain to you that nothing really happened between Eric and me."

"When he returned to China, he only said that he had cancer and his last wish was to marry me. I agreed because I thought he had depression, but it was just a fake marriage. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would be jealous. I just didn't want to hurt you."

" I admit that I did miss him at that time, but I never thought of abandoning you. I just wanted to fulfill my childhood dream. As long as I complete his last mission, I will come back to you."

I laughed: "If you can't forget him, go find him. Why look back?" Gloria shook her head firmly: "No, I don't want him, I only want you. In fact, I wanted to explain to you last time, but I didn't find you when I returned to Berlin. I asked many people, but they didn't tell me your whereabouts."

Of course they wouldn't tell Gloria, because I had told them in advance. I didn't want Gloria to become a stumbling block.

Gloria took a step forward, and I immediately stepped back. Seeing my firm attitude, Gloria covered her face and squatted on the ground crying: " Is there really nothing going on between Eric and me? Why don't you believe me?"

I didn't say anything, and she looked up at me hopefully: "Is it because of the IVF report? Is that why you don't forgive me? I can explain it to you!"

I shook my head and planned to leave, but Gloria wouldn't let me. She hugged my waist emotionally and wouldn't let me go: "Listen to me! You can't leave!"

"That's fake! It's all fake! Eric 's cancer is fake, he only came back for my money, he wanted me to get pregnant with his child."

" But I didn't agree, I found a surrogate mother for him abroad, I wasn't pregnant for him. He and I just kissed a few times at most, and the photos he sent you were taken after he got me drunk. Later, my bestie took me home. But at that time you had already moved out, so you misunderstood me."

Later on, Gloria suddenly felt confident and started to blame me: "You are also at fault. If you had talked to me properly and communicated with me properly, how could we have ended up like this? Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, you should forgive me, right?"

"My dad has sent Eric abroad, and he won't bother us anymore. My parents are looking after me, what else do you have to worry about?"

Looking at the hands tightly around my waist, I frowned, and after forcing them apart, I turned around and looked at her. Gloria 's peach blossom eyes only reflected my figure, and her eyes were full of love for me. This is what I dreamed of but could not get before.

I said nothing, and she tentatively put the rose into my arms: "Don't be angry with me, let's be good in the future, okay?"

The water drops on the roses have dried up, and the petals have become a little wilted because of Gloria's careless actions. Flowers that are not fresh are not attractive.

Gloria also noticed this, she snatched the flowers and threw them on the ground: "This bouquet of flowers has wilted, how can it match you? I will buy you a new one."

Now I am like a blooming flower, so Gloria will look back. Once I agree to Gloria's request for peace, the novelty will fade, how much better will my fate be than this bouquet of flowers?

Without waiting for my answer, Gloria directly took my hand and said, "I know you have forgiven me. Let's go meet our parents now and reschedule the engagement date."

Gloria 's hand expressionlessly : "So, nothing happened between you and Eric , should I praise you?" Gloria was stunned: "What?"

Looking at her pretending to be stupid, I felt extremely bored: "I have said many times that we have no future. There are not so many misunderstandings in the adult world? It is your problem that you did not keep a good distance from the opposite sex, and it was you who made me choose to break up."

"You know I never joke about breaking up, so don't think I'm playing hard to get. We're really over." After saying that, I ignored her sudden depression and deleted and blocked everything and everyone related to her in front of her: "Don't ask for news about me through various channels, I really hate this behavior."

Gloria's face was pale, and even her lips couldn't stop shaking. People who didn't know would think I hurt her. I laughed sarcastically: "Belated love is cheaper than grass, you are not a romantic man, don't pretend."

Gloria is a person with a strong sense of self-esteem. Only when I say everything, will she give up completely. I didn't pay attention to her emotions and turned away.

In the future, I will work hard to develop my career and find new happiness.

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