Nothing Matters, except YOU & Me novel Chapter 176

This time, Lyla took a deep breath before quickly answering the call. Immediately, a gloomy man’s voice was heard on the line. “Lyla, it’s been so long since you went back. Did you find yourself a new boy toy? You forgot about me so fast, and you didn’t even pick up my call!”

As soon as Lyla heard his gloomy and ruthless voice, her hand trembled subconsciously. Then, she pretended as though she was cold when she said, “Director Walton, I broke up with you before I left. I hope you won’t call me again. You’re disturbing me.”

“Ugh…” There seemed to be a woman moaning softly from the other side of the phone, and it was coupled with an ambiguous thumping sound. Lyla was very clear as to what was happening over there. Although she felt disgusted, she only bit her lip instead of hanging up. Gideon’s cold voice that sounded discontented rose again. “Disturbing… It looks like you’ve really found yourself someone new. But, what should we do? When you first came to me, this game wasn’t something you could end just because you wanted to. Now that you’ve found someone better, you want to leave? You never asked if I agreed!”

As his merciless voice sounded, Lyla heard that woman crying out in pain too. Her expression changed subtly. Taking a deep breath, she tried to soften her tone. “Director Walton, you promised me that if I followed you, you would make sure to inform your family about our relationship and marry me. But, I was with you for over a year, and you didn’t marry me. Instead, you’re fooling around with more and more women! I love you, but I can’t stand the thought of sharing you with other women at the same time. I’d rather die…”

“You love me?” echoed the man as if he had heard a joke. He went on with his disdainful tone, “It just so happens that I’ll be going back to Bradfort City later next month. I would like to see how much you love me by then!” After saying that, he hung up straight away.

When Lyla heard the beep sound as the call ended, she only felt a chill all over her body.

That gloomy man was as ruthless as the devil. Back then, when she first went to him, she did it partly because she didn’t have a choice and partly because it was a fantasy of hers. It turned out that he would never belong to a woman. Besides, he had this weird kink in bed where he would torture her to the point of death. This was also one of the main reasons she hated Myra so much.

If he’s coming to Bradfort City…

“Who did you just talk to on the phone?” Suddenly, a voice rose. In that instant, Lyla felt the hair on the back of her neck stand on end. She quickly turned around, only to see Eve walking out from the house without an expression.

She forced out a smile. “Mom, weren’t you taking a nap? Why did you come out?”

However, Eve seemed like she didn’t hear her question. She stared straight at Lyla. “Are you feeling guilty? Who did you talk to on the phone just now?”

“Guilty?” Lyla pretended to be indifferent as she smiled at her. “I was just worried that I would disturb you, so I came out and answered the call. It was a friend from abroad who’s coming to Bradfort City next month and wants to look for me.”

“A friend?” Lyla’s stiffened figure didn’t go unnoticed by Eve when she called her earlier. She twisted the corners of her mouth. “Male or female?”

Lyla noticed the meaning behind Eve’s question, and the smile she barely managed to put on faded in an instant. She returned her gaze and suddenly, she got tired of having to deal with her constant harassment. Faintly, she said, “Mom, don’t you believe me? I’m married to Sean, so I’ll never hurt him. You don’t want to see this family fall apart, do you? It’s tough for Sean to get caught in the middle of our squabbles.”