Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 99

How many times had this happened?

Iris would 'accidentally' send him an intimate photo of them together, and Vincent would explain it away as sibling affection.

Iris would call in the middle of the night, claiming she was scared, and Vincent would rush to her side, explaining it away as sibling affection.

He had even abandoned her on the day of her surgery because of a single phone call from Iris, still using that same excuse: they were like brother and sister.

That's ridiculous.

They were adults. She refused to believe Vincent couldn't see how Iris really felt about him.

She had tried to warn him countless times that Iris's feelings were romantic.

But Vincent would always cut her off in a rage. "Why is your mind so filthy? I won't let you insult Iris..."

Eventually, she stopped arguing. Since returning from abroad, she and Vincent hadn't shared a single meal together.

They seemed to have reached a tacit agreement to give each other space, neither one initiating contact.

Except Iris would frequently show up to provoke her.

And every time Vincent sought her out, it was to demand that she apologize to Iris.

"Vincent, I'm tired. Let's get a divorce."

Perhaps he never expected the woman who had loved him so desperately to suddenly ask for a divorce. Vincent was stunned into silence.

When he finally processed her words, he was filled with a deep sense of humiliation and rage.

"Summer, it seems you still haven't learned your lesson. You think you can hit Iris and then just run away from the consequences by asking for a divorce? Do you really think I'll let you off that easily?"

"You didn't even bother to ask what happened between me and Iris. You just sentenced me without a trial. Is that fair to me?"

Summer practically screamed the words, then broke into a weak, dry coughing fit.

She fumbled for the glass of water on the bedside table, spilling most of it on herself.

On the other end of the line, Vincent heard her coughing but assumed she was putting on an act. He ran a hand through his hair in frustration.

"It doesn't matter what happened. You shouldn't have hit her. You know how important a girl's face is to her. Look what you did to her. How is she supposed to go out in public now?"

Summer finished her water and leaned back against her pillow, feeling as if all the strength had been drained from her body.

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