Joshua glanced at Noelle, but didn’t bat an eye.
He showed not a trace of sympathy for the tears on her face.
He asked, “Mind if I come in?”
Noelle hesitated for a moment before finally opening the door and letting Joshua in.
She invited Joshua to sit down and poured him a glass of water.
Then she sat down across from him and started putting on a pitiful act.
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“Joshua, I thought I’d never see you again. Those jerks kicked me out of the hospital that day. I tried to find you, but they stopped me every time,” Noelle said, her voice shaky with emotion.
As she spoke, she got a little worked up and reached out, trying to grab Joshua’s hand, but he dodged her without hesitation.
Noelle paused for a moment, but didn’t say a word. She just kept talking like nothing happened.
“Joshua, I’m the one who’s supposed to be your girlfriend. Don’t let that other woman trick you. I’ve saved you so many times–please, you have to trust me. I’m the one who loves you more than anyone else in this world,” Noelle pleaded, her voice trembling with emotion.
After a long pause, Joshua finally said, “You did save my life.”
His voice was surprisingly gentle.
Noelle thought he was finally taking her words to heart.
She broke into a smile.
Just as she was about to keep pushing her point, Joshua suddenly spoke up again.
‘But that doesn’t mean everything you said is real,” he said.
Noelle panicked. ‘How can you not believe me? Joshua, I swear I’m not lying to you. We used to be together–you were crazy about me back then. You just don’t remember it now!‘
Noelle quickly grabbed Joshua’s hand, gazing at him with all the love in her eyes.
It’s okay that you forgot me. I know you’ll remember me one day,‘ she whispered.
Joshua furrowed his brows, glancing down at his hand still trapped in Noelle’s grip.
He looked at the woman before him, the one claiming to be someone he once loved.
But all he sensed from her was an overwhelming possessiveness, not a trace of genuine affection.
And for as long as he could remember, every time she touched him, his instincts screamed to pull away.
That wasn’t how people in love were supposed to feel.
Joshua jerked his hand free from Noelle, his voice icy.
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I’m not here for your sob story. Tell me–what’s going on between you and Nelson?” Joshua demanded, his tone cold and hard.
At the mention of Nelson, a new plan instantly popped into Noelle’s head.
she couldn’t care less about Joshua’s attitude now.
she dropped her gaze, looking like she was about to cry.
Nelson’s my brother. He died trying to save you,” Noelle said, her voice trembling.
oshua didn’t see that coming.
He saw a photo of himself with Nelson in the study.
He couldn’t remember Nelson at all, so he went to ask Eliza about it.
Cliza looked really uneasy, just saying Nelson was an old classmate and didn’t say anything more.
oshua had a nagging feeling Eliza was hiding something, so he started investigating on his own.
He found out Nelson was already dead.
David, his assistant, also seemed to be hiding something. He only handed over a file with obvious gaps.
When Joshua asked for more, David just clammed up.
veryone around him was tight–lipped about Nelson.
Sut Joshua had this nagging feeling that Nelson meant a lot to him.
eeing that Noelle shared the same last name as Nelson, and noticing how much she resembled him, Joshua made up his nind to ask her about it once he tracked her down.
But her answer caught him off guard.
oshua frowned and asked, “What exactly happened?”
Noelle let out a heavy sigh, the pain of that memory still written all over her face,
You and Nelson fought side by side in Daltonia. He died saving you, and with his last breath, he asked you to take care of ne. When you came back and told me what happened, I was so heartbroken I passed out. You were the one who stayed by ny side and looked after me through it all,” Noelle said, her voice trembling.
After that, we ended up together. Maybe it was because you felt guilty about Nelson, I don’t know. You treated me so well, even asked me to marry you. But I always thought you were only with me because of my brother, so I could never bring myself to say yes, Noelle continued, her voice cracking.
As she spoke, Noelle couldn’t hold back her tears anymore.
She looked up at Joshua, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“If I’d known you’d get into trouble in Daltonia and end up forgetting me, maybe I would’ve said yes when you asked me to marry you. Maybe we wouldn’t be so far apart now,” Noelle sobbed, her voice breaking.
Her tears just wouldn’t stop, pouring down as she lost control.
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But Joshua’s gaze only grew colder.
Joshua just watched her cry, not a single word of comfort.
Noelle couldn’t hold back anymore and glanced up at Joshua.
But all she saw in his eyes was an emotionless stare.
Her heart skipped a beat, and panic surged through her.
Joshua stood up, his lips curling into a mocking smile as he looked down at her.
‘Even now, you’re still lying to me?” he said.
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Noelle scrambled to her feet, her voice trembling with desperation. “I’m not lying, Joshua, you have to believe me…”
She tried to grab his hand again, but Joshua immediately stepped back, avoiding her like she was contagious.
He slowly pulled out a wet wipe and scrubbed the spot where Noelle had touched him, as if her touch was something he couldn’t stand.
Xylia and I have a kid together. I even did a private DNA test–he’s definitely mine. If, like you claim, we were already alking about marriage, there’s no way I’d have a child with another woman,” Joshua said, his tone icy and unforgiving.
Noelle blurted out, “That was you—”
So you cheated?” she added, her voice trembling.
Before she could finish, Joshua’s mocking smile only grew wider.
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