Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford (by Koi Fish) novel Chapter 549

Chapter 549

Vance heard her out, then said “So you see.”

“What?” Rebecca blinked.

“You already know everything. Marriage isn’t repayment or something forced. It isn’t bondage but about living happily together.

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She was stunned.

He stood up and walked over to her. “You need to believe in yourself. You’re right. No matter who you marry, it should be to live happily with that person. If not, either person has the right to end it. If the other person refuses, that’s their problem, not yours. You did nothing wrong.”

So, that was where he had been leading her all along.

“True love means wanting to give them the very best you have and still feeling it’s not enough. It’s not about keeping score and expecting repayment. That isn’t love. Don’t you agree?” His eyes gleamed in the night.

“That was how I used to talk in business: I invested so much money in you, and this is the result you gave me? But marriage isn’t business.”

Gabriel had said similar things before, but at the time, her mind had been too clouded. Now the words felt crystal clear.

“Vance,” she said, staring at a mosquito on his neck, “do you regret divorcing me and losing everything?”

He smiled faintly, saying nothing.

“What does that mean? You do regret it?” She frowned. “All this effort these past few days… was it to take everything back?”

He raised an eyebrow. “Would you give it back?”

Kaitlyn had work at the company, so they couldn’t hide at the ranch forever. It was time to go back and face reality.

A piece of paper was pinned to the post with a thumbtack. On it was a quick sketch of a girl dancing, and below it a line of words: [ For the best girl.]

The date was written underneath, along with a little sun to show the weather was clear

After breakfast, Aaron drove Rebecca, Kaitlyn, and Josette back to the city.

They had been away for several days, and a pile of mail and magazines had accumulated. Kaitlyn got off midway to go straight to the company, leaving Rebecca and Josette to sort through the letters together.

There were various bills and a few letters. Josette moved quickly and tried to snatch them from Rebecca’s hands, but she had already seen the sender’s name.

These past few days, she hadn’t used her phone or computer, so messages and emails couldfr’t reach her. And Desmond had retorted to writing letters.