She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 493

It was an open-ended question.

Truthfully, she had a million things she wanted to ask him.

Why had he married Evelyn in the first place?

Why had Evelyn tried to kill him?

And what exactly happened after he was sold off to The Marlowe District?

But firing off those questions would be ripping the scabs off his newly healed wounds.

It would be too cruel.

Sure, if he was willing to testify against Evelyn, it would guarantee her attempted murder conviction.

But Evelyn's fate was already sealed; there was no way she could turn the tables now.

Melanie saw no reason to force him to confront the demons he wanted to avoid.

She wasn't trying to use him as a pawn to crush Evelyn.

She was simply acting as a friend, showing her concern.

Everett looked at her in silence.

He knew exactly what she wanted to ask.

He also realized she was holding back for his sake.

After a long, heavy pause, during which he seemed to be fighting a grueling internal battle, he finally spoke.

"I'm sorry."

His first words to her were an apology.

Melanie tilted her head, clearly confused.

"Melanie... the reason I married Evelyn back then... was because I knew she was pregnant with Dominic's child."

The faint smile vanished from her lips in an instant.

What did he just say?

He married Evelyn to cover up another man's mess?

"Wait, what did you just say?"

Yet, she had always believed he was different from Dominic and Gavin.

He wasn't some arrogant playboy; he had a genuinely kind and honest core.

At the very least, she never imagined he would stand by, fully aware that Evelyn was carrying Dominic's baby, and actively participate in their lies, acting as their human shield while watching her walk straight into a nightmare.

Her chest heaved as she took ragged, furious breaths.

She felt utterly betrayed.

He had spat on their friendship.

And yet...

She was the one who had been lied to and used, but the pain in his eyes was visceral.

It was as if he was the one bleeding from the betrayal.

She scoffed and released her grip.

Seeing her turn to storm out, he couldn't help but call out.

"Melanie, I was wrong."