“I beg your pardon?” replied Gerald as he stared at Xavia in disbelief.
“…U-um… What… was I even saying…”
Due to how anxious she was, in her panic, she had accidentally blurted out what she truly felt. It was now beyond awkward and embarrassing for her.
“I-It was just gibberish… S-say Gerald, we’re still friends, right?”
“… If there’s nothing else, I’ll be taking my leave,” said Gerald as he turned around to leave for good, a bitter smile on his face.
His relationship with Xavia was nothing but a thing in the past now. Since he no longer had any feelings for her, he knew it was best for him not to get involved with Xavia anymore.
A little while after he had gotten into his car, he received a phone call. It was from Mila.
Though Mila hadn’t contacted him for almost half a month now, Gerald had sent her a message every now and then.
“What is it, Mila?” asked Gerald as he smiled.
“Are… you done with whatever you’ve been doing?” asked Mila in return.
Throughout Mila’s period of silence, Gerald had constantly updated her on news regarding himself. Because of that, Mila always knew what Gerald was up to.
“That I am. I’ll be returning to Northbay today, but before that, I’ll head to Hong Kong to look for you first,” replied Gerald, still smiling.
“Alright! Ah, if you’re coming over, could we meet before tomorrow morning? I’m leading an overseas expedition team for an interview tomorrow, but I still want to meet you! I… I really, really want to meet you!”
Since she had remained silent for so long, not once had she told him about any of the grievances that she had gone through.
After all, what Jessica had meant was crystal clear. Back then, she had said that Mila wasn’t cut to be part of the Crawford family. That her relationship with Gerald wasn’t going to last long.
Even if Jessica had said so, as long as an opportunity existed, Mila was willing to work hard to make it happen.
She had been putting in extra effort in her work throughout her period of silence. Mila wanted to prove that she wasn’t just some trophy wife, but also someone who would be able to support and actually help Gerald in the future.
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