"Essie, Hanson has been waiting for you for a long time. Have a good talk with him." After finishing her words, Lucy flew upstairs with Bob, leaving her daughter alone with Hanson. She hoped that her daughter and Hanson could start over. Although such an episode happened, Hanson was still the best choice for her son-in-law.
"Essie, do you still blame me?" He half lowered his head, sadness and depression written all over his face. These days without her was like living in hell.
"Hanson, I've known what happened between you and Christina. I've never blamed you. I know you didn't mean it," Essie said in a low voice while rubbing her hands.
All of a sudden, Hanson stretched his hands to hold hers and said, "Come back to me. Let's start all over again, okay?"
Hearing that, Essie quivered slightly, as if she was stabbed by a needle. Hastily, she withdrew her hand and said, "Sorry, Hanson. I... I don't deserve you. You will find someone more suitable than me. "
A hint of surprise and hurt flashed into his eyes. He asked, "Is it because of Jim or because of Zac?" He had been watching her news. The media had been talking about her and Jim. How could he not know?
With her eyelashes quivering, Essie lowered her head again and said, "Sorry, Hanson..." She didn't know how to explain, because she couldn't think of other words except for this.
"I don't want any apology." Hanson raised his voice and looked a little excited. "Don't you love me at all?"
When she heard him, Essie felt her heart twisted again. She felt sorry, ashamed and guilty... All kinds of emotions surged in her chest. Indeed, she could no longer love him. She had lost her heart to Zac, and she would never take it back.
"Hanson, you're a good man. You're good to me. It's all my fault. I don't deserve your love."
"Do you really not love me anymore?" Hanson frowned tightly. His chest swelled urgently and his heart seemed to burst out from it. Sorrow was written all over his face and it was spreading all over Essie's body, making her feel a sharp pain in her internal organs.
"Sorry, Hanson..." she said the apology repeatedly.
Hanson felt like he was kicked at the cold bottom of the sea.
"Essie, can you tell me honestly who replaced me? Jim or Zac?" His voice was hoarse and his throat was dry. Every word was very difficult to speak out.
Essie, on the other hand, could not be frank with him. She and Zac were in a secret relationship now, and she did not want others to know about it. But she was clear that if she did not tell him the reason today, Hanson would not give up.
"I... I like Jim a lot. " She had to make up an excuse.
"What about Zac? Have you ever liked him?" He pushed her, not knowing whether he was dissatisfied with her answer or he didn't believe her at all.
"He was... I have never loved him." She tried her best to keep calm so that he wouldn't find anything wrong.
"His hard work has set up such a precise plot. Didn't he do it in vain to make a wedding dress for the other?" Hanson said with a sneer.
Surprised, Essie looked at him and asked, "Hanson, what do you mean?"
Hanson picked up the ice tea cup on the tea table and took a sip. After calming himself down, he said slowly, "Do you know who planed this for Christina?"
"Who?" Essie asked in a trembling voice.
"Zac Rong." Without beating around the Bush, Hanson said directly, "It was he who found Christina and helped her to drug me and then she climb onto my bed to pretend that we had sex. After that, he asked Christina to pretend to be pregnant and made a scene at the engagement ceremony, which destroyed our relationship. "
"No way!" Essie was shocked again. She didn't believe that Zac would do such a despicable thing.
"It was Christina who told me everything. Yesterday she came to me and told me everything that Zac advised for her. In order to prevent our engagement, he tried every possible means. " He was so furious that he gritted his teeth. There was nothing in this world that could pacify his hatred of being robbed his loved one. He would never forgive Zac.
As if she had been hit by a blow, Essie's shoulders trembled violently. Her face turned deathly pale, like a piece of paper. In a trembling voice, she said, "Zac is not that kind of person... He won't do such a thing. " She still couldn't believe it. Although Zac was so bossy, cold-blooded and ruthless, he had always done things in an open and honest way. He wouldn't play tricks in the dark. 'And he is arrogant and unruly. I don't think he would do such a thing.'
"Do you think I will frame him up on purpose?" Out of rage, Hanson clenched his fists and his nails were embedded in his palms.
"I don't mean that. I just feel it's strange. Zac doesn't know Christina well. How could he ask her to do this?" Essie said calmly. Even if he wanted to find an accomplice, the person he looked for should be Ivy, how could it be possibly be Christina?
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