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Severed Ties
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Chapter 90: Severed Ties Airina’s POV
Evan huffed as soon as I opened the door for him. I thought he came with his girlfriend, but he was alone. What a shame, Vivien was so cute that I wanted to meet her again. I looked at Evan who looked mad again. I wonder how Vivien pampers or stop his throwing tantrums.
We settled on the couch, and I noticed the key in his hand.
I arched my brow at him, “And you told me you would never use it?”
Evan hastily hid it from me, his cheeks reddened. When Jackson gave it to him, he was determined not to use it. In fact, he even returned it to Jackson. Sure enough, my calculations were never wrong just it took a longer time to see the results.
“Where is that jerky boyfriend of yours, huh?!” he shouted.
I blinked my eyes, frozen for a while when I heard him refer to Jackson as my boyfriend. I scoffed, “He’s gone.”
“Gone? Father told me that you are in a relationship with him and even when I called you to explain yourself to me, you didn’t want to do so,” his voice sounded exasperated. “I know you have loved him for five years but isn’t it time that you move on? What good did he ever do to you?”
I glared at Evan, feeling offended.
“Evan, I know you’re worried about me but isn’t it time that you filter your words? Jackson may be a cheater, but he has the power to condone you injustice. And you can’t take that?”
“What do you mean? Why would he do that to me?”
I tapped the table with my forefinger, “Did you come here simply to badmouth him in front of me? If so, you’re in the wrong place, we’re not in a conference room.”
He instantly stopped speaking, blinking his eyes and looking around guiltily. His grudge that I had been cheated on was deeper than the emotion I was feeling. For some reason, however, I feel like this would go on forever if I don’t address it.
“Yes, what he did was completely wrong. He cheated and hurt me, but did he come to me not paying it all with kindness? The SUVs he gave you cost more than this one house, and even if you buy three of them, it’s still not enough to pay it,” I frowned at him, “If I was you, and you heard me criticizing your partner, can you tolerate it?”
Evan hesitated, “I… I mean, if she did something unfavorable-”
“And let’s say you like her even when she did that. How long can you tolerate listening to the mean words of someone who doesn’t even know your partner well?”
Evan scratched his head, clearing his throat. He wanted to make me feel good, in hopes that I would not swell on the heartbreak. He rather cuss at him than hear me cry and vent.
I clicked my tongue, dismissing the discomfort both of us were feeling.
“Enough of this. Why did you come here?”
He awkwardly smiled, “I came to inform you that Linda, our stepmother, is in the hospital. Nicole is short of money, and yesterday, I just heard a report that she messed up everything in our father’s house, trying to find money. Which was in vain.”
I sighed, “So, what are you trying to say? I know you may want to visit her, after all, she played with you a lot of times when you were a kid.”
I saw his hands clenched into fists. I seemed to have hit him where it was sore. Understandably, knowing that he had more time with Linda than with our real mother, Wendy, he has affection for her despite of what she did. He was still worried about her.
“You want to take a look at her, but you insist on not seeing our mother?”
“Why would I see her? We’ve met each other.”
I teased him, “Do you not feel that you owe your good genes to her, hmm?”
Evan scoffed at me. “… What are you trying to say?”
I smirked at him, “Visit her at least once a month. If not, at least once every three months.”
Evan frowned and responded. “I will try. After I visit Linda then…”
At least he knows how to get obedient when I use the older sister’s card. Evan had always been kind to me. It was only when my marriage with Jackso went downhill did he became astray.
Still, I am touched that he doesn’t tolerate it but it should stop right now. Especially when we’ve severed our ties from one another.”