Wrong Marriage and Sweet Love

Cloud remained silent.

Who could truly know what was in his heart? What he truly desired was not any of these. Initially, he wanted to obtain the schematics for the anti-electromagnetic pulse, just to exchange them with OGW and then escape with Vicki.

But now, could he still achieve his original goal?

Without Vicki, what was the purpose of everything he had done for over a decade?

Suddenly, he burst into laughter, raising his head and laughing uncontrollably until the laughter gradually turned into desolation.

At this moment, Luther had the opportunity to step forward and snatch the gun from Cloud’s hand, but he didn’t do it because he sensed that Cloud might be different from what they had imagined.

The laughter subsided, and Cloud gazed deeply at Vicki, even though she had her back turned to him at the moment, he never took his eyes off her.

Word by word, sentence by sentence, he asked, “Vicki, if we obtain the schematics, can we still walk together?”

Vicki vomited the bile in her stomach, feeling much relieved. She gently wiped the corners of her lips, stood up, and turned around. Even though she was weak from inhaling the mist, she was no match for Cloud.

But her burning gaze looked at him with an unprecedented sincerity.

She gently spoke, calling back his former name, “Rayan, do you remember when we were children? You always saved the delicious food for me. It was rare to have meat in the orphanage, but you always shared your braised pork with me. Sometimes, when I was hungry at midnight, you would sneak into the kitchen to steal steamed buns for me. Auntie caught us once, and the headmaster punished you with solitary confinement. You would save up your pocket money for a year and buy fireworks for me during the New Year. Although the fireworks were small, I will always remember the colorful and beautiful display, blooming in the sky. In my heart, that was the most beautiful thing. We watched fireworks together, looked at the stars together, and huddled together for warmth when it was cold. I knew in my heart that you were the one who brought warmth to me. I was born with a wild nature, easily offending others, and often being bullied. Once, I was bullied by a big boy. But after a few days, I noticed that he was missing a tooth, and he never dared to provoke me again. I understood that you had taught him a lesson. We lived like this year after year, until we grew up. You always restrained yourself, and I knew you were waiting for me to grow up. If Seren’s incident hadn’t happened, I also believed that we would continue like this in the future.”

Vicki rarely spoke so much. This was the first time Felix heard Vicki tell the complete story of their past, narrating it in front of Luther and Mr. Ball.

“Rayan, I know you like me. I’m not foolish. When I was young and ignorant, I liked to stand up against injustice and caused a lot of trouble outside. But you always cleaned up after me. You said you became an adult one year earlier than me. You could go out and earn money independently. You said I was smart and had the potential to study. You could support my education. You even said you would become a boxing coach and take on many part-time jobs. Our lives would gradually get better. Back then, I also believed that.”

“I admit it. It was all my fault. I accidentally provoked Seren and brought trouble upon myself. I was tormented by Seren for a long time. He wore down all the sharp edges on me, making me realize clearly that not everyone in this world will genuinely protect me. And when I was in despair, you finally appeared. You stabbed Seren and saved me. You might not know, but at that moment, I regarded you as the last ray of light in my heart. I was grateful to you, not just grateful, but I also thought of spending my whole life repaying you. I even thought of never causing trouble again and never burdening you.”

Vicki paused, took a long breath, and sighed deeply. “Intentional homicide. You were just eighteen years old at that time. You were sentenced to a full ten years. I was not yet eighteen, so I was an accomplice and received probation. Although Seren’s crime was unforgivable and he deserved to die, murder is against the law, and that cannot be changed. We can only accept it. At that time, I told myself that it was just ten years, and I would wait for you. I would wait for the day you were released, and then we would work together to achieve the life we had planned from the beginning. Ten years seem long, but compared to our entire lives, it’s not that longafter all. I can wait for you because it’s justified.”

“But what about you, Rayan? I never dreamed that you would join OGW and work for them. You sold your soul to the devil for the sake of freedom. I know you’re not that kind of person. Have you never regretted the things you did, the blood on your hands? Abandoning your country and changing your surname, I don’t believe you have no regrets. I understand you; you have always been a kind-hearted person.”

Upon hearing this, Cloud’s cheeks twitched uncontrollably, and his thin lips trembled. His long hair fluttered in the wilderness wind, shedding the aura of darkness and evil. He was still the same sunny young man as before.

Vicki looked up, her gaze filled with even more anguish as she said, “You said you didn’t trust me to be alone outside. You said you escaped from prison just to protect me. You said you didn’t do anything wrong. Yes, you’re not wrong; the fault lies with me. Rayan, you just lost sight of your original intentions. It brought us to opposing sides. OGW, the Ballard family, the Saunders family, and the warlords, all have deep grudges against each other. You know in your heart that OGW will eventually be completely destroyed. So, in fact, you already had a plan in your heart. You wanted to obtain the schematics, settle things with OGW, and escape with me.”

As Vicki spoke, Felix suddenly became nervous. He reached out his hand, wanting to touch Vicki but hesitated and didn’t dare to approach. He was afraid because he had no idea about the deep bond Vicki and Cloud once shared. Compared to the four years he had spent with Vicki, their relationship was complicated and Vicki and Cloud’s childhood friendship, enduring hardships together, seemed more precious. Then what was he? Just a physical comfort for Vicki after losing Rayan? After all, she had never said she loved him. Cloud had even asked him before, had Vicki ever said she loved him? In fact, she never had.

Just now, Vicki even considered taking the child with her and dying together with Seren. What did the child mean to her?

She said to treat him as if they had never met. Those words deeply wounded his heart. They left an indelible mark on his life, but she wanted him to act as if nothing had happened. How was that possible?Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Could he still keep Vicki? Suddenly, he felt uncertain.