Wrong Marriage and Sweet Love

She wore a loose pink kimono with cherry blossom patterns, her long black hair neatly arranged, with a light cherry blossom hairpin right in the middle, just as before. Hearing a sound behind her, Athena turned around.

With her round black eyes, delicate eyebrows, and rosy lips, more than ten years had passed, yet she still looked like a young girl, akin to an exquisite porcelain doll. Just as beautiful as before, a hint of gentle sweetness graced her lips.

Unfortunately, an angelic face with a demonic soul.

Seeing Luther, Athena lifted her chin slightly. “Indeed, you still remember this place,” she said.

Her eyes seemed to pierce through the mist of time, bringing forth memories.

“Luther, do you remember? On my 18th birthday, you and your brother came here for camping. Finally, my brother agreed to let me see you once before he sent me abroad for my studies. Do you know how happy I was to see you again at that time?” Athena recounted the past.

“Yes, I let you see him because you promised me it would be the last time. Then you would obediently go abroad to study,” came a deep voice from behind.

Everyone turned to look behind them, and to their surprise, the familiar voice belonged to Christian.

Dressed in a pure black suit with a black tie, Christian’s enchanting and unrestrained appearance was unforgettable. It had been a long time since Felix and Luther had seen Christian. Although Christian had helped before, he had never shown himself. Once good friends in their youth, they had drifted apart, not keeping in touch and even becoming enemies.

Meeting again, the three of them felt awkward for a moment.

Christian cleared his throat and coldly fixed his gaze on Luther, then slowly spoke. “Since everyone here is unaware of the past, I may as well tell you all. When Athena was ten years old, after seeing Luther for the first time, she had been infatuated with him. Over the following eight years, they often had private contact, and the two of them had long been engaged.”

Luther rudely interrupted, “Engaged? Are you dreaming? I never even took a second look at her.”

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At that moment, Vicki quietly nudged Felix, speaking in a hushed tone only they could hear, “Athena was quite beautiful as a child. Did you never feel anything for her?”

Felix widened his eyes, “Are you kidding? Do you think that’s beauty? Isn’t your definition of beauty a bit off? She was quite repulsive, to be honest.”

Vicki gave a contented smile, “Close enough.”

Although Christian had been utterly disappointed with Athena, he still insisted on seeking justice for what had happened in the past, considering that Athena had spent a whole ten years lying in the hospital, and all the present consequences were the result of the past.

“Luther, are you still going to deny it? When I was in Athena’s room, I found your coat. It was only after my pressing that Athena admitted you had spent time alone with her every time you visited my house. Although nothing inappropriate happened, she was only sixteen at the time! She was still a minor. Do you dare say that coat wasn’t yours?” Christian sternly questioned. Today, he might as well lay all the past events bare. These words had been weighing on his heart for too long. “After that incident, every time you came to my house, I made sure to keep Athena away from you, not letting you meet her until she turned eighteen.”

“Heh, my clothes are suddenly missing for no reason. So they were hidden. What a joke, your house is so big, I didn’t even know which room she lived in,” Luther’s voice dripped with disdain.

At this point, Joyce gently took hold of Luther’s arm. She had heard Christian talk about these past events before, and she chose to believe Luther wholeheartedly.

Athena’s expression of disdain and the contempt evident in Joyce’s actions instantly angered Athena.

“Luther, even now, are you going to deny the love we once had? Right here, at that camping tent, right on this piece of land. I gave myself to you for the first time here. You took me, but afterward, you didn’t want to take responsibility. You said once was enough for a game,” Athena spoke until this point, her large eyes filled with glistening tears, which fell like broken strings.

“Athena, you have delusions. After such a long time, you’ve convinced yourself it’s true. Ridiculous,” Luther shook his head speechlessly, looking at Christian with pity. “I’ve told you countless times, she’s sick and needs treatment!”

Christian, already enraged by Luther’s attitude, mentioned this past event, which had been the deepest pain in his heart. Suddenly, he stepped forward and roughly grabbed Lutherby the collar. Vicki furrowed her brow and hurried to intervene, “Christian, don’t be impulsive. It’s been so many years. Since everyone is here today, why don’t we clear the air? There’s always a truth to every story.”

Christian raised his voice sharply, “What truth? I saw it with my own eyes. Is that false? The day we went camping on the mountain, Athena arrived later. I had planned for us to have a picnic together, let them meet, and bid farewell. Then I would drive Athena back home. After bidding farewell, I had already made arrangements to send Athena to study abroad at Rohomes. I forgot to bring my communication device, so I went down the mountain alone to get it. When I returned to the mountain, I heard Athena’s agonizing cries. When I rushed to the camping tent, I found Athena lying on the mat inside, disheveled, with bloodstains on her skirt! In fact, after Athena fainted from the cliff jump, I took her abroad for treatment. The doctors also confirmed that her hymen was torn. If it wasn’t Luther, then who could it have been? Even now, Athena has become crazy and done many wrong things. But back then, what fault did she have? Why has she turned into what she is today, crazy and cruel, neither human nor ghost? Whose responsibility is it?”

“Of course, it’s your responsibility,” suddenly Felix interjected. “You never truly saw her for who she was, couldn’t see through her facade. Since she was ten, she’s been putting on a show. I know you liked her, but that doesn’t mean you should have been blind to it.”

“What are you saying?!” Christian became angry and stepped forward to confront Felix, “Have I been unfair to you? Have I always supported Luther? Am I not your friend?”

“Yes, of course, you are my friend. Thanks to you, I can be with Vicki today, and I really want to thank you for that. But these are two different things. I’ve told you before, Athena was acting on her own, and you just stubbornly refused to believe it,” Felix shrugged, looking helpless.