On the day his mistress gave birth, Arthur gave the newborn baby to me as a birthday present. In front of everyone, Arthur asked me if this child was enough to make me finally give up on him. In that moment, I knew there would never be anything between us. So, after chasing him for seven years, I chose to let go for the first time. Seeing my surrender, Arthur didn’t even glance at the child. Instead, he stroked my hair with ultimate tenderness. "Sera, no matter who you like in the future, Arthur will help you get him." Later, I got together with his best friend. The usually cold and arrogant man went crazy, trying to stop the wedding that everyone else was blessing. 1 Someone told me that Arthur’s mistress was pregnant. I didn't believe it. But late at night, I still knocked on the door of Arthur, who had just returned. There was the sound of running water in the room. Arthur opened the door for me, wrapped in a towel. "Come in." I subconsciously clenched my fists, looking at the fiancé I had secretly loved for seven years. I slowly walked into his room. The man, with wet hair, sat lazily on the sofa, casually pouring himself a glass of red wine. He looked at me standing at the door with a playful expression. "What do you want from me?" I looked down at my toes, not knowing how to ask. I've always known. Arthur didn't like his fiancée, who was five years younger than him. But I really, really liked him. I liked him so much that even though he was never short of women, I never asked him about it once. But today, after hearing that his long-time mistress was pregnant. It was the first time I lost my composure and ran over to confront him. While I was lost in thought, Arthur had already walked up to me with a wine glass. He pinched my chin with his large, unyielding hand. He handed the half-finished glass of red wine to my lips. "Sera, be good, drink it. "Tomorrow is your birthday. I’ve prepared a birthday present for you. You’ll like it." There was an inexplicable excitement in the man's low laughter. That night, I had long forgotten the reason I went to see him. I lay in bed with flushed cheeks, listening to the violent beating of my heart. Looking forward to tomorrow. 2 For this birthday party, Arthur invited almost everyone in our circle. It was exceptionally grand. But until the end of the party, the man who said he was going to give me a present never showed up. I stared stubbornly out the main door. The flame that had burned in my heart all night seemed to have been frozen by ice. Arthur, who had always hated and resisted this marriage. How could he suddenly change his temper? Just as I turned around in disappointment, a gentle, magnetic male voice came from afar. "Sera!" The man in the expensive black suit finally arrived. Behind him was a middle-aged woman dressed as a nanny, who seemed to be holding something in her arms. Arthur looked at me intensely. "Did you wait long? I went to get your present." Under my nervous and expectant gaze, a corner of the child in the woman's arms was revealed. "My newborn son, Sera, is for you." The smile on Arthur's face disappeared at some point. He stared at me fixedly. At the moment our eyes met, I suddenly understood the meaning in his eyes. Before anyone at the scene could react, Arthur spoke again. "Sera, is one child enough to make you give up on me? "If not, give me a year, and I'll give you another one." I couldn't describe the feeling. In that moment, I seemed to lose all my emotions, like a marionette with broken strings. I just stood there blankly. I heard a crisp slap, which instantly rang out in the quiet space. 3 From the study came Arthur's muffled grunts of pain; two canes had been broken. He never bowed his head to admit his mistake. When I knocked and entered, Arthur was kneeling on the floor with his back straight. He glanced at me coldly. As if speaking for me to hear, he opened his thin lips. "I won't marry Sera, not even if I die. "If you force me to marry her again, I'll have a bunch of illegitimate children outside for her to raise." Arthur's grandfather glared, raising the spare cane beside him high. "How is Sera inferior to those women outside? What exactly do you dislike about her?" Arthur turned his head, his indifferent gaze falling on me. Just one look made my blood run cold. Years of companionship hadn't stirred the slightest affection in him for me. In that moment, I knew there was no possibility between us. "Grandpa, let's cancel the engagement." I looked up, meeting his grandfather's heartbroken gaze, and slowly took off the jade bracelet on my wrist. "I don't think I'm inferior to anyone else. If he doesn't like me, someone else will." At my insistence, we exchanged back our engagement tokens. This engagement, which had lasted for over a decade, finally ceased to be the bond between us, just as he wished. Arthur struggled to get up from the floor, a flicker of emotion in his eyes as he looked at me. He didn't expect me to give him up so readily. "Sera, can you really resist pestering me?" I nodded. Arthur's gaze lingered on me, seemingly still unconvinced by my promise. I gave a bitter smile. "Arthur, I won't like you anymore." The man's eyelashes trembled, and after a moment of silence. He gave a soft "Hmm." When the middle-aged woman came in holding the crying child, Arthur didn't even glance at the baby. He stepped forward, leaving us no way out, and touched my hair with extreme gentleness. "Sera, no matter who you like in the future, Arthur will help you get him." That day, I didn't respond. Because starting today, I had completely kicked him out of my world. 4 The day I moved out of the Sterling estate, I didn't take anything related to Arthur. I declined his grandfather's repeated requests to stay. Carrying only a suitcase, I left the Sterling home where I had lived for over a decade. But just as I reached the door, a girl ran towards me, blocking my way. The moment the girl looked up, I recognized her instantly. She was the woman who had been with Arthur the longest, and the biological mother of his son. The girl recognized me too. She bit her lip tightly, helpless tears falling before me. "Ms. Vance, please don't take my child." The girl took a deep breath, putting on a pained expression. "I know you don't like me staying by Arthur's side. As long as you return the child to me. "I can... leave him." My heart suddenly ached. All these years chasing after Arthur, in their eyes, I was just a vicious fiancée who relentlessly clung to him and used every trick in the book. I laughed self-deprecatingly and was about to speak. Arthur got out of the car. "Don't worry, no one can take our child." With his long legs, the man reached the girl in a few strides. The girl seemed to have found her anchor. She leaned weakly against Arthur, tears streaming down her face. Arthur wrapped his arm around the girl's waist and looked at me warningly. "Sera, don't forget your promise." I gestured to the suitcase in my hand. "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten." Arthur's gaze swept over, and when he saw the suitcase in my hand. His face suddenly grew colder. "Hmph, leaving the Sterling house right after breaking the engagement, outsiders will think our family went bankrupt and can't afford to keep you. "Sera, I won't allow you to leave." 5 My grip on the suitcase tightened slightly, meeting Arthur's icy stare. "Without the engagement, if I stay any longer, people will really start talking." With that, I tried to walk down the steps. But Arthur grabbed my arm tightly. "I said, I won't allow you to leave." In my memory, this was the first time Arthur had lost his temper with me. For someone he cared so little about, even a glance from him was a luxury. But now, I suddenly found this man incomprehensible. Regardless of what he said, I couldn't possibly stay. I forcefully pulled his large hand off my arm and looked at the girl behind him, who had stopped crying. "Ms. Shen is still here, Arthur, you should be mindful of boundaries. "When you marry Ms. Shen in the future, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to be here." Arthur was truly angry now. He shoved the suitcase beside me backward, and it instantly clattered down the steps. His face was taut, his eyes dark, staring at me for a long time. Suddenly, he laughed. "Right, I forgot. Xinran and my son are moving in today. It would indeed be inconvenient if you stayed. "Your room can perfectly serve as my son's nursery. Even if you didn't want to leave today, I would have made you. Sera, get out!" After he finished, Arthur didn't spare me another glance. Holding the hand of a secretly delighted Shen Xinran, he went inside without looking back. The heavy door slammed shut with a bang. I stood outside, picking up the suitcase with a broken corner. I didn't feel much sadness. Instead, I felt a sense of relief. Relief that after seven years of loving Arthur, I finally stopped. That day, I straightened my back and left, firm and resolute.
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