Chapter 45 Forget Me

In the coffee shop, Essie sat with her head bowed down.

With nothing else to do, she preoccupied herself with stirring the coffee in her cup. An awkward silence persisted.

Hanson felt a wave of disappointment in his heart. There seemed to be an invisible distance between them, like a white mist, spreading around. And it expanded slowly, making her farther and farther away from him. But the worst part was, he could do nothing to stop it.

'Is it because of my wedding ceremony or perhaps it has something to do with the man who attended the engagement party with her?' His thoughts took him to dark places.

"How are you doing these days?" he asked, attempting to break the deafening silence.

"Not bad." She pursed her lips and asked, "Hanson, are you here to invite me for the wedding?" She couldn't take it anymore and wished to know the reason behind his sudden call.

He trembled violently, a touch of bitterness emerging in his heart. "You want to receive it?"

Hearing that, Essie tightened her grip on the cup in her hand. "I will bless you."

"Are you going to give up on me?" Hanson said bitterly, sadness and desolation written all over his face.

Essie shook her head and tears welled up in her eyes. "Give up? I have nothing to give up. No one ever gave me anything to hold onto." She had been lingering, hoping he would take notice of her. However, just when she confessed, he became someone else's. The love she had

Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.

To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.

"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."

She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.

t to forget you since you are someone else's. If I don't let you go, I will never succeed in finding a true love that really belongs to me. You should take my advice and try to forget me as well. Marriage is not a game. Since you have decided to get married, it is your responsibility to do your best to make it work. I will bless you!"

Her long speech was full of raw emotions. As she spoke, he felt that his heart was being placed on a hot iron. He broke out in cold sweat. Letting go of her hand which he had held onto, he left the coffee shop. He couldn't see anything but darkness. It was trying to envelope him inside its gloom.

Soon, Essie was back in her apartment.

Today's happenings had left her tired. Instantly, she collapsed on the sofa. All her strength had been sucked out of her.

She stared at the ceiling blankly and remained glued to the same position for a long while. A dark figure came into her view, bringing her back from her reveries.