Chapter 38: My Man Misunderstood Me

"As you know, Cheryl and I broke up later. I don't know if it was because she was bored or because she knew that my mind was simply not on her even though I was there with her. So we just ended it." "To be honest, I felt like the world brightened up when she let me go." "I worked hard and made myself stronger in the hope that one day I could protect you, not by sacrificing our love as a price." "I did the same thing for you about Nellie. I just didn't expect my good intentions would have become more of a hindrance than a help. I blamed myself and regretted it. When Elias helped you regain the upper hand, I was both jealous of him and relieved for you." "Jacqueline, do you understand the struggle and conflict in my heart?" He took my hand and placed it on his left chest, "It has been beating only for you." I didn't know what to say for a moment. To be honest, Ian's betrayal had given me a heavy blow. I had put almost all my heart and soul into my first relationship, yet he had stabbed me so hard that I had had no time to react. The sweetness, tenderness, and affection that had gone were like a joke that reminded me of my stupid past. How could I not hate him? Like Ian said, I was so proud that I could bear no faults. I organized my thoughts and said, "How do I know if this is your one-sided story?" "You can ask Cheryl," Ian smiled bitterly, "but I guess she wouldn't tell you voluntarily." Indeed. Cheryl and I had met by chance at the time when she had already broken up with Ian and could have told me the truth, but she hadn't. But she had asked me at the time. "Did Ian come to you?" It seemed like she had expected Ian to come to me. "Jacqueline, let's start over, okay?" I was speechless... After all this, Ian's ultimate purpose was actually to get back together with me? He looked at me affectionately, "I know you still care about me. Elias or Neil are just substitutes for me. They don't really know you, only I do." I only found it ridiculous. After all these years of separation, how did he get the confidence that I still had feelings for him and that he knew me best? I took a step back, "Ian, there's no use talking about it. I can tell you plainly that I love Elias." He froze, then suddenly laughed, "If you really loved Elias, why would you be with Neil?" I didn't want to explain. Seeing that I remained silent, he continued to step closer, "If it can be Neil, why can't it be me? Jacqueline, if you're looking for novelties, you can try it with me." I was both annoyed and helpless. Did Ian give up all his dignity to be with me? "Ian, let go of me. I can't be with you anymore... Hmm." Before I could finish my sentence, he had already leaned down and kissed me. At that very moment, the elevator got to the first floor and the door opened, when Elias was standing outside the elevator with a gloomy face. Oh my God! Now there would be nothing I could do to clear my name. I pushed Ian away and wiped my mouth hard, "Elias, please let me explain." He gave us a look and turned around without saying a word. "Honey..." "Jacqueline," Ian attempted to pull me back but I shook him off harshly. I warned him sternly, "Ian, I'll settle accounts with you later." He was stunned for a moment and slowly let go of me. I caught up with Elias quickly. "Elias, let me explain. It's all a misunderstanding." Elias didn't listen to my explanation but got in his car and sped away. I had no choice but to get in my car and chase him. The two cars sped along the road that followed the shoreline one after the other. Elias had always been cautious and careful in driving, but now he was driving like crazy stepping on the gas. I was worried about his safety. What if something happened to him when he was driving in a violent rage? I beat anxiously on the steering wheel, "Can you show me that you're worthy of a sports car that's worth a million dollars?" After that, I stepped on the gas and the engine issued a low roar. A short while later, I caught up with Elias' car. At this point, I was rather glad that I had bought him a normal car. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy for me to catch up with him. I explained as I drove, "Honey, will you stop the car? I can explain to you that it's all a misunderstanding." His side face was tense and he didn't pay any attention to me. "Ian kissed me forcibly when I wasn't paying attention." I saw Elias sneer in the driver's seat. This prideful man had seriously misunderstood me. When would the chase end? I drove at full throttle and made a bet. As I stopped my car in front of his, he braked sharply with harsh sounds. I looked up in shock and saw Elias get out of his car furiously. He came to me with an irritable glare and opened my door in a flash. Honestly, I thought he was going to punch me in the face for a split second. "Are you crazy?" I was actually afraid that if Elias hadn't been able to stop, we might have been in the headlines today. I would never have been so impulsive before, but since I had met Elias, I had changed into a different person. I got out of the car and grabbed him, "Honey, let me explain. It was a misunderstanding. I don't know why I would have met Ian in the elevator. He said a bunch of nonsense to me. And when I wasn't alerted, he..." "What were you doing in the new house?" At this point, I was definitely telling the truth. "I took Neil to the house so that he could lure Silvan's wife Serena to there and show her the evidence that Silvan was cheating on her." "That's not the point, the point is that I really was wronged." I blinked in grievance and swore, "If there's even the slightest possibility that I tried to get back to Ian, I'll be damned to death..." "Shut up." I shivered in fear at his yell, not daring to speak anymore. "Are you really not having an affair?" Elias was still in doubt, his eyes full of vulnerability and unease, "I know he was your first love, the first man you fell in love with. It is said that first love is engraved in the heart and is most unforgettable." "If..." He took a deep breath, "you're still in love with each other, I'll let you go." He looked deeply into my eyes and seemed to burn his boats, "I don't want my relationship to be shadowed by a third person, and I don't want to wait for you to love me in a humble way. Jacqueline, let's end it."