Chapter 9
From the moment Sigmund and I had confessed our feelings to each other, he’d always had my back, standing up for me at every turn.
In addition to transferring Liam to the overseas branch, Signund took over every single project the Hall family
had.
Sharon tried pleading and even called Liam, threatening to jump off a rooftop if he didn’t help her. But this time, Liam ignored her and blocked her number.
Liam told me all of this later.
Even though I had blocked him, he kept emailing me updates.
He said the Hopkins family would no longer work with the Hall family and that he had cut ties with them completely. He even obtained Sharon’s fake medical records and exposed her fabricated depression diagnosis online.
The Hall family was utterly destroyed.
This time, Sharon really did attempt suicide, but no one ran to save her.
Liam, still abroad, had her blocked, and it was only thanks to the household staff finding her in time that she was rushed to the hospital.
After that, she disappeared from my life entirely.
I heard later that she’d gone mad. Unable to cope with the humiliation of her family’s downfall and the relentless suppression from the Hopkins family, she was eventually sent to a psychiatric hospital by her relatives.
When I heard all of this, I simply smiled and said nothing.
At that moment, I turned to look at Jasmine. She let out a heavy sigh. “Liam can be so stubborn. He was wrong back then, but he…”
I cut her off. “Liam’s issues are for him to handle. I’m just his aunt, not his mother. If even you couldn’t talk sense into him, what makes you think I can? Everyone has to pay the price for their mistakes.”
I stood up and added, “Alright, Jasmine, I’m heading out. I’m feeling a bit tired.”
Her expression turned awkward, but I ignored her.
I hadn’t forgotten how, back when Liam and I fought over Sharon, Jasmine had the nerve to scold me, “Liam’s already working so hard. Don’t trouble him with something so trivial! Men should focus on their careers. All this talk about love is just nonsense.
“If you want to be Liam’s girlfriend, you’d better get used to this kind of life. If he inherits the Hopkins family, who knows how many women will be throwing themselves at him!”
But Sigmund wasn’t like that. He understood boundaries.
At the time, I felt so wronged, but looking back, I realized she knew exactly what was going on. She just pretended not to care. If I’d come from a family more prestigious than theirs, she wouldn’t have treated me so dismissively.
Now, things were different.
Sigmund gave me confidence, and my own studio was thriving.
Liam? He was nothing more than a choice I’d moved past.
With better options available, he wasn’t worth my time or thoughts.
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Chapter 9
Lying in bed, I listened to soothing prenatal music.
Sigmund held my hand, chatting softly with the baby growing inside me.
At that moment, happiness felt real, almost tangible.
Six months later, our daughter was born.
Sigmund stood outside the delivery room, his eyes red–rimmed. The first thing he said when he saw me was, Honey, let’s not have any more kids!”
Holding our baby in his arms and wrapping me in his embrace, he broke down, crying like a child.
I was exhausted and half–asleep, but I still had to comfort him.
At that moment, one thought struck me, “Older men can be surprisingly sentimental.”
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During my postpartum recovery, Sigmund cleared his schedule entirely. He even learned from the nanny how to hold the baby, feed her, and help her burp. He was a natural and my mom couldn’t stop praising how patient he
was.
In his hands, our little one was like an angel. The moment she heard his voice, she’d stop crying and settle down. I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy.
But when I saw the genuine joy in Sigmund’s smile, I realized it was all worth it.
When our daughter turned one month old, Liam returned from abroad and brought her a gold necklace as a gift. He handed it over quickly and left in a hurry, his steps unsteady.
I knew he hadn’t let go.
“But Liam, I’m not waiting for you anymore. Now, I have a home, a husband, and a daughter. They are my everything, and I am theirs.”
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