I just learned that Andrew and Sally never liked Lauren. They had thought that she was too scheming, so they repeatedly tried to
talk to her and convince her to leave Dylan.
Lauren took the money and left without hesitation.
Later, they arranged for Dylan and me to meet, and everything went smoothly.
But when Lauren returned, Dylan kept sneaking off to meet her.
One day, Sally couldn’t bear it anymore and pretended to be sick, tricking Dylan into coming back.
I had no idea about any of this, but Dylan blamed me. He thought that I didn’t want him to see Lauren and had purposely teamed
up with his parents to deceive him by pretending to be ill.
When Dylan found out the truth about this incident, he stepped back in shock. After a long silence, he finally looked up at me and
said, “I’m sorry, Fiona.”
I didn’t say anything.
At that point, the truth didn’t matter at all. I had already seen Dylan for who he really was. No matter how many apologies he
offered, I could never forgive him.
The police asked me if I wanted to file a report, and I declined.
Dylan had already suffered enough with the loss of his beloved parents. There was no need for me to keep holding onto the past.
Besides, Andrew and Sally had been genuinely kind to me. So, I wouldn’t hold a grudge out of respect for them.
As for Dylan’s attempt at murdering me, I was still scared. So, I pleaded with the police to send me back home.
Just as we reached the door, Dylan suddenly rushed over and knelt in front of me.
“Fiona, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have doubted you. Please don’t break up with me.”
Seeing the remorse on Dylan’s face, I bit my lip and whispered, “Dylan, we’ll talk about our relationship later. You should focus on handling your parents‘ affairs first.”
As I was leaving, I glanced at Lauren. Her expression seemed complicated.
