Love Like You Never Loved Before

I was shocked that Sharon would know everything, as she had always been in the hospital. But when I thought about it, it made sense for Sharon to realize something was wrong after Lyle took out one billion from the bank account.

“I will, Grandma. You’re the person I respect the most.”

“Do you really not want the shares? They belong to you, after all. Your mom left them to you. The interest alone has accumulated to a few million by now.” Sharon mentioned the shares again.

I flashed a smile and shook my head. My instincts told me not to accept those stuff. Inwardly, I still blamed my mom. No matter how hard life was for me, I wanted to work hard so I could face her without fear one day and tell her, “Look, even though you left, I worked hard to lead a great life.”

I knew it wasn’t a good mindset, but my resentment had built up over the years. It would probably only disappear after I met Mom again.

When I was on my way out, I saw Lyle and Crystal being handsy with each other while making their way here. My brows furrowed up. Why did I have to run into them here? How unlucky. I recalled how I set Lyle up back then during our divorce.

I knew that if I were to run into them right now, it would be a disaster. As such, I entered a random ward without hesitation and shut the door. Through the gap, I saw them walked past me. Finally, I could heave a sigh of relief.

I noticed Lyle was scowling while Crystal seemed like she was about to cry. Clearly, their life wasn’t happy at all even though I was gone.

Life had always been about mundane things. It wasn’t that easy. Their life would be hard if they refused to compromise.

“Miss, why are you here?” a man’s voice rang out from behind me.

I turned at my shoulder and shot him an awkward smile. Pretending to be a visitor, I told the handsome patient lying in his bed, “I’m sorry. I must’ve entered the wrong ward.”

“Oh? It’s you?” The man was shocked to see me. Obviously, he knew who I was.

“You know who I am?” I asked in astonishment. This was an elegantly decorated VIP ward, so I guessed he was some rich brat. I was a forgetful person, so even after attending parties and meeting the upper-class society, I promptly forgot their faces.

The man’s expression froze. After a brief silence, he introduced himself awkwardly. “I’m Lucas Goldstein.”

“Oh, Mr. Goldstein. Long time no see!” I greeted him with a polite chuckle. I still couldn’t remember who he was, but I figured I could greet him and get away with it.

The man’s expression grew increasingly awkward. He hesitated before saying, “I’m from the Goldstein family. Looks like you don’t remember who I am. We nearly got engaged back then.”

I racked my brains for a while before letting out an exclamation. “Ah!” The only Goldstein family I knew was the family Nathan once tried to force me to marry into. Lucas Goldstein was the son of the current CEO of Goldstein Group. He was rumored to be a cruel playboy who loved fooling around with celebrities. After he nearly tortured a celebrity to her death, it caused an uproar in Avenport.

The Goldstein family was prominent enough to be on par with the Lane family. When Nathan found out about their existence, he forced me to marry Lucas. That was why I fell out with Nathan.

I couldn’t believe the weak guy in front of my eyes was the playboy I read about. As the tension grew thick, I rubbed my fingers and forced out a smile. “Oh, you’re that Mr. Goldstein. Well then, I still have some things to attend to so I’ll take my leave now.”

At once, I dashed for the door and pushed it open. Lucas suddenly called out, “I can’t move. Can you get me a glass of water? I’m parched.”

I wanted to say no, but the young man seemed pitiful sitting on the bed alone. I couldn’t bring myself to leave and trudged back to pour him a glass of water.