Chapter 17 Five Months in Prison

• Nicholas looked shocked as if his soul was stunned. He murmured and asked, "What did the abortion take from you two years ago?"
• He heard it clearly, and I had no reason to repeat it.
• "Let go of May; her lover is waiting for her. If you want to blame someone, blame it on Maria for being a troublemaker. If you investigate it carefully, you will know what she did eight years ago. She snatched someone else's lover, and May is taking her revenge now. She only did that because Maria was too arrogant, and your fiancée is not as innocent as you think she is."
• After a pause, I smiled and said sarcastically, "Sorry, let me correct myself—you're Nicholas Forger, the all-powerful man. You should know what exactly happened, which means that you are condoning her actions."
• Nicholas frowned and said indifferently, "I will investigate this matter clearly, but you must explain what happened two years ago. What happened to you after the abortion?"
• What happened to me after the abortion?
• I don't even want to remember it myself.
• That year, Nicholas forced me to get on the operating table. The doctor led the operation but never correctly performed uterine evacuation, eventually leading to a uterus infection. Before I fully recovered, he forced me to have sex again and again.
• I said indifferently to him, "It's nothing, and it's just a matter of personal physique. After my abortion, my body didn't recover, and the doctor said it would be difficult for me to get pregnant again. Otherwise, why do you think I gave the Felix Family to you? I was tired of managing the Felix Family without an heir!"
• After a long while, Nicholas closed his eyes and asked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
• "Nicholas, who are you talking to?"
• Maria suddenly called him from inside the ward. I sneered and left the hospital to go to the police station.
• I wanted to bail May out, but I had nothing to my name ever since I gave my power to Nicholas.
• However, he was using my power against my friend.
• I stayed with May at the police station until dawn, and Maria's lawyer arrived the next day.
• The lawyer was actually sent by Nicholas.
• Hence, the lawyer listened to Nicholas' instructions instead of Maria's.
• Nicholas had to help Maria, so he still imprisoned May for five months. He was already being merciful for decreasing her sentence to a quarter of the two-year penalty.
• May accepted her fate and asked me to help her care for Alba.
• With tears in her eyes, she said, "I'll meet him in five months. I hope he won't move away to avoid me again. I can't stand losing him anymore. Do you think I can stay with him after I come out?"
• I also burst into tears and firmly said, "Yes, you will stay with him."
• She had been waiting for Alba for eight years, so nothing could stop them now.
• After May went behind bars, I started advertising her teahouse to sell it on her behalf.
• Later on, a strange couple bought the teahouse for one million.
• I deposited all the cash into the bank so that May could access it after she came out of prison.
• By the time I was done with everything, a month had passed.
• I was well aware that I only had a month left in me.
• A month passed by quickly, and my health was getting worse. I even fainted several times on the street and was shocked awake by the cold. Fortunately, these fainting spells didn't last long, so I didn't freeze to death.
• Since I was afraid of fainting outside again, I limited my outings. I contacted a photograph team and took a picture before my death in the villa. I didn't wear any makeup in the photo, but I looked calm and smiled gracefully at the camera.
• On December 27th, I went to a cemetery to choose a tombstone for myself.
• After leaving the cemetery and going down the mountain, I remembered something and went to a piano training institution.
• I could hear the song 'Street Where Wind Resides' playing at a distance.
• I squatted at the entrance and was surprised to see that Nicholas was the one playing the tune. His slender fingers on the piano keys were gorgeous and powerful.
• Why is he here on this date?
• I pursed my lips and decided not to disturb him.
• I dare not intrude, nor do I want to bother him.
• I can't ever forgive him.
• In the end, I still hated him.
• I felt aggrieved and heartbroken, so I squatted at the entrance and cried. I choked on my tears and was at a loss when the music suddenly stopped, and I heard Nicholas' confused voice. "Who's outside?"
• I quickly got up, ran away, and continued to cry downstairs.
• It seemed that Bryxton understood my sadness, so it kept raining until I was soaked. I turned around and saw him looking at me from upstairs.
• His gaze was far away as if passing through countless stars and troubles, and it fell on me in the end.
• I choked while looking at him, and he returned with a gaze full of pity. I saw him open his mouth in the noisy rain, but I didn't hear his voice. However, I could tell that he was asking, "Aren't you cold under the rain? Why are you sad?"
• I shook my head and said, "I'm not sad."
• He said with certainty, "Little girl, you are crying."
• Little girl…
• I cried a lot, but no one was supposed to know that under the rain. However, he still found out I was crying. So, I turned around and ran away from there.
• I left the place that I had cared about for a long time.
• When I arrived home, I took a warm bath and changed into a cotton nightgown. I was afraid of bleeding again, so I put on a sanitary pad just in case. As I was sleeping on the bed, I felt someone hugging me in his arms.
• I opened my eyes and saw a man beside me.
• I sat up in shock and asked, "Why are you here?"
• He had a sharp and handsome face, which looked the same as earlier in the day. I thought our fate was over, but he acted as if nothing had happened before. He said softly, "Our romance is not over yet."
• I hurriedly got up and said, "No, it's over. It was over a month ago."
• "Renee, I want to continue our relationship."
• I asked indifferently, "Why?"
• He said I was sad this morning, so did he come here out of pity tonight?
• He keeps doing the same thing with the carrot-and-stick approach.
• "I didn't keep my promise to finish our romance. Should I just return the Felix Family to you?"
• How dare he threaten me with the Felix Family?!
• I sneered and said, "Sure, give it back to me. After that, I will regain my power to deal with Maria, and I swear I will seek revenge on her as long as I have the power."
• He said calmly, "You never lost the right to access the Felix Family."
• That is true. The share transfer contract is still in the hands of Mr. Wright. Now, the owner of the Felix Family is still me, but I don't want to care about it anymore.
• I reminded him, "You have been managing it these days, though."
• "You can take it back if you want to."
• "I will take it if your fiancée angers me. Nicholas, you should take the hint and leave now. I never want to meet you again."
• He sighed. "You really are angry."
• "Why do you think I won't be angry?" I got up and opened the closet to get a pink coat and put it on me. Then, I threatened him coldly, "If you're not leaving, I will leave instead."
• However, Nicholas sat on the bed and did not move an inch. I was so angry that I quickly opened the door and left. I drove my sports car out of my garage and to the beach. The cold sea breeze calmed me down.
• I hate how he acts so entitled.
• How dare he think that I will forgive him?
• Now, he is a two-timer and a classic sc*mbag.
• I can't forgive him because of May.
• Just when I was fuming at Nicholas, he called me.
• I picked it up and warned coldly, "Leave my house immediately."
• He whispered my name instead, saying, "Renee."
• I said impatiently, "What's the matter?"
• "I need to clearly explain something to you today. I thought I could compensate you for my actions, which is why I took good care of you. However, I finally understand that this is all a mistake."
• I asked coldly, "What do you want to say?"