Chapter 8 

After joining the dance troupe, in addition to the regular training of the students every day, I would also go to watch other dancers‘ rehearsals. 

My life revolved around only two things: eating and dancing in the studio. 

The members of the group saw me practicing relentlessly every day and couldn’t help but joke that 

they had never seen anyone as passionate about dancing as me, from learning it in elementary 

school until now. 

Looking back, everyone only saw the side of me as a talented girl, but they didn’t know that since I 

started dancing at the age of three, there wasn’t a single day when I practiced in the dance studio for 

less than three hours. Many times, I even ate and slept directly in the dance studio for the 

convenience of practice. 

I was only trying to improve myself, but my efforts caught the attention of the dance troupe 

manager. 

He made an exception and let me fill in a position as an extra, even though it was just a background 

role. But for me now, this recognition is worth its weight in gold. 

I cried uncontrollably, and the boss just patted my shoulder and comforted me, “Those who work 

hard will never be disappointed.” 

On the day of the formal performance, the stage lights shone on the center. I and the other extras 

spun in circles, jumping from behind the lead dancer. The tips of our toes lightly touched the 

ground, catching the residual light. It felt as if I was bathing in the whole dawn. 

As the performance ended, among the audience who stood up and applauded, I caught sight of 

Jaidyn, holding flowers and gazing deeply at me. 

“Lori, I finally found you…” 

After the audience dispersed, Jaidyn walked towards me with red eyes. 

“What happened before was my fault. I couldn’t see clearly into my own heart before, and I 

habitually thought that I still loved Lorena. It wasn’t until I lost you that I realized how ridiculous I 

was! I couldn’t even see who I truly loved!” 

“I have completely cut ties with the Weston family now. I burned everything in the storage room and the villa was also vandalized. I have absolutely no connection with Lorena anymore!” 

“You go back with your husband, and we move to a new place to continue our new life, okay?” 

Listening to Jaidyn’s pretentious words, I felt completely unaffected in my heart at that moment, just calmly looking at him and asking, “Jaidyn, is it really just these things you said that you’re sorry for?” 

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Jaidyn was taken aback by the steady and resolute look in my eyes, and a barely noticeable hint of guilt flashed across his face. “Of course!” he exclaimed. “What else could it be?” 

“My love for you is evident, Lori. No one will ever come between us again!” 

I didn’t respond, I just lifted my phone and played the recording inside. 

In this recording, I had entrusted a private detective to find the hit–and–run driver who had paralyzed me years ago, and to use leverage to make him reveal the truth. 

The culprit driver confessed that it was Jaidyn who paid him to crash into me. Furthermore, the initial instruction was to hit me hard, even if it resulted in death, but it was crucial to ensure a 

single, precise strike. 

The driver who caused the accident couldn’t pass the mental barrier himself. He reduced the throttle when he hit me, which resulted in me only suffering a “gentle” paralysis. 

I couldn’t help but ask, “Jaidyn, if I had only been lightly injured at that time, would you have hired someone to hit me again?” 

Back then, Lorena deliberately provoked and insulted me in the Hall of Honor, and I discovered a terrifying truth from her words. 

That was when someone was sent to hit me and left me paralyzed, it was solely Jaidyn’s idea from 

start to finish. 

Otherwise, given Lorena’s assertive nature, she would never have been able to avoid discussing 

this matter. 

Jaidyn’s face turned pale as soon as he heard the recording I played. 

“No… Lori, listen to me explain… I harmed you for Lorena’s sake, but I truly love you now! I will never hurt you even a bit!” 

“Please, give me one last chance, I will definitely spend my whole life treating you well to make up for it!” 

I laughed coldly and said, “Compensate me? What can you offer to make up for the three years of lost time and the dance skills that can never be regained?” 

After learning the truth, the despair and heartbreak finally poured out completely at this moment, “You say you love me now, so was it my fault for losing my dreams, my hopes, and everything I had before you didn’t love me?” 

“You, such a despicable being, never understood what love is! Being loved by someone like you would only be my shame!”