Chapter 12
Terrance’s hand tightened slowly, as if he saw the truths that were enough to break him.
“It had already been decided at that time that Elliana wrote the complaint letter, demanding fairness and transparency, which resulted in you getting the position. However, as a consequence, she offended many people, to the extent that later, after her father ran away, she and her mother
were harassed by many people.”
The invisible hand gripped Terrance’s neck, causing him unbearable pain and making it impossible
for him to breathe.
She was bullied.
Is it because of this?
Alma continued, saying.
“When you were participating in the competition in another province, you didn’t call for about a week. So you probably don’t know that everything has turned upside down here. The Cordova family collapsed. Her father ran away with his mistress, and a bunch of debt collectors were constantly blocking the front door, threatening Elliana and her mother’s lives. Auntie committed suicide, leaving behind Elliana, who was bullied and later fell ill.”
“…At the worst of times, I didn’t dare take my eyes off her for a second. She was being tormented to the point of losing her humanity.” Alma stared intensely at Terrance. “When you had the car accident, Elliana cried and begged me to let her die. How do you expect her to move on?”
Terrance’s face turned ashen, and he closed his eyes.
The memories of the past few months have been tormenting him like crazy.
He tacitly consented to the manager getting Elliana drunk and sending her to his room.
He lured her into revealing her true feelings after drinking, and then crazily forged a completely ineffective fake agreement just to see her in distress and agony.
Repeated humiliation and mockery.
Finally, he obsessively locked her up in a private hospital in the suburbs. Alma came to see him many times, but he refused to meet her.
He asked her if she was sick and why she didn’t die back then.
Elliana’s eyes grew increasingly hollow, often staring at him, motionless.
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He mistakenly believed that she still loved him at that time.
But now, thinking back, Elliana silently questioned how he could have been so heartless towards
her.
“Why… didn’t you tell me?”
Alma burst into tears, “How do I explain?”
She was sick, and even staying alive was a luxury. The only thing she could do was to make sure that the people she cared about wouldn’t be dragged down by her. She valued your studies more than anything else, that competition was your turning point, an opportunity she fought desperately to obtain. She just wanted you to be well. Terrance, does she deserve to die?
Should she die?
This sentence hit Terrance’s heart like a heavy hammer.
He was the one who entangled her, tormented her, and made fun of her.
He was the one who insulted her by using the contract, knowing that she was well–mannered.
It was also he who was to blame.
“We tried many methods to ignite Elliana’s will to survive. In the end, we found that only one thing worked for her.”
Terrance suddenly dared not listen anymore.
Alma chuckled and said, “Your name. She always remembered her great entrepreneur.”
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