[About the recent marriage that’s been making waves in Washington, I remember the woman’s fiancé just died, right? I even saw a video of her crying by the river. Did she kill her fiancé?]
[The guy just died, and the woman already found a new man. This is just heartbreaking.]
[Rumor has it the guy didn’t actually die–he was rescued by a family downstream. But he never expected that when he came back, his fiancée had already married someone else.]
Quite a few people online were criticizing me for moving on too quickly.
I was about to contact my media friends to have them release the explosive story they’d been saving.
But then, these trending topics were instantly taken down.
Even when I clicked on the keywords again, the screen just showed a blank page.
Alexander was faster than me.
The public outcry immediately died down.
Two days later, I ran into Theodore downstairs at my office.
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He’d lost a lot of weight, his cheeks sunken deep, looking even more haggard than I had been. The moment he saw me, his eyes turned red as he said, “Chloe, it’s me. I’m Theodore.”
Hearing his words, I remained expressionless.
Theodore looked slightly surprised, but still choked up as he said, “Yes, I didn’t die, I was just…”
“You were just swept downstream by the water, then rescued by a family, and you lost your memory.” I finished what he was about to say, then asked, “Is that what you were going to tell me?”
He froze. “Since you already know, why didn’t you come looking for me?”
[Is this a try–not–to–laugh challenge? I lost.]
[Does he think he’s a novel’s male lead? Oh my God. He actually is.]
[But so what if he’s the male lead? Even if the male lead does something wrong, I’ll still call him out.]
Theodore became agitated. “Do you know what people are
saying about you online? They’re saying you found another man
just days after I died, and they’re all criticizing you. Do you know that?
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“But it’s okay, I know you were forced by your family. You divorce him, and then we’ll get married right away, okay?”
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“No.” I stepped back two paces. “Are you addicted to playing the devoted lover? Was it fun faking your death to go abroad and find your mistress?”
Theodore was stunned, his eyes full of disbelief. His voice trembling, he said, “How did you find out? Did Gabriel and Micah tell you?”
“Yes. And I have to thank them for it.” I didn’t deny it and continued, “At first, I didn’t believe it. Then they gave me your and your mistress’s account information. I watched your videos together. You two really are a happy couple.”
“Chloe, I’m sorry. I was wrong. I really know I was wrong.‘ Theodore’s eyes were full of regret, and he even tried to grab my hand.
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