Chapter 17
Meanwhile, Theodore angrily tracked down Gabriel and Micah, launching into punches and kicks without a word.
[Chloe deliberately said that to make Theodore go after his friends. To deal with people like this, we need to make them fight each other like dogs.]
After taking several punches, Gabriel and Micah were furious
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Gabriel snapped, “What the hell is wrong with you? Haven’t we been cooperative enough?”
Micah chimed in, “We nearly offended the Thompson family helping you out. Instead of thanking us, you’re beating us up for no reason.”
Theodore couldn’t take on two people alone.
Soon, he was pinned to the ground, unable to fight back.
Gabriel snarled, “You bastard! You screwed things up chasing women, and now you’re blaming us? I even stood up for you at their engagement ceremony. What an idiot I was!”
Finally, when Theodore was lying on the ground beaten like a dead dog, he received a call from Isla.
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Shrill crying came through the phone: “What do I do? My account has been exposed.”
Theodore said, “Didn’t I tell you to delete all the videos?”
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Isla screamed, “I already hid all the videos. But someone screen–recorded all of them. What do I do? Now the reality dating show staff wants me to pay breach of contract fees. All the money I made from this account over the past few months will have to go toward compensation. What do I do? Can you send me more money?”
Theodore roared, “Get lost! I don’t have money. If you hadn’t recorded those useless videos, I wouldn’t have lost her.”
The two got into a shouting match over the phone.
Later, Theodore’s company ran out of funding.
He had been too wasteful early on and no longer had the capital to rebuild.
Isla’s dreams of stardom were also shattered. Everyone online knew she had been a mistress, and they tore her apart with criticism.
Clever netizens used clues from the videos to connect the sugar daddy with Theodore and analyzed the truth of the situation.
From then on, Theodore’s name became synonymous with
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scumbag. At the mention of his name, even passing dogs would spit at him.
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One evening, after another failed job search, Theodore walked dejectedly along the riverbank.
Suddenly, brilliant fireworks bloomed across the sky.
Just as this dazzling display sparked a glimmer of hope for life in him, the next second, the fireworks formed words in the sky: [Mrs. Thompson, Happy One–Week Anniversary Christmas.]
Someone nearby said, “That’s Alexander setting off fireworks for his wife. Once again, I’m just background scenery in someone else’s love story.”
Hearing this, Theodore felt overwhelmed with rage as large tears streamed down his face. He climbed over the railing and jumped into the dark river water.
However, he didn’t die—someone rescued him.
His rescuer said, “Don’t thank me. I only saved you because I didn’t want you polluting the river water.”
Like a stray dog, Theodore left Washington and returned to his hometown. He lived off his parents, shutting himself indoors and refusing to come out.
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Later, the pop–up comments in front of me disappeared.
I didn’t know Theodore’s whereabouts, nor did I care about
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The only person I cared about was named Alexander–the big villain mentioned in the comments who cried for three days and nights after seeing me accept someone else’s confession.
Two years after marrying him, I finally dared to give him my heart completely.
Alexander was very patient. Through our daily interactions, he carefully pieced together my shattered heart bit by bit.
To Alexander, it was never too late for Chloe to start loving him.
As long as she could stay by his side, he was willing to remain there, bound by her constraints.
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