Sage remained impassive. She raised her eyes slightly and met Freya’s gaze. Freya’s eyes resembled
Jace’s a lot.
She said slowly, “Aunt Freya, I’m grateful for the kindness I received, but I’m also very vengeful. I hold
grudges against those who have hurt me. In the past three years, I hid my identity and married Jace. I
have no regret staying by his side to take care of him. However, we’re not fated, and there’s a
beginning and end to everything. I’ve suffered enough, and I don’t want to go through it again.”
Her intention was clear.
Freya sighed. “I understand. When I was young, I was more stubborn than you. I couldn’t lose. When I
first knew about Lucas’s affair with Luna, I couldn’t accept it. I made a big fuss over it and fought with
him. Many advised me not to divorce. After all, how could a man stay loyal forever? They said hard
days would pass eventually. Besides, I had a child.” She scoffed bitterly. “I didn’t care about them at
first. I wasn’t the one who cheated, so why should I tolerate it? Before I got married, I told Lucas this. If
he were to cheat, I’d do the same to him. He was so angry with me and said I didn’t trust him. He said
anyone could cheat, but not him.”
“See. He’s the one who cheated in the end. Sadly, I couldn’t do the same disgusting things he did.”
There was a pricking pain in her heart when she talked about her past again. Her scars had healed, but
they still hurt.
Freya narrowed her eyes. “We were good together for quite a while. When everything shattered, it
became unbearable. Maybe it was because of the good relationship we had that I felt betrayed.”
“At that time, I was tired of loving, but I was unwilling to divorce so easily. Why should I? Why me? Was
I not good enough? I kept asking myself over and over again, but I just didn’t understand.” Sage’s heart
trembled in pain. Why was it so similar to her past three years? Women and men were made up
differently. Women were generally born with stronger empathy than men. No matter how sensible a
woman was, they might become emotional and vulnerable in an invested relationship with a man she
really loved. A woman might become more and more insecure in a relationship, probably because of
the partner or her own reason. When that happened, the woman would fall into a great depression,
constantly searching for reasons. It was like walking into a dead end with no road ahead. She would be
unwilling to retreat, so it became a stalemate. This would go on until one day when she could not walk
anymore. One day, the man you once loved would wake you up with a slap in the face, telling you to
stop dreaming! Your relationship was over. Hurry and leave!
By then, you would be crushed, but you would wake up instantly. In a relationship, whoever invested
the most with more love than the other would always be the loser.
That meant Sage and Freya were both losers in love. They were willing to sacrifice for their beloved,
but they could return to reality and be kings. Freya told Sage, “Sage, maybe there’s no real empathy in
this world. We’ve all been hurt in love, but only we know-how much it hurts. I won’t advise you to get
back with Jace, but he’s my son. I really want you as my daughter-in-law, so l’ll try my best to match
you with him.”
“Huh?” Sage was startled. Freya changed her tüne so quickly and caught Sage off guard. She choked
out, “Aunt Freya..” Freya burst into laughter and shouted to Jace outside, “Jace!”
The door opened almost immediately. Jace came in with a handsome face scorched with worry. “Mom,
what’s wrong?”**
“Please tell Wendy to come in. I want to speak to her.” Freya ordered Jace sternly, “Sage and Dr.
Samuel traveled a long way here. They took so much effort to help me with my legs. You must take
care of them, okay? Treat Sage to a meal and thank her for her kindness.”
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