Chapter five: Meeting Bethany Again
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You!” Grant immediately flew into a rage. No one had ever dared to be so arrogant towards him!
The Smiths were just as furious as him as they angrily charged forward to surround Dylan, as though they were going to hit him.
Just as the conflict was getting heated, someone pushed the door open and entered.
“W-what’s going on?”
Dylan's heart palpitated, and his body stiffened.
He had never dared to forget that familiar voice, which was already deeply etched in his mind.
He stood still in place without turning around.
He had imagined and even rehearsed the scene of meeting Bethany again countless times in his head. This time, he was here specifically to see her too. But when he heard her gentle voice, Dylan suddenly realized that he didn’t know how he should face her.
What should I say to her?
However, Bethany didn’t quite notice Dylan, who had his back facing the door.
As soon as she entered, she saw a large group of her relatives gathered together and surrounding Grant Sawyer.
Bethany's eyebrows furrowed. Lately, Grant had been declaring his love for her and resorting to all sorts of harassment, annoying her to no end. Just now, she saw Grant's extremely flashy sports car parked near the entrance of her home.
“Why are you here again? I’ve already said that I won’t consider it,” Bethany rebuked, looking upset.
“Watch your tone with Grant!” Catherine reprimanded before hurriedly saying, “It’s good that you’re back. Since the courts are still open, hurry up and get a divorce with this good-for-nothing!”
“What?” Bethany was feeling confused when the little boy in the wheelchair beside her wheeled toward Dylan with glistening eyes. “Daddy! Daddy, are you here to see me?”
Daddy? Bewildered, Bethany shifted her gaze onto the back of the person whom she had neglected. This familiar height and silhouette… She came to a sudden realization and took a step back. It’s… him?
Dylan squatted down, reached out, and wrapped his arm around the little boy, who was enthusiastically holding onto his thigh. He scrutinized him carefully.
He had thin eyebrows, glowing eyes, and tiny diamond-shaped lips. He was obviously handsome even though his features had yet to develop fully.
So this kid is a Carter.
It turned out that he found him strangely familiar because his features were similar to his own.
Could he be… As he thought of a certain possibility, his heart pounded vigorously.
Holding the little boy in his arms, he suddenly felt very close and affectionate to him.
He then took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at the person in front of him, whom he had thought about countless times.
Bethany's long hair was draped over her shoulders, and she was dressed in a light gray bespoke business suit, with shock and puzzlement all over her face.
Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the person in front of her.
He was no longer the fresh graduate from six years ago. Although the man in front of her had the same features, he no longer looked young. His face had become chiseled, making him look much more mature and reliable.
Her expression quickly changed from shock to composure. But beneath her composure, there was some anger brewing. Her chest was heaving up and down, and her fingernails were digging into the flesh of her palm.
“ Bethany, I…”
“Why did you come back?” Bethany interrupted. She said agitatedly in a hoarse voice, “After doing that, you left without saying anything. We thought you were dead all this time. What are you back now for?!”
She kept her eyes glued on Dylan with hatred.
Back then, the two of them were drugged in a hotel, and it became a scandal that broke out overnight. For the sake of covering things up, the Smiths let him marry Bethany hastily.
Although the two did not have feelings at that time, Bethany decided to spend the rest of her life with him since what was done could not be undone.
However, she never expected him to steal fifty thousand dollars from her father and then vanish without a trace soon after they got married.
He’s just a thorough liar!
However, she soon discovered that she was pregnant. After hesitating for a long time, she decided to keep the baby. But she did not expect her company to encounter crisis after crisis during the toughest stage of her pregnancy. She was so infuriated that she went into premature labor while someone took advantage and encroached on the Sunshine Corporation.
Whenever Bethany thought about the hardship and grievances that she suffered during that time, she felt immense heartache and extreme hatred for the irresponsible and horrendous man who had left without saying goodbye!
“Are you back to jeopardize my life again? What have I done to make you hate me so much that you want to ruin me again and again?” With hatred in her heart, her eyes seemed to be burning with anger as they turned bloodshot.
Although she didn’t cry, Dylan was heartbroken to see her like this.
When he left without saying goodbye back then, he had indeed hurt Bethany tremendously, and that was something that he would never be able to make up for, no matter what he did.
“I’m very sorry.” Filled with immense guilt, this was the only thing he could say even though he knew that his words were useless.
Sensing the tension in the house, the little boy hugged Dylan's neck tightly and shouted, “Mommy…”
Bethany closed her eyes and tried to calm herself down because she didn’t want to scare her beloved son. “Why did you leave back then?”
“I left because… I want to become deserving enough to be your husband.” This was truly what Dylan felt. Even though he had good intentions, the way he handled the matter was indeed inappropriate.
Bethany sneered, not believing him at all. “So, why did you steal my father’s money before you left?”
“What money?” Dylan was stunned and confused.
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