SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE

CHAPTER 100

It was only a few days, but she had seemed thinner. All the stress was crushing on her alone whether she could take it or not.

“Miss, there are tons of women looking for our boss every day. Please go home. Our Boss is too busy to see you,” the security guards said without blinking.

They looked at Julianna with a look of disdain. A woman like her should consider her status before asking to see their boss. Everyone knew how much he loved his wife. There was no existence of other women in his eyes.

Moreover, one that looked like a white-faced ghost.

It was true that memories would fade with time, including Diego’s ex-wife who was caught committing a******y four years ago.

Everyone had forgotten about her. No one remembered her now. She touched her face, which has finally been forgotten by people. She did not know if she should laugh or cry.

No. She must not admit defeat. She must see that man.

She took a step forward stubbornly.

“Go away. You are not allowed to enter,” the security guard said unkindly. He reached out and shoved Julianna roughly. She almost fell onto the ground. She looked up with misting eyes and stood aside, adamant not to move from her spot.

It wasn’t until a woman with her long, wavy dress walked past that those mean security guards started to bend courteously. Like a dog wagging its tail.

It was none other than Ruby. Diego’s current wife and the woman he loved.

Ruby looked back and smiled pleasantly, but there was despair and sarcasm in her eyes as she passed by arrogantly. Those security guards formed a line seemingly trying to block someone from entering.

Julianna kept tugging at her clothes.

They would glare at her if she took a step forward. So she could only stand outside, rain or shine, without a single drop of water for her and her cracked lips.

She licked her lips. She had forgotten when the last time she had something to eat or drink because she had been standing there for a long time. Someone held a drink in her hand and walked past her. She blinked her eyes.

Then, she continued to stand motionless at the side, afraid that she might do something wrong.

When a man and a woman emerged, her eyes widened. However, as she moved, she was overcome by dizziness. The security guards had already surrounded the two. She could not even take a second look at them. Not to mention a step closer.

She might not have seen that man for four years, and yet she could recognize his silhouette. She knew it was him—Diego.

She reached out with her hands, and her dry and cracked lips moved. She wanted to call out to him, but she could not make a sound.

She moved forward in staggering steps. It was possible that she might faint on the spot. As she raised her hand and bit it, the pain suddenly woke her up.

Diego, don’t go. Save our daughter. Please, save our daughter.

She ran ahead without care, but both of them were already seated in the car. It sped away, and her face was slapped with a gust of wind, turning it ashen.

“Diego, don’t go. Please... don’t go...” She chased the car, but it got further and further away. The car was lost, along with all her hope.

Ruby looked back from inside the car. Her face was expressionless except for the dazed look in her eyes. That woman had run after the car. It was so difficult to get rid of her.

“Diego.” Ruby used her body to block Diego’s view. With both his hands on her arm, Diego briefly opened his shut eyes.

“Yes?” A simple word but a reply nonetheless. In fact, they were not as loving as others had thought. If only a simple question and answer could be considered as loving.

“Diego, let’s take a trip overseas. I feel like going out of the country.” Ruby rested her head on Diego’s shoulder as she scanned the back of the car from the corner of her eye. She saw the woman fall abruptly onto the ground, and a smirk appeared on her lips.

“Why the sudden urge?” Diego closed his eyes again, his lips pursed into a line. He did not like the suggestion as he had been very busy lately. The Hanson Enterprise would not fold without him.

“We did not take any trips for our wedding. Diego, it has been four years. How long do you want me to wait?” Ruby hugged his arm. There was a hint of regret in her voice. They did not have a honeymoon, and this was the only regret she had after all these years.

Diego put his arm around Ruby’s shoulders and hugged her close. A faint look of guilt flashed past his dark eyes.

The more frustrated he was, the guiltier he felt.

The guiltier he felt, the more he wanted to compensate.

The more he compensated, the emptier he became.

“All right. I will make the arrangements.” He lowered his eyes and looked at his watch. Finally giving in.

Unknown to him, a woman had stared at the back of his car with despair and grief not too long ago.

“Diego, please. Don’t go. I beg you. Save your daughter.” Julianna ’s hands were stretched as though she was trying to hold onto something. That man was her final and only hope. There was nothing for her to hold on to. She could only lie sprawling on the ground and allowed others to watch her curiously.

No one came and helped her get up.

The world was a cruel place. It has always been.

Gradually, she stood up. The clothes on her arms and legs had been torn, and there was a burning sensation. She could only stare at the direction where the car had disappeared. Finally, she closed her eyes and allowed helplessness and despair to engulf her.

It was really, really cold.

She could taste the saltiness in her tears as they continued to roll down her face and moisturized her dry lips. At that moment, life was sucked out of her body.

There was nothing at all.

She turned around. Her lips pursed bitterly, and there was a huge hole in her heart that she could not fill. Compared to four years ago, she was more powerless. There was more despair, and totally, no one she could turn to.

Four years ago, she had Raya. But now, who was there for her?

She clenched her hands by her sides. Then, she wiped her tears with her right hand. She must not despair—must not give up. Raya still needed her. If she couldn’t be strong, then who else could help her save her Raya?