SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE

CHAPTER 66

They say, “ if love was labeled poison, we would still drink it”. This was not the case for Julianna, She had drank enough and didn’t want anymore.

She was beyond broken, she thought in her mind , sometimes you break your own heart to set yourself free.

She put down the pen and stood up, her curved eyelashes flickering gently. They were finally over. She turned around and walked towards her room. No, this was no longer her room.

It would belong to another woman in the future—as long as they didn’t consider the place she resided in as dirty.

“I said it before. You can’t take away anything that belongs to the Hanson family.” Diego spoke out from behind her, but she didn’t stop walking. She opened the door, then closed it, and walked out again. She only had one piece of clothing on her, and she didn’t bring anything else.

Diego still stood there, eyeing her with cold eyes like radar... as if checking to see if she really did not take anything that belonged to the Hanson family.

“Don’t worry. I don’t want anything.” Julianna placed her right hand over her abdomen, her eyes lowering. Except for this. She believed that he would never want her child. After all, he hated her.

She closed the door behind her, and the house turned silent all of a sudden. It was so silent Diego’s heart did a little spasm as if something had changed, but he didn’t know what.

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CEO Diego’s new wife Julianna was caught cheating red-handed, in bed with someone else. According to sources, the president of the Hanson Group was already aware of it; but he didn’t want to expose her for the sake of her reputation. Then Diego met a woman, and that woman was Ruby. They had already begun preparing for a divorce, but due to her jealousy, Julianna wanted to frame Ruby instead.

Then her affair was exposed, and according to rumors, she could actually be the murderer who caused her sister’s death. The reason was because of Diego. However, she was too promiscuous, and her private life was extremely debauched even after marriage, which made Diego lose faith in her completely, resulting in their divorce.

This was a scandal—a real, solid scandal. In a blink of an eye, the focus of the gossip, Ruby, was now the target of everyone’s sympathy. She and Diego were even labeled as an unfortunate couple. Someone even wrote an exclamation about star-crossed lovers for them.

As for Julianna, she was now the most famous woman. Selfish, vicious, and even cheap—these were some words used to describe her. If she dared to appear on the streets, people would undoubtedly spit on that face of hers.

In the living room of the Hanson family, Evelyn and Roberto faced the Hanson couple uncomfortably. Both the couples were really speechless at that moment. No one would have thought that this kind of thing would happen.

“I’m sorry, in-laws. This is all our fault. We didn’t teach our child well.” Roberto said such a phrase, but he realized that he did not have a stand.

He only felt embarrassed. They were all ashamed now.

“This matter has nothing to do with you, don’t worry. We are at fault, too.” Mr. Hanson could only let out a low sigh, and Lorraine lowered her head with extremely mixed feelings. She was embarrassed and guilty—ashamed to meet people.

She knew that things were not as simple as they seemed. He was her son, and so she understood. How could she not know what he was thinking? Yet, she was powerless and could only swallow it all in her stomach.

“We don’t have such a daughter. We only have one daughter, Diana. From now on, Julianna is not part of our Roberto family.” Evelyn raised her head suddenly and said furiously. She didn’t have such a shameless daughter like her, and so she wanted to cut ties with Julianna.

Roberto reached out to put his hand on his wife’s shoulder. He... did not want for this to happen, but this scandal really left them with no choice. He was more afraid that there would be more things about Diana that would appear. His daughter was already dead, please, don’t hurt her again.

“Won’t you think about it more? She is your daughter after all.” Lorraine clenched her fingers briefly. She couldn’t imagine how there would be such cruel parents in the world. That child had nothing left. Did they really have to be so unfeeling?

“There’s no need to consider. We have already decided.” Evelyn said coldly. She hated the fact that she could have such a daughter who killed her own sister and kept silent, and she was even so despicable. The whole family was humiliated along with her.

Lorraine closed her eyes. It seemed like there was nothing else she could do but stay silent.

Since she left the Hanson household, Evelyn’s face was extremely long. She didn’t want to recognize her as her daughter anymore. She was really her shame—her shame for the rest of her life.

“Evelyn, you can still think about it again. We can actually...” Roberto felt slightly bad—not for Julianna—but for his wife. No matter how horrid Julianna was, she was still her only daughter.

“There’s no need,” Evelyn said coldly. “The words have already been said. We can’t possibly go back on our words.”

Roberto sighed again. He didn’t have a daughter anymore, and neither did she. She couldn’t possibly want to become lonely old souls with him. It would be really unfair to her, but he knew that anything he said would be useless. They had been with each other for close to twenty years. Would he still not understand her temper?

Outside, heavy rain had started to pour, and in the hazy view, they could only make out the fuzzy outline of distant scenery.

The car started, and the rain fell on their car rhythmically. Through the curtain of rain, Evelyn gazed dully at the outside. The pedestrians walked by in a hurry and disappeared in front of her in the blink of an eye.

The car stopped in front of the condominium where they stayed. After Diana’s accident and Julianna’s marriage, there were only the two of them in the house, along with a nanny.

Indescribable loneliness, an unspeakable desolation. This kind of life, they knew, would last for a long while. As long as they were alive, this would be their everyday life.

Roberto took out an umbrella and stepped outside first to pick Evelyn. He looked up, and through the heavy rain, he saw a thin and frail silhouette that made his pupils contract.

How could it be her?

Julianna, Julianna.

Evelyn stared coldly at the person standing in the rain. Her clothes were already drenched by the rain.

Julianna raised her head and looked at the layer of clouds pressed under the sky, one arm still wrapped in a cast—she didn’t know whether the rain would dissolve away her cast as well, leaving her with less—and the other hand placed carefully on her abdomen.

If she had anywhere else she could go, she would never have come back here. However, she didn’t, she really didn’t. Abigail was overseas, and distant waters could not quench present thirst 1 . She was totally out of reach. Other people gave her all sorts of reasons the moment they heard her voice as if she was some poisonous snake or fierce beast. They were unwilling to be close to her, much less say assist and lend her a helping hand.

The rain continued to run down her hair, and there was no trace of color in the pale, cold face. She could have not come back here, and she could have done any job, but she knew that she couldn’t.