An Abandoned Secret Lover

I really couldn’t stay any longer, so I made an excuse to go to the restroom.

I had barely stepped out when Nathan followed me. The warmth in his eyes from before was gone, replaced by an unreadable mix of cold indifference.

My eyes stung, and before I could stop them, tears started falling. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t accept that the man in front of me had only ever seen me as a pastime.

"Sienna."

My heart trembled. He was calling me by my full name now.

He looked at me, raising a hand as if to wipe away my tears, but I turned my face away to avoid him.

"I’m sorry."

Just three simple words, yet they made everything between us clear.

Nathan had been abroad for over a month. I had missed him so much that I couldn’t even wait until the next day, so I had rushed over excitedly to join his friends’ gathering. I never expected to uncover such a cruel truth.

"Sienna, I’m really sorry."

I wiped my tears away in frustration. "Nathan, don’t you have anything to say to explain yourself?"

He didn’t look at me, his gaze fixed on the window outside. "I've never wronged you. In these three years, I think I’ve treated you well enough."

I let out a bitter laugh. "If you liked Bianca all along, why did you stay with me?"

At the mention of her name, his expression instantly turned cold. "You knew I loved her. Why did you still stay with me? Isn’t that just pathetic on your part?"

His words sent a chill through my entire body. I opened my mouth to curse at him, but no sound came out.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

He glanced at the screen, and in an instant, his expression softened.

"Bianca…"

I had been right. It really was her. However, I had never guessed that Nathan never loved me.

Not wanting to hear his conversation, I lowered my head and returned to the private room.

Lucas and the others were still talking about Nathan.

"I bet he lashed out just now because of Bianca," Lucas said before taking another sip of his drink, looking like he had everything figured out. "He went abroad this time just to see her but didn’t even get to meet her. He only dared to watch her from a distance, in secret."

"I thought he was in a relationship to move on from Bianca, but turns out that girl was just a distraction. His heart still belongs to Bianca."

So that was why he went abroad. That was why he traveled abroad every month, telling me it was for work.

"Nathan has liked Bianca for years. He used to secretly draw portraits of her and lock them away in his cabinet, never letting anyone see them."

My mind buzzed as I listened to them praise how deeply Nathan loved her, how much he had sacrificed for her. I forced myself to smile, but my body trembled uncontrollably. I bit my lip so hard that I tasted blood.

Then, Lucas suddenly changed the topic.

"But his girlfriend is the real victim here. He wasted her time for years and never even gave her a proper title."

Lucas suddenly patted my shoulder.

"Sienna, I was just joking earlier. You can’t be with Nathan, and you definitely can’t believe anything he says. He’s a complete piece of trash."

His words sent a dull ache through my heart.

It was too late. I had already believed him.