Hello Again, Nina

I stared at the man I once loved and felt what little love I had for him disappear.

I did not cry, and my heart did not break because of him anymore.

I got to my feet despite my sorry state and looked him in the eyes as I said, “I don’t love you anymore, Charles.”

Charles just chuckled as his eyes shone with mockery. “Whatever… Just don’t come crying and begging me to take you back.”

…

Right then, the servant led two police officers in. That snapped me out of my thoughts.

“Hello, we received a report that a woman was being held here against her will, and we’re here to investigate.”

Charles frowned. “Who filed the report?”

“An Uber driver.”

I hurriedly said, “That’s right, officers. I wanted to leave, but Charles won’t let me. He’s holding me against my will.”

“I know that you’re mad, honey, but the police officers are busy. Stop kicking up such a fuss.”

Charles draped an arm around my shoulder, and his indifferent expression changed to one of gentleness and love.

I had never seen him look at me with such affection before.

Charles turned to the police officers. “My wife is throwing a tantrum and is threatening to run away from home. It’s not the Uber driver’s fault.”

I wanted to break free from Charles, but his hand pressed down on my shoulder.

“No! I’m not his wife, officer—”

Suddenly, he pushed down harder on my shoulder and kissed me hard on the mouth.

“No…” I did my best to fight back and tried to push him away, but he grabbed my wrists, and I could not move.

After about ten seconds, he finally let me go.

This was the first time he had kissed me.

My heart should have been racing, but I felt oddly calm.

Perhaps I would have felt happy if he had done that a few days ago.

If Charles had treated me just a tiny bit nicely, it would be enough to stir my heart.

But my heart was ice-cold, and I did not care for it anymore.

I was so angry that I scowled. “What exactly are you doing?! I don’t love you anymore. Zero! Nada! Don’t you understand?!”

“Calm down, honey.”

“I won’t bother you anymore. Go find Lilu! I’m letting her take my place as your wife! Just let me go!”

Charles’s face soured, and he shot the police officers a cold glare. “Did you hear that?”

The police officers could not say anything more. The younger one was so terrified that his hands trembled around the pen and paper he held.

No matter how much I denied my relationship with Charles and pleaded with the police officers to take me away, they said it was a family matter, and they could not interfere.

After all, the people living in the wealthy part of the neighborhood were not ordinary, and they did not want to invite trouble to their doorsteps.

…

Once the police officers left, Charles stopped his act and said gently, “I’ll go with you to the hospital tomorrow.”

“No need.”

“Your father’s hospitalized from a sudden heart attack. Do you really want him to worry about your marriage?”

Indeed, I could not let my parents worry about me.

When Green Corporation was in trouble, I was still unmarried. Even so, I asked my parents for money and withdrew all my savings to give to Charles to help resolve his company’s crisis.

Yet what I got in return was indifference as Charles never admitted that I was his wife.

Helen’s death had dealt him a huge blow, and I understood that.

I also knew that I was a lovestruck fool and should not have insisted on the wedding.

When my family was facing bankruptcy, I pooled together what little savings I had left to help. It was far from enough, so I begged Charles for help, and he made me kneel for it.

I did as he wanted, but he only gave me 5 million.

It was ironic and deeply painful.

I had given him 500 million when he was in need.