Love Behind the Facade

Willow’s hands trembled, and her phone fell to the floor.

So, Andrew had planned this accident too.

She shut her eyes. Sadness, despair, indignation, and all sorts of complicated emotions swirled in her heart. They raged so wildly in her that she felt as if there was a heavy weight pressing down on her chest.

She could not figure out just when Andrew would feel satisfied enough to quit this.

She remembered that when they got into the accident, he had indeed turned his steering wheel so that she would be the one who faced the brunt of the crash. Only when the truck was about to hit her, he had protected her.

She could not figure out what he was thinking. Since he wanted to use her for revenge, shouldn’t he be happier if she was injured even more? Why would he shield her at the last second? It was so unnecessary. He even got a broken rib.

A thought popped up in her head, but she did not want to continue down that route.

‘Andrew, I hope that you really don’t have any love for me and just want to use me to take revenge, just as you said. Otherwise, if you love me even in the slightest, you’re going to suffer,’ she thought.

Over the next few days, Andrew took care of her.

Despite the doctor telling him to rest because of his broken rib, he stubbornly insisted on staying beside her 24/7. He fed her, tucked her in, cut some fruit for her, and even told her stories.

Anyone who saw it would think that he loved her dearly, but Willow just could not find it in herself to feel happy.

She knew that all of this was fake.

His gentleness and concern were all a meticulously planned lie.

On the day she was discharged, Andrew saw that she was feeling down. To make her happy, he took her to the dance club his friend had opened.

The room was dark, and the sound of music was deafening.

Andrew was very attentive toward her. His friends also surrounded her and took care of her. But Willow felt awkward and kept having the gnawing feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Just then, the door opened, and Eve strode in.

Everyone’s faces darkened.

When they saw that Andrew was about to fly into a rage, his friends went up to her and whispered, “Didn’t we tell you already? You asked Andrew to stage the accident and get Willow injured. He did it, so why are you here to cause another fuss?”

Eve smiled and said airily, “Don’t worry. I’m not here to cause trouble. I’m here to join your plan. No matter what, Andrew and I are about to marry, and I want to add fuel to the fire on the person he wants to humiliate.”

She whispered something in his friends’ ears, whose eyes lit up, and they smiled meaningfully.

Willow wanted to know what they had talked about, but the music was just too loud, and she heard nothing.

After Eve was done whispering her plan, she went up to Willow with a fake smile on her face. “Miss Warma, I was wrong. Andrew already taught me a lesson. He hasn’t agreed to our marriage because he loves you too much and won’t marry another woman.”

Willow frowned. The ominous feeling in her heart grew.

She did not know why the haughty Eve would suddenly concede and why she would say this, but her instincts were screaming at her that things were not as they seemed.

Andrew’s expression turned dark as he looked back and forth between Willow and Eve.

But Eve was no longer as confrontational as before. Suddenly, she grabbed a set of keys from her handbag and handed them to Willow. “This is a mansion I just bought. It’s located in the city center. I want to give it to you as a token of apology for what happened at the cafe.”

Willow did not take it. She said coldly, “You don’t have to. I’m not staying in Northvalley for long.”

At that, Andrew’s expression instantly changed.

He grabbed Willow’s hand. The man who always looked like he had victory in his grasp suddenly spoke with a hint of uncontrollable panic. With a grim voice, he asked, “What do you mean by that? I’m in Northvalley, and you’re definitely marrying me in the future. If you’re not going to be here to be with me, where are you going?”

Willow stared at him calmly.

Of course, she was going back to Southvalley to marry the person she was supposed to marry and spend time with her family as she should.