Chapter 31

Chapter 31 The Truth Natalie Knew
He kept watching, only to see Natalie get up to close the window because of the rain, accidentally knocking over their framed photo together.
From behind that photo slipped out another one-of him and Sharon.
Jensen froze.
When had he ever put that picture into the frame?
Why didn’t he remember it at all?
Then, in the video, Natalie was laughing and crying at the same time, looking as if she might shatter at any
moment.
Even through the screen, Jensen could feel her despair.
He instinctively reached out to caress the cold surface of the video, but then heard Natalie’s broken voice say, “So Sharon is really your crush, and I was just the fallback.”
“No! That’s not true! Natalie, it’s not like that!”
Jensen hurried to explain, but what kind of response could he expect from a cold recording? Fresh chapters posted on ͟.net
He watched as Natalie yanked down the paper crane wind chime, smashed it, and swept it away like trash.
A sharp pain tore through Jensen’s chest.
“Why? Why would you do that? Do you know how many nights it took you to fold those cranes?”
“You knew they were the proof of our love. How could you be so cruel as to throw them away?”
Jensen clutched his chest, gasping for breath.
His lungs burned. He couldn’t seem to draw in enough air.
All this-just because he hadn’t been with her on her birthday? Just because he had gone to Sharon instead? Was Natalie really leaving him over that?
Then what did he mean to her? What place did he, Jensen, have in her heart at all?
The pressure inside him burst free.
With a violent cough, Jensen spewed a mouthful of blood, splattering it all over his phone screen.
Just then, a knock came from outside.
“Hello? Anyone home? Delivery! If someone’s home, please sign.”
The courier’s voice sounded from beyond the door.
At first, Jensen had no intention of answering. But then it struck him-Natalie loved shopping online.
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Maybe this was something she had ordered.
Now that she was gone, Jensen didn’t want to miss anything that had belonged to her.
He forced himself up, wiped the blood from his lips, and hurried to the door.
“Whose package?”
His pale face and bloodshot eyes startled the deliveryman.
“Uh, Ms. Summers’s package.”
“I’m her husband. I’ll sign for it.”
Jensen snatched the pen, scrawled his name across the slip, and carried the package inside.
It was light, like it held documents.
Curious, he tore it open.
The moment he saw what was inside, his eyes widened, his heart plunging into ice.
A Fracian training completion certificate.
Fracian?
When had Natalie attended Fracian training?
His trembling fingers held the certificate. It showed she had completed the full course over half a month. ago, and with a high proficiency level.
That meant-ten days ago, when he and Felix had been speaking in Fracian-Natalie could understand every word.
At last, Jensen realized why Natalie had left so decisively after he abandoned her to take Sharon’s call.
She had already discovered everything he had tried to hide.
She had known, ten days ago, that he and Sharon were legally married.
She refused to be the mistress in his marriage.
That was why she didn’t want him anymore.
Jensen collapsed onto the sofa, laughing wildly, but the laughter broke into sobs.
His so-called cleverness seemed like a pitiful joke before Natalie.
“Why? If you already knew the truth back then, why didn’t you ask me? Natalie, if you had asked, I would have told you everything. I only got the marriage license with Sharon to pity her. She once saved my life. She has cancer. She’s dying! I only wanted to grant her last wish. The one I truly love is you!”
But the moment Jensen said it, he faltered.
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Was that really true?
Was it really only to fulfill Sharon’s wish?
Then why had he been so excited that day?
It was because he thought he could hide it perfectly.
Because after five peaceful years with Natalie, suddenly Sharon’s fiery return had rekindled something wild in him.
He thought-it was only three months.
If he could balance things carefully between Natalie and Sharon, he could indulge himself, realize the youthful dream he had once left behind.
Arrogantly, he believed Natalie couldn’t understand Fracian. He had felt smug, speaking openly to Felix in front of her.
But he had forgotten who Natalie was.
She might look gentle and mild, but she was not someone who could tolerate betrayal.
Otherwise, why had he never dared to tell her the truth about marrying Sharon?
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