CHAPTER 445: CHAPTER 445: YOU MUST LIVE WELL

Before returning to her room, Ruby Sullivan glanced at Skylar Aldrin lying on the sofa. Her heart was full of sympathy; to love someone unreservedly, only to find out it was a unilateral illusion. Nothing is more despairing than deception and betrayal.

She had experienced it before, so she could empathize more, but she also knew that in such darkest moments, one could only rely on themselves to walk through it.

Ruby Sullivan thought she hadn’t immersed herself in those suffocating pasts, but opening the door and seeing Ethan Sterling, she still felt a bit awkward and instinctively avoided his gaze.

Ethan Sterling just assumed she was worried about Skylar Aldrin, turned slightly, and rubbed her head saying, "Since Gwen Yates has already decided to leave Skylar Aldrin, it’s better to let him know Gwen’s true colors than to keep him in the dark."

"Hmm." Ruby Sullivan responded softly, trying hard not to let her mind wander.

She thought about how Ethan Sterling was actually the one who suffered the most this time and asked with concern, "How is The Sterling Group? Has it suffered significant losses?"

Ethan Sterling said somewhat regretfully, "It’s not to the point of a loss, but many planned profits will be lost." Earning less and losing are kind of the same principle, but fundamentally different.

"The Sterling Group and Stellaron have been besieging the Aldrin Clan since last year, but he’s been entrenched in real estate for too long, with well-established resources and networks. It’s impossible to swallow the Aldrin Clan in one gulp; it can only be a prolonged fight. Originally, this bid could have been a powerful blow to the Aldrin Clan."

"I’m sorry." Ruby Sullivan felt a bit guilty, knowing her own reasons contributed to this situation.

Ethan Sterling pinched her face, "What reason do you have to apologize?"

"I already knew about Gwen and Skylar being together. I ran into them at the mall last year with Seth and Honey." She thought for a moment and explained, "Back then, it wasn’t that I didn’t intentionally want to tell you. It’s just that I heard you already had a girlfriend, and I felt contacting you over such a matter might lead to misunderstandings."

"What misunderstandings?"

Ruby Sullivan pursed her lips, slowly saying, "Misunderstandings that I was deliberately finding an excuse to contact you or something."

"Then why didn’t you think I found a girlfriend just to make you misunderstand, to make you come and argue with me?"

Ruby Sullivan’s mouth twitched, thinking to herself, normal people wouldn’t think of that, and abnormal people not on the same wavelength with you wouldn’t think of it either.

Ethan Sterling kissed her on the cheek, slowly lay down, and pulled her into his arms, "I know what you’re worried about, but seeing you would rather give up on me than choose to face things together with me really saddened me, so in a fit of anger, I told the right people about our divorce, and soon, it became public knowledge. I wanted to use this method to get your attention, and also to feel better, but after trying, I found it was useless. Moreover, after I found out Hannah Jennings used my phone to call you, I became even more irritable, unwilling to force myself into doing meaningless things anymore."

"By then, I realized the only thing I could do was quietly wait for you to come around, to understand. That’s why I chased you to Gallia to make my presence known, and after I came back, choosing to leave was to fulfill your happiness. At that time, I had come to understand clearly that nothing was more important than your happiness."

He wanted to continue but realized Ruby Sullivan’s breathing was already deep.

He felt slightly embarrassed yet very relieved, for saying these words out loud was all he wanted, whether she heard them or not didn’t matter.

Ethan Sterling turned off the light, held her hand, and closed his eyes, completely unaware that someone who should have been "fast asleep" was blushing intensely, their heart pounding.

The next morning, when Mama Bennett woke up, there was only a blanket left on the living room sofa. She was puzzled until Ruby Sullivan came out of the room and asked about Skylar Aldrin, only to learn that the guy might have left early in the morning or the night before.

Ruby Sullivan initially thought of making a phone call to ask, but then felt it was unnecessary and abandoned the idea. These matters, only those involved knew how to handle them. Even if, in the eyes of outsiders, Gwen Yates seemed entirely unworthy of Skylar Aldrin’s affection, maybe the two of them being together is the happiest thing.

*

Gwen Yates had just finished tidying up and was preparing to go to the hospital. She was going to have an abortion and get rid of the child. But upon opening the door, she was startled by Skylar Aldrin standing at the entrance. Skylar Aldrin had a gloomy look, with lips so chapped they had split, who knows how long it had been since he drank water, giving the impression he had been standing at the door all night.

Gwen Yates instinctively wanted to close the door, but it was impossible. He held the door with one hand, barely using any force, yet she couldn’t close it.

"I have something to say to you."

"We’ve talked enough." Gwen Yates spat venomously, her face showing various signs of impatience, but she still moved away from the doorway. Because she simply couldn’t compete with him in terms of strength.

Gwen Yates angrily walked to the sofa, sat down hard, crossed her arms, and crossed her legs, displaying a couldn’t-care-less attitude.

Skylar Aldrin entered and closed the door, looking at her coldly, and asked in a deep voice, "The other day you kept inquiring about the bid, was it to probe me for information?"

Gwen Yates’ expression changed slightly, her guilty conscience flashing momentarily before she sneered indifferently, "I don’t know what you’re talking about."

Skylar Aldrin frowned, thinking at least she would admit openly, yes, I approached you to use you, yes, I don’t love you at all, but she didn’t even have the courage to own up to it.

He sneered, "You sold the information I told you to Rhonda Sullivan, did you make a lot of money?"

Gwen Yates clenched her molars and just remained silent.

He frowned, suddenly realizing everything, "It’s probably not just about money, right? Didn’t you say the Yates Clan couldn’t operate anymore? How did the business line expand to Ariston in just two or three months, growing bigger and bigger? It was all because of Rhonda Sullivan’s help, wasn’t it?"

Gwen Yates didn’t expect this seemingly dull person would have such an epiphany one day. "That’s right, didn’t expect you to have such great utility value, each time I think of this, sleeping with you becomes a little less disgusting, you should thank Rhonda Sullivan, without her, your value wouldn’t even be apparent."

A knife seemed to pierce through Skylar Aldrin’s chest, and he watched as blood dripped out little by little, the pain was excruciating.

He took a deep breath, "The child in your belly... is it mine?"

At these words, Gwen Yates’ face turned unspeakably ugly. What did he take her for? Even if she didn’t want to be with him anymore, she wouldn’t degrade herself!

She clenched her molars tightly, remaining silent for a long time, finally sneering coldly with a look of determination, "Of course it’s not yours, what were you thinking? I want to break up with you to be with the one I love, understand? In my heart, you’re not even worth as much as a dog!"

"I hope you remember what you said today." After he spoke, he turned and left, slamming the door on his way out. He was determined to live in such a way that would make this woman regret it immensely!