Obviously, she wanted to stop me from leaving.
With so many passers-by around, it would be unwise to create a scene and attract unnecessary attention.
After a pause, I looked at her calmly and asked, “Are you are actually infatuated with Ashton or are you just refusing to accept defeat?”
For a moment, she was frozen in place, probably wondering why I would suddenly ask such a question.
Receiving no response from her, I took my car keys out of my bag and said, “Come on, let’s go. Since you are unable to give him up, take a trip with me!”
After all, humans need closure.
She looked around at the crowd of passers-by, then followed me into the car with a gloomy face.
Throughout the whole trip, the grim expression on her face remained, and it was apparent that she was unwilling to talk to me.
As I drove, I broke the silence nonchalantly, “I got my driving license six years ago, which was the year after I married Ashton. I remember that he took care of you well throughout that year. By that time, Fuller Corporation had been under him for two years, and he was busy with meetings every day. Sometimes, Joseph was away, but he did not like taking cabs or hiring drivers, so he urged me to get a driving license. He said it was pointless for me to wait for him at home, so I might as well learn to drive and attend meetings with him. That way, I could drive him back too.
She sneered. “He only treats you as a member of his staff. No one attends meetings with his wife.”
I smiled calmly and nodded. “Yeah, I thought so too at that time. I felt that he didn’t love me at all but treated me as a subordinate. But later on, I realized that I was wrong. After I learned how to drive, he did not go to meetings with me. Instead, he gave me a car for my convenience so that I could drive anywhere I like.”
Her face stiffened upon hearing that, unable to come up with a retort.
I let out a faint smile. “Ashton’s love is not conspicuous. He was concerned that it would not be safe for me to take cabs everywhere, so he had me learn to drive because he knew he would not be able to fetch me all the time due to his hectic schedule.”
“You’re overthinking!” she spoke with a sneer.
I smiled, unperturbed. “You can perceive it as such if you want. If that were all, I would have had the same opinion too.”
At that moment, the car stopped at a traffic light intersection, and I continued to speak, “I was just a fresh J University graduate when I entered Fuller Corporation. Do you think I learned a lot in university? No, I didn’t, but it took only two years for me to attain the position of a project director. Do you think it was Grandpa who helped me?”
“Wasn’t it?” she replied with a question of her own.
That was hilarious to me. “Fuller Corporation has always been in the hands of Ashton. Although Grandpa was an elder, it was not up to him to do whatever he wanted. Besides, Grandpa was also an expert in management., so he should have known the importance of a project director.”
Her expression darkened upon hearing that. As the lights turned green, I resumed driving. “In a relationship, the love has to be mutual between two people. When I entered Fuller Corporation, I was incompetent in terms of both professionalism and presentation skills. Ashton gave me a hard time in the company for two years before I was promoted to the position of a project director. In order to make me more professional, every time he went to inspect the projects, he would ask me to tag along. Although he was very strict with me, he was constantly training me so that my capabilities would be improved.”
Seeing Rebecca’s ashen face, I continued, “In fact, he had been helping me grow into a better version of myself. As for you, yes, he did promise to take care of you and watch over you, but think about it carefully. During those years before I showed up, what kind of feelings did he actually have for you?
“If he really had any romantic feelings for you, would Grandpa have been able to influence him to marry me? Do you think Ashton would be so easily manipulated? Both of you are considered childhood friends, but why has he shown you nothing except concern for a friend?”
“That is because you are shameless, and you stole him from me!” She was infuriated.
I smiled gently. “Rebecca, think about it carefully. During those days when he took care of you, did he plan your future for you or teach you anything? The love of parents is shown when they prepare their children for the future. The same is true between lovers. If he loves you, he would definitely consider your future as well. But why hasn’t he taught you the important things about survival in the world like courtesy, integrity, and life skills?
“He was not spoiling you by taking care of you. He was just fulfilling his responsibility, so he never taught you or even let you learn anything. Instead, he allowed you to go wild and let you fend for yourself. Do you think that is love?”
“You’re lying!” If we were not inside the car, Rebecca would have attacked me.
I sneered, “Why are you so angry? Surely you know the type of person you are, don’t you? You should also know very well how you ended up with two children.”
