Chapter 462 Resigned
“I’m sorry. It was all my fault. I’m sorry to have brought this upon you.” He patted my back gently as he tried to comfort me, and his tone sounded extraordinarily gentle.
I could not even remember the last time he talked to me in such a manner. In fact, I had thought we were going to be enemies throughout this lifetime.
I wept for a long while in his embrace as though I was releasing the tears I accumulated over one year. After some time, I lifted my head from his chest.
He kept his arms wrapped around me and did not say anything. By then, his clothes had become wet and disheveled due to my tears.
“Have you finished crying?”
While asking softly, Michael reached out his hand and wiped the tears off my face.
Upon hearing that, I was somewhat embarrassed since it was the first time I had cried in someone’s embrace for so long.
Nevertheless, I felt relieved after finding out that he did not abandon me back then. It was as though a weight had finally been lifted off my chest.
“Since when did you know about this? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
I lifted my head and looked into his eyes anxiously.
“I just found out these few days. Actually, I have been suspecting it since you mentioned I was the one who left the signed divorce agreement behind,” he said after staring at me for a long while.
“Did you find your father?” I asked coldly. After all, his father was the reason the whole incident happened.
“Yes,” he responded curtly and did not say anything else.
At that, I lowered my head and kept silent. I did not know how to react since the person in question was his father. Nevertheless, it would be impossible for me to forgive him at this point.
“Since you have found out the truth now, can you come back to me?”
He suddenly changed the topic, probably worried that I might overthink. As his lips curled into a slight smile, anticipation filled his gaze.
I was overwhelmed with excitement as well after finding out the truth. However, I fell silent after hearing his question.
Even though he had nothing to do with what happened, his father did. There was no way I could go back to him and pretend nothing had happened.
“Let’s talk about this later. I haven’t made up my mind about how to deal with your father. After all, he separated me from Amaury for one year. You have no idea how miserable I have been throughout this one year. I can’t act as if nothing happened.”
I wanted to forgive Lincoln for Michael’s sake. However, what the former did was too much, and I was not a saint, so there was no way I could let this matter drop so easily.
Right then, Michael’s smile vanished as though he read my mind, and he stared at me solemnly.
“He was only upset because my mother got hospitalized and was in a coma. Plus, you took the blame for everything that happened. That was why he did such a thing to you.”
Evidently, Michael was trying to defend his father’s doing. I knew he was enraged with his father as well. Nonetheless, he understood why the latter had resorted to such means.
I had conflicting feelings upon hearing him mention his mother and hesitated whether I should reveal the secret that I was helping Steven keep. After all, I had given the man my word to keep my lips sealed.
“Michael, don’t you blame me for what happened to your mother? Won’t you hate me like your father?”
I was intimidated by his father’s resentment toward me. However, I cared more about how Michael thought of me. I was worried that he might hate me as much as his father did.
“I know it had nothing to do with you. It wasn’t your doing. Why can’t you just be honest with me? You don’t need to keep any secrets from me.” He started to sound impatient.
My heart pounded wildly upon hearing his words. Even though it had caused me a lot of suffering, I had to keep my promise no matter what. I did not want to sacrifice others for my happiness.
After all, I once said it would be the last thing I did for that family. I was determined to cut all ties with them from that day onward.
I almost wanted to spill the beans. However, after pondering for a while, I chose to keep silent because I was unsure how Michael would react if he found out the truth.
“I don’t want to talk about this. Please don’t ask me anymore.”
I lifted my head and gazed at him sternly. My heart was overwhelmed with a mixture of emotions.
Upon hearing that, a trace of disappointment appeared in his eyes. However, he swiftly recollected himself.
“Okay. I won’t force you if you don’t want to talk about it. But I still hope you will tell me the truth one day.”
He would have pressed on if it were before. Nevertheless, he did not do so this time. While I heaved a sigh of relief, my heart grew heavier.
If I told him everything, all the problems would be solved. However, if I did so, I would be betraying Steven and breaking the promise between us.
I did not go to the company that day after finding out the truth. Even though Amaury was still at the Shaw residence, I seemed to have lost my desire to bring down the Shaw family.
Even if I went back to the company, I would not know what to do. After all, I had no intention of going after Michael anymore. Thus, I figured there was no point in me staying at that company anymore.
I never expected that things would turn out this way.
Since Michael went back to the company, so did I. However, I did not go back to work but to hand in my resignation letter.
As soon as I entered Nicholas’ office, I placed the resignation letter on his table.
When he took a glance at the letter, he furrowed his brows tightly. He lifted his head a few seconds later and stared at me anxiously.
“Why do you want to resign? Is it because of the meeting two days ago? Didn’t they say they did not want you to leave the company?”
Nicholas sounded rather emotional. Nevertheless, I looked at him calmly and replied, “That’s not the main reason. I’m doing this because I might not be able to help you go against Michael anymore. I don’t want to get involved in terms of work.”
How could I possibly go against Michael after knowing that his feelings for me never changed? Hence, I figured the best choice for me now was to leave the company.
Even though I spent over a year to get to this position, and it would be a waste to give up at this point, happiness was more important to me than my career.
