Chapter 299
“If you had fallen in love with someone else in Meridan and even gave birth to a child without telling me, I wouldn’t have blamed you,” Justin’s eyes gradually reddened with resentment, and his fingers curled into a tight fist. “But you lied to me. You claimed to have depression. You used your illness as a cover and manipulated my emotions. You even attempted to force me into a marriage with you!”
“No… it’s not like that…” Rosalind’s face turned pale, unable to speak coherently.: text © owner.
Only then did she realize how wrong she had been. When she had lied to him about having depression, she had only thought of it as a means to hold onto Justin’s heart. However, she had forgotten that both Justin and his mother were painful victims of depression themselves. He feared she would follow in his mother’s footsteps, so he kept accommodating and compromising. It was also why he had callously abandoned Bella, who loved him deeply.
Yet, she had not considered that once this colossal lie was exposed, she would not just have toyed with Justin’s emotions but also humiliated his mother!
How could it even be possible to forgive her now? Impossible!
“My mother’s condition and my past have become tools for you to manipulate me.”
Regret and anger intertwined in Justin’s chest, forcing a bitter, self-deprecating laugh out of him. “Rose, you’ve made me feel like a fool.”
“Justin, it’s not like that. It’s not…” Rose stuttered.
Ryan shook his head, angrily questioning, “Rosalind, you grew up with Justin. You should know better than anyone how much pain he went through.”
“If you had even a sliver of a conscience, you wouldn’t have tortured and deceived Justin. How can you use the memories of your youth together as moral blackmail? I doubt you ever truly loved Justin. How could you do that to someone you claimed to love? I’d rather be a bachelor for the rest of my life than be in a relationship. It’s too damn disgusting.”