Chapter 8 Now he sat on the couch , looking at the furniture that had seen better days , remembering when I'd first bought it and sat right here , patting the cushions to invite him over . [ ] " Jasper , come here , come here ! I've had my eye on this one forever - I kept imagining us cuddled up on this couch watching movies ! " ] ] A bitter smile twisted his lips . ] The person who used to stay up late watching movies with him was gone , but he seemed to realize only now that what he'd thought was family love was still romantic love - it had just evolved into an essential seed in his life that had grown into a towering tree . " Vera . "1 He whispered and walked toward the bedroom , looking at our wedding photo with half of it torn away - his smiling face next to empty space . [] Leaning against the closet , his hand suddenly touched something.I He turned to see a pair of dried lace panties , and something in his brain just exploded . ] Instinctively , he opened the closet and saw various sexy lingerie and sleepwear that Lila had left there , plus a USB drive . He couldn't believe it as he turned on his computer and plugged in the drive , only to see footage of me standing in a dark corner , witnessing him protecting Lila , being her knight , witnessing Emma shouting : " I'm going in there to tear that bitch apart . " But I stopped her . I told Emma : " I want to give Jasper one more chance . " ] Tears fell from my eyes as I told her : " I promised Jasper that no matter what happened , I'd trust him . " My voice was shaking , my expression betraying my lack of confidence. Maybe I was really hoping he'd answer that phone call Maybe in that moment , I was still gambling - gambling on which way his scales would tip ] Jasper's hands trembled as he watched the surveillance footage , seeing himself let Lila hang up my call before saying with complete indulgence : || " Okay , I'll spend today with you . " He watched me nearly collapse , steadied firmly by Emma , looking up at the camera with red eyes : " The surveillancer " ] " Save the surveillancer Watching me and Emma leave the camera's view nearly broke his heart . With trembling hands , he clicked on the next segment - the hospital , with Marcus telling me " Vera . " ] " Did you and Jasper have some kind of falling out ? " He suddenly remembered that hospital had quite a few of my acquaintances . ] My dream had once been to study medicine , but because his family fell on hard times , because he was determined to start a business and make a comeback , I'd given up my dream to follow him into finance . [ ] Now he watched Marcus glance at the surveillance camera , then tell me firmly : " It's against protocol , but since my junior colleague rarely asks for help , I definitely have to help . " | ] Then Marcus handed me the surveillance footage : " Why put yourself through this ? " " People need to learn to look forward . " ] ] My eyes were still red and swollen from crying as I told Marcus : ] " But I shouldn't have to suffer these grievances without Jasper knowing about them . "