Chapter 7 " You brat ! What's gotten into you tonight ? " Mr. Winston scolded . ] " They've explained everything clearly . If you keep this up , I'll have you thrown out ! " ] But Lincoln , his eyes red with frustration , ignored his father and charged toward me , demanding answers . " This is all a misunderstanding , right ? How could you possibly get engaged to my uncle ? " " Laura , why are you breaking up with me ? You said yes to my proposal ! " ] As he grabbed me again , I struggled free and shot back , " Why ? Lincoln , do you seriously have the audacity to ask why ? " [ ] I let out a cold laugh , fixing him with a sharp gaze . ] " Do you really not know the reason ? Or are you just pretending ? " " I saw everything - what you and your precious secretary did at the hospital and in the rehab room ! " [] Hearing my unexpected words , Lincoln's face instantly lost all color , and panic set in . [] " No , Laura , it's not what you think ! Please , let me explain - I can explain everything ! " [ ] I let out a soft scoff and gave a subtle signal to one of the staff members standing beside Jasper . [ ] Suddenly , the screen in the banquet hall switched to a video from the rehabilitation room's surveillance cameras . It played footage of Lincoln and Rosemary during their post - training " passionate moments , " recorded in explicit detail . The crowd erupted in shock , and disdainful glares fell upon the two . ] " Oh my God ! I was just feeling sorry for Lincoln Winston , thinking he'd been wronged ! " ] " Turns out he was sneaking around and having an affair during his rehab ! What a faker ! " " Even with disabled legs , he's still playing around and cheating . You'd never guess he was capable of this ! " [ ] The banquet hall filled with whispers and condemning remarks from every Lincoln , however , seemed deaf to the accusations . He struggled desperately against the guards restraining him . " No , it's not like that ! I ... I was momentarily tempted - it was her ! She seduced me ! " ] ] " Laura , think about everything we've been through ! I saved you during the accident and all the years we've spent together ! " ] ] " I never wanted to break up with you . Please , just trust me one more time ! " [ ] い Quepter 7 Each word Lincoln said sounded deeply emotional , but to me , it was nothing but pathetic . Even now , he was trying to shift the blame and make excuses for himself . " I will never believe you again , " I said coldly . " And saving me doesn't give you a free pass for the rest of your life . " [ ] " What's more ... " I sighed deeply before deciding to voice the truth that had been buried for so long . " You weren't paralyzed because you saved me during the accident , were you ? " [] In the past , I had willingly believed this story because I loved him . ] ] That car accident had left Lincoln far more injured than I was . ] There was never any truth to the claim that he had been paralyzed trying to save me . [ ] But I had always known it was Lincoln himself who spread that story . Out of love for him , I never questioned it or publicly clarified the truth . ] I convinced myself he had fabricated the story because he feared I would leave him for being disabled . ] What I didn't realize was that every moment he appeared to love me , he was also loving someone else . Hearing my words , Jasper's grip on my hand tightened protectively , his concern for me evident . [] Meanwhile , Lincoln's false facade finally crumbled . He slumped to the ground , his face drained of all color . " Laura ... " " You ... you knew all this time , but you never said anything ? " ] ] As if clinging to one last shred of hope , Lincoln looked up at me , " Laura , you still love me , don't you? I just made a mistake- din only once . ' " Rosemary means nothing to me ; she's just a tool , someone disposable ! " " My heart has always been with you , Laura . I've only ever loved you ! " " 0 As soon as those words left Lincoln's mouth , some guests looked ready to throw punches at him . ] Mr. Winston , hearing the murmurs around the room , gave a subtle signal to the bodyguards to drag his disgraceful son away . [ ] Meanwhile , Mrs. Winston , watching her son's pitiful pleas , couldn't contain her emotions . She suddenly rushed forward , aiming to hit me . [] Before she could get close , Jasper stepped in and blocked her path , his icy gaze stopping her in her tracks . [ ] Glaring at me with undisguised fury , Mrs. Winston spat , all traces of grace gone , ] Chapter 7 " You barren woman , how dare you humiliate my son like this ? ! " [ ] " Who else would want you but my son ? And now you dare slander him ! " ] I met her gaze steadily and spoke calmly . [ ] " How am I the one without shame ? Your son got his mistress pregnant and planned to make me adopt their child ! " ] " Tell me , who is slandering whom here ? " ]] S Mr. Winston , seeing the scene escalate , was filled with rage . Unable to hold back , he slapped Mrs. Winston across the face . ]] " This is how you've raised our son ? Get out of here immediately ! " ] ] Even Lincoln had to restrain his mother , who was still acting hysterical . Panicked , he turned to me , desperate to explain . [ ] ( 0 )