Chapter 9 % " Then I watched you fall in love with someone else . Although I was heartbroken , all I ever wanted was for you to be happy . I never expected % I was slightly stunned . Long buried memories suddenly surfaced . Back then , I was so devastated by Elias's death that I could not see anyone else . I only remembered someone softly whispering in my ear , Take care of yourself . There are still people in this world who love you % At that moment , my tears came pouring out ! After that , everything became a blur and I drifted off into a dazed sleep 1 In that half - asleep state , I heard a commotion outside . " Why won't you let me in ? I should get my . " % " Your what ? She's not your wife anymore , is she ? Didn't you declare at the press conference that Clarissa is the love of your life ? You even said your marriage with her was just a formality . And now you turn around and claim she's still your wife ? Don't you think that's ridiculous ? % Cassian grew more and more furious as he spoke . " Haven't you hurt her enough all these yearers " You married her , but then treated her with disrespect and violence . % " You and your mistress keep flaunting in front of her every single day ! % " If you truly didn't want to marry her , there were other ways . But you were just afraid your company would go bankrupt and thought tharrying your lover would be an inconvenience . You're nothing but a hypocrite ! ' The argument outside grew louder and louder , so I got up and looked out . I saw Elias standing there , frozen in place . At that moment , I felt powerless , as if everything had been long foretold . % He said there was a shadow in his heart , something he could never shake off % He had felt again and again that the person haunting him was me . % But there was always a voice in his mind insisting , " No , that person is Clarissa " % Only now did he realize that all of it … was the result of Clarissa Marlowe altering the data . "I should have trusted my instincts back then . Damn it ! I never expected the person I was looking for to be so close to me and yet feel so far away ! " He clutched his head in regret , his face full of pain . % Cassian stood there watching coldly , then said something to him . % When I was betting with the scientists , he had been there too , both excited and nervous . " Later , my father asked me , The instrument is very valuable . We spent so much money to send her there . What if she still ends up falling in love with him after she returns ? " % He said he was willing to take that gamble . % Fortunately , he won the bet . % " And you lost . " % ' Do you know why you lost ? " % " You lost because you were never honest with yourself . " % Elias froze , stunned . Tears streamed silently down his face . When he stood up , his back was slightly hunched as if the weight of regret had worn him down . % Still , he showed up every single day without fail . % Even when it poured heavily today , he refused to leave . % " Do you want to see him ? " Cassian asked me . % I nodded . % There was a flicker of disappointment in his eyes . I smiled gently and said to him , " There are some things I need to settle with him personally . " % When Elias saw me coming out , an expression broke through the stiffness on his face . He rushed toward me , unable to hide the excitement that welled up inside him . For a brief moment , I saw the version of him from the past . % Back then , just to see me , he would cross the entire city, braving the pouring rain to find me . % But now , looking at him , not even the faintest ripple stirred in my heart . " He told me he had fallen in love with the shadow in his mind . " The moment I opened my eyes for the first time , a voice in my mind told me , Clarissa is the person I will love most in this life . " " I don't know why it turned out this way … " % " Maybe Cassian was right . If I had just held on a little longer , maybe I could have recognized you . " The corners of his eyes suddenly turned red . " I shouldn't have treated you like that all these years . It was my fault … Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!