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I knew Ava wouldn’t agree to leave with me. Besides not wanting to leave William alone to face the enemy, she also didn’t want to drag me into it.
That only made me want to take her away even more. I just wanted her to be safe and well.
But no matter how hard I tried to persuade her to leave quietly so that no one would know she was with me, and I wouldn’t get into trouble , she still refused.
Just as I was about to say something else, Irvin arrived.
William thought it wasn’t enough for me to simply leave. He was afraid the Baker family wouldn’t easily believe that the rumors between us were true, so he asked Irvin to pick me up publicly and make it clear for everyone to see.
After all, Irvin and I had been together since we were young. Once he let go of the pain and distrust that made him want to hurt me, he did know me very well.
The moment he saw how I was looking at Ava , he immediately knew what I was
thinking.
He walked over to me, leaned in, and whispered, “Don’t worry too much about her. I’ve already arranged for people to protect her. Nothing will happen to her.”
Irvin had always been loyal and valued relationships. Since William had helped him a lot before, even though they were rivals in love, Irvin came to help him when he got into trouble without being asked.
I hadn’t expected Irvin to say that, let alone to have already arranged for people to secretly protect Ava.
I couldn’t help but look at him closely. He seemed calm and steady completely different from before, and I was stunned for a
moment
He truly wasn’t the person he used to be.
Back then, he had been arrogant and reckless. Even after becoming a successful businessman, he still looked at things and acted with a hint of childishness. He also used to see everything only in black or white.
The old him would have rather died than work with a love rival. He would never have protected that rival’s family when something went wrong. Instead, he would have only made things worse.
He had truly matured.
Looking at him, I couldn’t quite describe how I was feeling, so I just stopped thinking about it. No matter how much he’d changed, everything between us was already in the past.
“Thanks, ” I said.
Ava wouldn’t leave with me no matter what , so it was good that she had his protection too.
Even though I meant it sincerely, my thanks still felt like a blade stabbing into his heart. It hurt him so much he could hardly breathe.
We used to be the closest people in the world. There was no bond stronger than ours.
But now, we were so polite and distant with each other that I thanked him for someone else. It felt like I was close to everyone except him.
He knew he had no right to feel hurt because he had caused all this Everything that happened was because of his own actions. Still , he couldn’t stop the ache in his heart.
However, he kept it hidden. He just smiled at me and said, “There no need to thank me. William helped me a lot before. This is the least I can do.”
Maybe it was because he had entered my life when I was seventeen and left such a deep imprint being a part of my life for so
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Even though I had let go of my feelings for him, seeing how much he had changed still made me feel a little emotional.