Chapter 19
The gazes of the two men met in the air.
Eric averted his gaze and took out a video clip.
He pressed the play button, and Ariana’s piercing cries instantly came out stabbing at the hearts of the two men present.
That was the video of Ariana being assaulted by four men.
Eric struggled to suppress the intense pain in his heart and turned off the video.
“The wise do not speak in riddles. Ariana is no longer pure, are you sure you still want her?”
Eric told himself in his heart.
It wasn’t like that!
No matter what, Ariana was always the purest in his heart!
He did this just to force Zaiden to leave.
After all, in this world, besides him, there was no man who could accept Ariana’s past.
Eric had the upper hand, just waiting for Zaiden to finish watching the video and then actively dump Ariana.
Then, he would go and beg Ariana to come back to him, and treat her. well for the rest of his life.
Zaiden’s expression remained neutral, with no change in his facial
expression.
He glanced at Eric, his eyes dark and cold as he tapped his slender fingers on the armrest of the sofa..
“So what?”
Eric’s maintained composure and calm completely collapsed at this
moment.
“Don’t you mind?“,
Zaiden’s hand, which had been lightly tapping the armrest, stopped.
His face was stern, but his voice was calm and cold.
“It doesn’t matter if Ariana minds or not, it’s not Ariana who did wrong, but you self–righteous people. It’s not Ariana who is dirty, but those who do evil deeds.”
Zaiden stood up, the oppressive aura left behind by the previous occupant. becoming even more chilling.
“If you came to see me today to talk about this, I’m sorry, but you will be disappointed.”
“And I will repay you a hundred fold, a thousand fold, for everything Ariana has suffered.”
Zaiden turned around and left.
As soon as he left his seat, his footsteps suddenly stopped.
Ariana was standing at the entrance, observing their every word and action clearly.
Zaiden stepped forward, about to speak, but Ariana instead went past him
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and walked straight up to Eric.
“Ariana, what I just said was not true, I just wanted Zaiden to leave-”
Eric had not yet recovered from the shock of Ariana’s sudden appearance when a loud slap landed hard on his face.
“Eric, you are really disgusting!”
Ariana left with Zaiden.
Only Eric was left standing in place, his heart torn apart.
After returning home, Ariana spent a very long time washing in the bathroom, so long that her skin was almost rubbed raw.
Her face was calm and composed, but what happened in that room that day became the shadow and shame of her life.
She couldn’t forget, nor did she dare to forget!
Zaiden stood outside the bathroom door the whole time.
It wasn’t until Ariana emerged unscathed that he suddenly let go of his
heart.
Seeing Zaiden standing at the door, Ariana spoke.
“Are you afraid that I might do something foolish?”
Zaiden stepped forward and embraced Ariana, his eyes noble and clear.
“I was just afraid that you would get stuck in the past.”
Ariana’s heart suddenly softened.
The deliberate strong barriers that have been built up for a long time now seem to show signs of loosening.
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Her voice unconsciously softened.
“No. I have died once, there is nothing to be afraid of anymore.”
The next second, her eyes sharpened again.
“Damn it, there should have been someone else.”
Ariana knew that Eric had been following her.
She had Zaiden remove the bodyguards who were protecting her.
Sure enough, a few days later, when Ariana went to the cemetery alone to pay her respects to Oliver, Eric followed along.
