RankNovelChapter 613:
At a party full of Watscar’s elite, Freda sat elegantly on a leather couch, a glass of red wine in hand. She chatted
with a lady her age, but her eyes kept wandering to her right.
“Freda, what are you staring at? Is it Theo?” The lady sitting across from Freda noticed her distraction and
smiled. “You and Theo had a history, right? Even though you broke up, there's no harm in saying hello.”
Freda’s cheeks flushed at her friend's words. She waved her hand awkwardly. “I don’t think it's a good idea. We
ended things a long tago. It'd be weird to go up and say hi.”
Her friend sensed her hesitation and urged her, “Con, it’s just a greeting. What's the big deal? Go on!”
With a playful push, she sent Freda stumbling forward in her high heels.
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Steadying herself, Freda turned back to see her friend giving her an excited wave, urging her to go on. Freda
turned back to Theo. She hoped he’d be polite in front of all the banquet attendees.
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Taking a deep breath, Freda adjusted her fringe, lifted the hem of her dress slightly, and nervously approached
Theo. “Theo, what a pleasant surprise to see you here,” she greeted him.
Theo had been deep in conversation with a friend. A flicker of annoyance crossed his eyes when he saw Freda,
but he quickly masked it.
Raising his glass, he clinked it with Freda’s and said calmly, “It has been a while. | didn’t expect to see you here.
How have you been?”
Freda was overjoyed to see Theo facing her with such calmness. She thought he wouldn't dislike her anymore.
“Can | have the first dance with you later?” Freda asked, blushing and trying to appear composed.
“Of course, it’s my honor, Miss Jimenez,” Theo responded without hesitation.
“Great. I'll cfind you later.” With that, Freda turned and went back to her friend.
Once Freda was out of earshot, Theo's friend asked curiously, “Didn't you promise another lady your first dance
about ten minutes ago? Who do you actually want to dance with?”
Taking a sip of wine, Theo replied calmly, “The one I truly wanted to dance with didn’t show up. As for these two,
| couldn’t care less who gets the opportunity.”
Theo's friend gasped. He knew exactly who Theo meant. He had heard that Elyse, who had suffered a
miscarriage, was at hrecuperating and wouldn't be attending any events recently.
After a moment of thought, he asked, “Elyse is married to Jayden and they even had a child. Why are you still
hung up on her? And Jayden’s not a cripple, right? How do you plan to win Elyse over?”
“Shut up! Don’t mention it.” The last thing Theo wanted to acknowledge was that Jayden could stand and walk.
Jayden’s mobility meant he wasn’t crippled, dashing Theo's hopes of winning Elyse.
Accepting the truth, Theo realized that all his plans to pursue Elyse were in vain. He didn’t even have the chance
to take the first step. His dreams were shattered.
Seeing Theo's pain, his friend tried to comfort him. “Let it go. You missed your chance with Elyse. Now, she’s
living a good life. Why would she abandon everything for you?”
Theo's heart ached as his friend's words hit home. Deep down, he realized it was because he hadn't valued
Elyse. There was a twhen Elyse showed him sincere love. He had belittled it and carelessly crushed it,
deeming it worthless.
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But when he lost her, he realized sthings were priceless, far beyond money. Love seemed like a fleeting
dream, but it was very real.
When Elyse left, Theo realized just how much he needed her. It dawned on him that it wasn’t Elyse who needed
to be with him; it was he who desperately needed to be with her.
Despite being surrounded by wealth, Theo felt his heart was barren and desolate. Born into a rich family, he
never lacked material things, but without Elyse, he felt like he had nothing.
Theo sighed and admitted, “Elyse used to treatlike a king. She was so good tothat it inflated my ego. |
even thought | was the greatest man in the world.”
His friend was baffled. “Where did you get that confidence?”
“Haha, it was from Elyse. | felt like the most awesman in the world when | was loved by her.” Theo chuckled
a few more times, but then his smile faded.
With a heavy heart, he said, “But | was too arrogant. | should have been the happiest man in the world, not the
most arrogant.”
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