when she left he went crazy (Hope and Christopher)
CHAPTER 53

When she left, He went crazy

Chapter 53 Forgetting

I was stunned in an instant.

At this moment, I felt an inexplicable discomfort.

This ring was our wedding ring.

He didn't care about our marriage at that time, but Bentley gave me a lot of gifts.

Bentley not only gave me a check for hundreds of thousands of dollars and expensive real estate but also had a top jewelry designer create a pair of rings for me.

Later, I gave the check to Beata as a token of gratitude for her nurturing care.

There was no place for me in the house either.

The only thing that had left and used to accompany me every day was this ring.

When I first got married, I happily wore the ring on my ring finger. When Christopher found out that I also worked at the Valence Group, he immediately reminded me to keep a low profile. That day, I took it off and put on a delicate necklace to wear around my neck.

Something that once brought me joy had then turned into a silent mockery. I liked this ring; it was an existence that Christopher could not tolerate.

I chuckled self-deprecatingly and replied, "I just forgot to take off it."

I did forget, indeed.

More accurately, I got used to it. I got used to reaching out and touching this ring when I was alone or feeling uneasy.

The ring told me that Christopher was my husband.

Once, just liking him gave me a lot of strength.

Christopher didn't believe it and asked, "Really? Just forget to take or

"Do you want it? I can give it back to you now."

I raised my hand around the back of my neck, wanting to take it off.

I wanted to erase all traces of him from my life gradually.

it?"

As long as I clear away all the tracés, I should be able to forget about him.

Christopher's face darkened as he grabbed my wrist, interrupting my movement. He asserted, "Don't take off it; you are

its owner.

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"This is a wedding ring, Christopher."

I chuckled disdainfully, reminding him seriously and myself. "Even if I don't take off this ring today, I will take it off a

month later."

Christopher rubbed the ring on his ring finger, a rare hint of paranoia in his eyes. "What if I never take off my ring?"

I took a deep breath. "Your business has nothing to do with me."

Anyway, I didn't want to think that our marriage had a chance because of what he said.

After saying that, I broke free from his grasp and turned to walk out. "I'll go get Evelyn to help you apply the

ointment."

"Are you really going to start a new life?"

Behind me, Christopher's cold, deep, and even somewhat lonely voice suddenly sounded.

"Maybe."

I could not provide an accurate answer to this question at that moment.

Over the years, all my beautiful fantasies about love had been placed on Christopher, making it difficult to fall in love with anyone else. Moreover, I had already been so disappointed in the romantic relationship that I lacked the courage to embark on a

new one.

After the divorce, all I wanted was to stay away from Christopher and live a good life with my children.

However, life was too long; no one could know what changes would happen in the future.

More importantly, Chris hadn't divorced me yet, but he had been getting involved with Evelyn. I had no obligation to agree to anything with him.

I knew what kind of response he was looking for, but I didn't wanted to avoid complying with his wishes.

Sure enough, he hissed. "You have the right person? Cecil?"

I turned towards him in anger, wanting to retort instinctively, but I suppressed my rage. "Do you want to set me up on a date? Of course! My standards are not high; looks, family background, job, and height are all not important."

Perhaps my eagerness to break up with him angered him. He sneered, "Your demands are so low."

"But there is one requirement, I added.

"What?" Christopher asked.

"He couldn't betray me, couldn't cheat within the marriage, couldn't be at another woman's beck and call twenty-four hours a day."

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I smiled and said, "As long as it's not like you,"

He looked a bit lonely. Am I that lousy in your eyes?"

"Average, at least you just emotionally betrayed me."

"Hope......"

His face darkened just as he was about to speak when there was a knock on the door.

Then, Evelyn's clear voice rang out. "Chris, I'm coming in."

Before anyone responded, the door suddenly swung open, and she entered the room.

"Chris, I'll apply the ointment to you......

Upon seeing me, Evelyn stood frozen in place; the smile on her face also stiffened.

1 lightly said, "I'll go out first."

"Hope."

Evelyn said in a gentle tone, "Since you two have already divorced, you should keep your distance. Don't get me wrong. I'm just worried that this matter getting out might affect your reputation."

"In legal terms, we are still a couple now. How do you personally announce that we are getting divorced?"

I couldn't help but retort against her, then continued calmly, "No matter how bad my reputation was, it could never sink to the level of someone like you."

After saying this sentence, I strode away.

Before I even stepped out of the door, I heard her plaintively address Christopher. "Chris, listen to what she's saying!"

"Who let you in?"

To my surprise, Evelyn didn't get any support from Christopher. Instead, he coldly questioned her.

Evelyn shrugged, unconcerned. "Can't I come into your room? We slept together when we were kids.”

I lowered my head, silently grateful that we had already filed for divorce.

I no longer listened to their laughter, walking towards the study when Barry happened to walk towards me.

"Mrs. Valence, are you in no hurry to go? Mr. Bentley would like to see you."

"Okay."

Even if Barry didn't come to replace me, I would still go to see Bentley.

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Bentley's expression was not as gloomy as I had imagined.

As I walked in, Bentley waved at me and warmly said, "Hey, come over and have a seat, princess."

In my memory, my dad used to address me this way.

My eyes were a little moist; then, I quickly sat down. "Bentley, is there anywhere you're feeling uncomfortable?"

Christopher was beaten so badly that it was evident Bentley was very angry.

Bentley poured me a cup of coffee, his beard still trembling as he spoke. "No, I'm perfectly fine. I just wanted to teach him a lesson for you and embarrass Evelyn."

"I've worried you again."

I caught the coffee and smiled. "I thought you would be mad at me."

Bentley smiled and asked, "What did you do wrong?"

"I hid it from you..."

"Christopher may not understand you, but I do. You are kind-hearted, and under normal circumstances, why would you choose to divorce Christopher if you weren't pushed so hard?" Bentley comforted gently.

I suddenly felt like crying.

Recently, at home, I have been shifting my focus and controlling my emotions. But at that moment, after Bentley comforted me, I suddenly couldn't hold back my sense of loss.

Bentley patted the back of my hand. "Hope, do you blame me?"

"No, I don't."

I shook my head vigorously, then suddenly remembered something. "Oh, I have something that I've been puzzled about for a while and want to ask you."

"You may speak."

Bentley picked up his coffee and took a sip.

Hesitating, I asked the question that had been on my mind for a while, "Since you don't want Christopher and Evelyn

to be together, why...

"Why not tell Christopher about what Brenda did?"

Bentley calmly took over my words and continued. "You mean to say, if he had known about this earlier, I wouldn t have worried about him, right?"

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