Betraying the Sincere Wife, Regretting Till the Last Breath

“Tonight,I’ll stay with you.What do you want to eat?I’ll buy it for you.” Leon sat down and looked carefully at Julianne.He noticed that she had lost a lot of weight.Her lips were pale and dry. Compared to Silvana,Leon remembered how she looked healthy and rosy before leaving.Meanwhile,the current Julianne looked extremely weak. “Jullie,I’ll order some chicken soup.It's good for your recovery.” Leon quickly took out his phone,as if doing this could make up for his guilt. To his surprise,Julianne refused coldly.“No need.I’m allergic to chicken.I can’t drink the soup.” They had been married for five years,but Leon still didn’t remember what she was allergic to. The air in the room became instantly awkward.Leon laughed nervously.“Then I’ll order beef soup.Sorry,my tongue just slipped!” Julianne said nothing in response. Seeing that things seemed to calm down,Tiana cleared her throat and prepared to leave.“Leon,remember what you once said.Take good care of Jullie.She just lost her baby.Don’t hurt her again,understand?” Leon nodded.“Don’t worry about it.” After everything that happened,Leon also felt uncomfortable. On one hand,he knew he had wronged Julianne and their dead child.He wanted to make it up to her. On the other hand,he felt even more attached to Silvana.In his mind,that woman was willing to jump off a building just to stay with him.In his heart,the balance still leaned toward Silvana. Today,he decided to stay with his wife and act like a real husband. “Jullie,I’m here.I’m not going anywhere.If you want anything,just tell me.” Julianne didn't give much reaction.The reason was because Silvana just sent her a message: [Do you think pretending to be sick can take Leon away from me?Today I’ll show you who is the most important in his heart.] Julianne had never won against Silvana in Leon’s heart. Sure enough,when the beef soup delivery had just arrived,Silvana walked in with a crutch. Silvana looked at Leon with the most pitiful expression she could wear.“Lee,I’m hungry too.Jullie's beef soup smells so good.Can I have some first?” Leon immediately felt a headache.Julianne was a clean freak.She would not share that soup with Silvana. “If you want some,I’ll order another one for you.Don’t take hers,”he said. Jealousy flashed in Silvana’s eyes.Then,she walked closer to Julianne.“Then let me feed you,Jullie.” Silvana opened the bag and held the spoon toward Julianne. At first,Julianne frowned,but she decided to play along.Suddenly,Silvana intentionally shook her hand and spilled the hot soup all over her own hand.The soup was still very hot.Silvana screamed in pain.Red blisters quickly appeared on her fair skin. Anyone could see Silvana did it on purpose.But in Leon’s eyes,it was Julianne who had pushed Silvana's hand away. Leon stood up angrily.“Enough!Why did you do that to her?I thought you had changed,but you were just looking for a chance to hurt Silvie again!” Leon thought Julianne would explain or argue like before.But this time,Julianne was surprisingly calm. She said,“First,I didn’t even touch her.She spilled the soup on her own.Second,if you want to defend her without caring about the truth,then go ahead.You don’t need to force a fake reason.” Leon’s anger disappeared at once.He hesitated.“T-that’s not what I meant…” However,Silvana started crying first.“Lee,it really hurts…” Leon had no choice but to pick her up and take her to the doctor.

While laying on the hospital bed,Julianne gave a bitter smile to herself.She already knew that Leon would always choose Silvana as long as that woman was around. Julianne pressed the call button and asked the nurse to clean up the beef soup on the floor.Then,she ordered some food for herself before closing her eyes to rest. Yet,her mind couldn’t stop thinking about the five years she spent with Leon. In the beginning,she didn’t know Leon had a first love.She only knew that he came from a rich family before it went bankrupt.He became a car mechanic afterward.He also dropped out of school early because he couldn’t afford the tuition. Julianne taught him many things and found that Leon was very interested in computers.She even hired experts to teach him and helped him become one of the best computer experts in the Great Capitol. Just after Leon won a big computer competition and became famous,his first love,Silvana,came back.She had a terminal illness.Her family was gone and Leon was her only“support”. That day,Leon locked himself in the room for a long time.Then he told Julianne that he had to stay with Silvana for the rest of her life. From then on,whenever Silvana felt unwell,Leon would go to her.He even bought an apartment nearby just to care for Silvana.That woman became more and more dependent on Leon.She kept posting photos of the two of them online.Finally,they couldn’t control themselves and slept together. The first time Julianne found out about their affair was on her birthday.She invited many people to celebrate at home.When she turned on the lights,she saw Leon and Silvana was tangled together on the sofa. Leon knelt down naked and begged for forgiveness.“If you’re angry,be angry at me.Don’t hurt her.I couldn’t control myself.” Unfortunately,Julianne couldn’t bring herslef to punish him. After crying alone for three days,she made Leon sign a promise to never see Silvana again.She swallowed her pain and got back together with him. The second time she caught them,she made Leon sign an agreement that he would leave with nothing if he betrayed her again.Then,the third time,the fourth time,Julianne wasn't brave enough to leave. Leon slowly realized that Julianne would never leave him.So he became even more fearless and bold.Now that things had reached this point,it was all because Julianne had spoiled him. Just then,the food delivery arrived and broke her thoughts. She slowly ate red bean soup,feeling bitter inside. Leon didn’t like red beans,so after getting married,Julianne rarely ate them.No one knew that red beans used to be her favorite food. After finishing her meal,Julianne took out her phone and called her grandfather.She hadn't contacted him for a long time. “Grandpa Finn,I regret it.I’ve decided to divorce Leon.Blue Tech will go public in the stock market within seven days.I want you to help me take back my position as the main director.” Finnick Cross was the biggest shareholder Blue Tech under the Cross Enterprises.In the past,Julianne didn't want to hurt Leon’s pride,so she gave up being the director. Julianne now understood that Leon didn’t deserve her thoughts.What belonged to her,she would take them all back. Her grandfather’s voice choked on the phone.“You finally woke up from that nightmare.At least you were done from being fooled.This time,you must not regret your divorce,or I won’t help you anymore.” Suddenly,two messages appeared on her phone.They were from Silvana.They were photos of Leon gently applying medicine for her. Julianne’s heart became even more determined.“Don’t worry,Grandpa.I won’t disappoint you again.” She truly didn’t want Leon anymore.Leon had already signed the divorce papers before.Julianne only needed to submit them. Once the call was over,she then closed her eyes in relief.Finally,everything was about to end. This time, she's going to take back everything she's lost!

Early the next morning,Leon appeared at by Julianne's door.It was rare for him to come so early.There were dark circles under his eyes,as if he hadn’t slept all night. “Jullie,”he walked to her bed.“I had checked the security cameras related to the incident yesterday.It was true that Silvie spilled the soup herself.I’ve already told her not to trouble you again.” Julianne looked calm.She only frowned slightly.“You don’t need to tell me that.I’m not interested.” “I know you’re still angry,”Leon didn’t hear the distance in her voice.He thought she was just upset about yesterday. He pulled a chair over and sat down beside her.“Today I’m not going anywhere.I’ll stay here with you.” “I said I don’t need you.”Julianne lowered her head and looked at her phone,clearly impatient. Yet,Leon acted as if he didn’t hear her and stayed seated. An awkward silence filled the room.So,he tried to find something to say.“You’re still weak.Do you want to sleep more?I asked the nurse to make some soup for you.” Julianne didn’t respond.She didn’t even look at him. Leon felt uncomfortable,but he still forced himself to continue.“I’ve told the staff at Blue Tech about your condition.No one will disturb you these days.What do you want to eat?I’ll have someone buy it.” “No need.”Still just two cold words. Leon’s eyes fell on the necklace around Julianne’s neck.It's black paint shone coldly in the morning light.Without thinking,he reached out to touch it. Julianne suddenly raised her hand and slapped his away.The movement wasn’t strong,but it was full of disgust. “You think you deserve to touch it?”Her voice was icy. Leon’s hand froze in the air.It felt like something stabbed his heart.He had never seen Julianne look at him like this before.There was no love.No sadness.Only pure hatred and disgust,as if he were some dirty trash. After the pain,irritation rose in his heart.He frowned and spoke in anger,“Julianne,how long are you going to keep this up?It was just one child.We can have another in the future.Silvie is terminally ill.She doesn’t have much time left.Can’t you be more understanding for her?” Julianne acted as if she hadn’t heard him.She didn’t even bother to look at him.To her,his words were only ridiculous and cruel. Seeing her ignore him,Leon felt even angrier,but he couldn’t just let it out.After a moment of silence,he softened his tone. “Silvie will have her final full checkup tonight.The doctors want to see if her condition has gotten worse.They said if it’s bad,she might only have a few days left.Jullie,don’t fight with her anymore.It’s not worth it.” Julianne’s fingers suddenly froze.A strong sense of unease rose in her heart. Leon stayed in the hospital all day.Sometimes he tried to talk.Sometimes he just sat and watched her. Julianne completely ignored him.Suddenly,in the evening,Leon’s phone suddenly rang. After he hung up,his face changed.His lips trembled slightly.He looked at Julianne with a complicated and struggling expression. “Jullie…”he said with difficulty,his voice full of hesitation.“The test results are out.Silvie’s condition has a chance now.If she gets a suitable kidney transplant,she can live.” Julianne’s heart sank.Her unease reached its peak. Leon took a deep breath,as if making a huge decision.“The doctors said that matching kidney donors are extremely rare.And right now,the only person who matches Silvie…” He paused. “…is you.”

Julianne’s mind went blank.She understood what Leon meant. “Don’t even think about it.I will never give Silvana my kidney.Leon,get out!I don’t want to see you again!” Seeing her red eyes,Leon felt a moment of pain in his heart.However,he still continued. “Jullie,listen to me.I treated Silvana well before because she was dying.Now,as long as she gets a kidney,everything can end.Think about it again,just for our future.” As soon as he finished speaking,Julianne threw her cup on the floor.“Get out!” Only then did Leon finally leave the room. Julianne felt frozen.She deeply regretted why she had chosen such man to marry back then.Now his husband wanted her to give up a kidney for another woman. That made her scared to stay around in the hospital.So that night,she packed her things and left quietly without telling anyone.Only after she walked out of the hospital did she feel slightly safe.She took a taxi and planned to go home first. Eventually the ride home caused her sleepiness.She soon closed her eyes. *** In her half-dream,she returned to the scene of falling from the building.Silvana used her as a cushion and wanted her to die.Leon just watched from upstairs and never held anyone responsible. The feeling of despair was so real that Julianne opened her eyes.To her surprise,she found herself in a strange place. The taxi driver was gone.The person in the front seat had changed.It was Leon.He looked at her coldly. “I knew you would run,Jullie.You’re so selfish.It seems I have to keep an eye on you. After the surgery,I’ll let you go.” A chill went through Julianne’s whole body.Without saying a word,she opened the door and ran in the opposite direction.She tried to call for help on her phone. Before the she finish dialing,Leon caught up.He grabbed her phone and smashed it.“Jullie,be good.” Leon and several bodyguards dragged Julianne into a villa.The walls were covered with Silvana’s photos.Julianne knew instantly that Leon bought the place for Silvana. In the end,Julianne was locked in a room.To prevent her from harming herself,Leon tied her hands tightly.“Jullie,don’t blame me.I have no choice.I can’t just watch Silvana die.” Julianne closed her eyes weakly.She had underestimated how shameless Leon could be. At dinner time,Leon sent a maid to bring food.Julianne didn’t even look at it.In the end,the food got cold and was taken away. “Ms.Cross,you didn’t eat anything.It’d be hard for us to explain this to Mr.Rockfell.” “He doesn’t care whether I live or die.Don’t worry.”Julianne smiled bitterly. If he really cared about her,he'd never tie her up and lock her in this basement. *** The maid took the food and reported to Leon.“Ms.Cross didn’t eat anything.She said she has no appetite.” During the time,Leon was discussing the surgery time.He soon paused.He knew Julianne was stubborn. “Put the tray down,”he said.“I’ll go feed her myself.”

Leon took the food tray and went to the room where Julianne was locked. “I’ve talked to the doctors.The kidney surgery will be in three days.If you don’t eat now,your body won’t have enough strength.Even if you hate me,you should think about yourself,right?” Julianne looked at him with hatred.A smile slowly appeared on her lips.“That sounds nice,but aren’t you just afraid that if I die,there will be no one left to give your dear first love a kidney?Why pretend to care about me?” In the past,no matter how angry Julianne was,she would never talk like this.That's why,Leon felt a little panic.He wanted to explain that his concern was real.But in the end,he gave up. He grabbed Julianne’s chin and forced her mouth open.He then pushed the food into her mouth.“Jullie,be good.You’ll understand why I did this one day.” Julianne was forced to eat in this humiliating way.Tears flowed down her face without control.She looked at Leon.Her eyes were empty and lifeless. At that moment,Leon’s hand loosened unconsciously.Pity and guilt took over. He stood up.“If you don’t want to eat,I’ll leave.I’m doing this for your health.” The room was quiet again.Only Julianne was left.Even though it was late,she couldn’t fall asleep. In seven days,her company was supposed to go public.It was also the day her divorce would be approved.But before that,she was locked here,waiting for a surgery she didn't even want or need. Hatred filled Julianne’s heart.She told herself to remember this moment.When she took revenge on Leon and Silvana in the future,she wouldn't spare them at all. After a while,Julianne got weaker and weaker.Finally,she fell asleep. *** For the next two days,Leon didn’t appear again. She only heard the maids whispering.“Mr.Rockfell’s favorite is still Ms.Blake.I heard she refused to sleep at the hospital,so he went to comfort her in person.” “Ms.Cross on the other hand,got locked in that room.She’s just a spare body whose kidney is waiting to be taken for Ms.Blake.” Julianne’s face slowly turned pale. *** On the third day,Leon came back with several people behind him. Julianne was secretly sent to a private hospital and pushed into the operating room for the kidney surgery. “Jullie,I found the best doctors for you.Don’t worry.The surgery will be a success.After this,I’ll make it up to you.I won’t let you suffer again.”Leon promised in earnest. Julianne ignored him and let the anesthesia needle go into her skin.When the medicine took effect,she only saw the doctor walking toward her with a scalpel. “Accept your fate.” These words appeared in her mind.She closed her eyes.She could still feel pain.In the darkness,it felt like she was lying on a chopping board,like a fish waiting to be killed,with no power to resist. *** When she woke up again,her body felt terrible.She looked at the ugly scar on her stomach and clenched her fists. Leon came to comfort her.“The surgery was successful.Rest for two more days and you’ll be fine.Thank you for your hard work,Jullie.” Julianne turned her head away and avoided his touch.Her voice was very low,almost like a whisper.“I will never let you two go.” Leon heard it,but thought she was just angry.So,he smiled.“Fine,you won’t let me go.Then we’ll be tied together for life.Even if we die,we’ll be a ghost couple.” He had already decided.He would keep his promise and live properly for Julianne from now on.

Leon didn’t expect that he would break his promise so soon. Silvana threatened to die and forced him to marry her.“It’s just a fake wedding for us.Ms.Julianne will let us be.This is my last wish.After the wedding,I’ll leave the Great Capitol and never bother you again.” Seeing Silvana crying with full sorrow,Leon softened.He wanted to talk to Julianne about it,but he couldn’t bring himself to do that. He took Julianne for a walk to buy himself time. In the end,Julianne became impatient.“Leon,what do you want?” “Sorry,Jullie.Silvana wants to marry me and I agreed.”Leon finally said it. “I know this is unfair to you,but Silvana is really pitiful don't you think?Just treat it as fulfilling her last wish,okay?” After saying this,Leon prepared himself for a huge scolding. He thought Julianne would cry,get angry,or even ask for a divorce,just like the previous times.But none of that happened. Julianne only nodded calmly.“Do whatever you want.” Something felt wrong.Leon suddenly stood up.“Jullie,why aren’t you angry?You should be angry!I’m going to marry another woman!” Julianne felt it was funny.So funny that she felt ironically sad. “Is there any point in being angry?If I get angry,will you not get married?Will you stop hurting me?” “We’re adults,Leon.Please be more mature.” After that,Julianne didn’t look at him anymore.She focused on preparing materials for her company’s publication meeting in seven days. Leon laughed in anger.“Julianne,are you serious?If you really don’t care,then I’ll marry Silvana without worries.Don’t you dare regret it!” With that,Leon left. He went back to Silvana and discussed the wedding date. “I know Ms.Jullie won’t be happy.Even if she agreed now,she might regret it later.Why don’t we get married tomorrow,so she wouldn't stop us?” Leon frowned.“Tomorrow…?” The day after tomorrow was the company’s listing day.This company was built with Julianne’s support and even the biggest shareholder was her grandfather. If they found out he was marrying another woman tomorrow,would it affect anything? But Leon comforted himself.Julianne loved him so much that she even gave up her top position for him.It was just a fake wedding.She wouldn’t really be angry. “Fine.Tomorrow.” Silvana finally smiled in satisfaction.She held Leon’s arm happily.“Then this afternoon,come with me to choose a wedding dress.Ms.Jullie has been married before,she has experience.Why don’t we bring her too?” “No way,”Leon refused immediately.“If she sees you in a wedding dress,she will definitely make a scene.” Silvana didn’t care.“Lee,why are you so worried now?We're just choosing a dress not anything else.Ms.Jullie won’t be angry.” “I can also explain to her that our wedding is really just a fake wedding.Then you two won’t argue again.” Leon knew Silvana’s excuse was weak.However,when he remembered how Julianne calmly said she didn’t care at all,a strange anger rose in his heart.He wanted to see if Julianne truly didn’t care about him anymore. “Fine.I’ll take her along to choose your dress.” Then Leon immediately sent a message to Julianne.

Leon:[Jullie,get ready.This afternoon,go with Silvana to choose a wedding dress.The two of us will get married tomorrow.] When Julianne saw this message,she froze.She couldn’t believe Leon really said that to her. [Stop being ridiculous!You can get married whenever you want.I won’t stop you.But you want me,your wife,to go with you to choose a wedding dress for another woman?] Julianne did not tell Leon that she had already asked for a divorce.Still,she was very angry. She felt Leon did not treat her like a person.In his heart,she was only a tool to make Silvana happy.He could hurt her anytime.But now,Julianne did not want to play his game. Leon replied quickly.[Jullie,don’t make trouble.This is really the last time I hurt you.I promise.] [You have been married before.You have experience.What’s wrong with helping Silvana?] Julianne was shaking with anger.Unfortunately,she had no choice.Blue Tech would go public in two days.She could not let anything go wrong before that. *** In the afternoon,Leon came to pick up Julianne.Seeing her sad face,Leon felt something strange.He thought that Julianne was still jealous.He wished that it was a sign she still cared about him. When they got to the car,Julianne sat in the back seat.She did not sit in the front. Leon was surprised,but Silvana quickly sat in the front seat.“Jullie is so kind.She knows I feel sick in cars.She saved the front seat for me.Thank you.” Julianne made a cold humm and said nothing. Leon drove very fast.Soon they arrived at the wedding shop. Julianne sat on the sofa and stared at her phone.Meanwhile,Leon stayed with Silvana and chose wedding dresses.They touched each other on purpose.Despite all that,Julianne kept on ignoring them. Silvana said,“Jullie,can you take a photo for us?Like a wedding photo.” Leon also said,“Come on.It’s just some photos.Nothing too hard.” Julianne was very annoyed but she took a few photos anyway.“Is this enough?Do you want a video too?” Leon became angry.“It’s just a few photos.Why so sarcastic?” He bought the wedding clothes right in front of her before leaving with Silvana,leaving her alone. Julianne watched their car leave while a smile grew on her lips.She did not feel angry.Instead,she was happy they were gone.She called Tiana and soon her bestfriend came to pick her up. Once settled,Julianne blocked all Leon’s contact information.From now on,she and Leon had nothing to do with each other. *** After driving for one kilometer,Leon decided turned back.“This place is far from the main city.It’s hard to get a taxi.I will go back and take Jullie.” He felt a little sorry.He thought that maybe Julianne would forgive him after coming to pick her up. But when he went back,Julianne was gone.He called her.He sent messages.Soon,he knew Julianne had blocked him. Leon finally panicked.He realized,that he truly had lost Julianne.