Chapter 15
I refused.
I shoved Theo back into his arms and pushed them both out the door.
“Fully booked. Sorry.”
They waited outside for a long time but never left.
In the past life, when they left me, I had done the same.
Thad stood there for ages, watching their car disappear down the road, but unwilling to turn away.
I used to wait for them. Beg them.
Now, they finally knew what it felt like –
But Edward still wouldn’t leave.
to wait for someone who would never come.
He found a place to rent nearby and stayed.
I held classes on making sachets.
They came and sat in, pretending to be curious.
They studied seriously – the same sachets they once mocked.
Now, when I occasionally looked up, I’d catch Edward staring at me, entranced.
I knew why.
I was wearing a vintage dress, handcrafting my sachets.
I looked stunning.
Otherwise Ethan wouldn’t have fallen for a so–called “village woman” older than him.
Even if his interest was partly driven by profit.
I ignored them, treating them like any other passerby.
Half a month later, Amelia stormed in.
Decked out in luxury brands, just like in the previous life.
She froze when she saw me.
“You’ve changed a lot, Grace.”
Then she sneered, “No wonder Edward doesn’t go home or care about work anymore.‘
But her words didn’t go unheard.
“What nonsense are you spouting?” Edward cut in coldly.
Amelia instantly put on her most pitiful expression.
“Edward, if you don’t come home, Mrs. Smith’s condition will worsen.”
Edward’s face was expressionless. “You stay with her, then.”
“Just keep playing your role as Lydia Smith.”
That one year had worn down all his affection for Amelia.
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She looked stricken.
Because being Lydia meant being Edward’s sister.
She could only act as a daughter while Mrs. Smith was ill.
If she recovered, Amelia would become nothing.
Only by being Edward’s wife – Theo’s mother could she stay in the Kensington family forever.
But the taste of luxury is addictive. Amelia couldn’t bear the thought of going back to nothing.
Suddenly, she turned to me and dropped to her knees.
