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And today, at the restaurant, I told you I just wanted to live my own life. I will definitely earn and repay the money I owe you. So, Reynaldo, please, I beg you, do not disturb me anymore.

Although I liked him, including his volatile emotions, I could accept that. But I couldn't accept that he had another woman in his heart. No matter how much I like a man, if he has another woman, I wouldn't want him. In the future, I will have my own baby, and the baby's company will be enough.

Reynaldo stared at me fiercely, his eyes as cold and terrifying as ice. He said, word by word, “I really, really… am begging you for the last time. In the future, whether you live or die, even if you become destitute and sleep under a bridge, I will no longer care about you!”

He finished speaking and left, carrying a body full of hostility. I stared blankly at the door he slammed shut, feeling a bit disheartened. How useless I was in his eyes. He actually thought I would become so destitute that I'd have to beg for food and sleep under a bridge.

What am I in his eyes, after all? Did I really end up like this?! Reynaldo's outburst prevented me from sleeping. The next day, my face was extremely pale. To avoid alarming others, I took half a day off, sleeping the entire morning; my complexion improved slightly. At noon, I ordered takeout, and after eating, prepared to go to work.

However, as I stepped out, I saw my aunt carrying a packed box, hunching her back, and walking towards the staircase with a pained expression. I was stunned. Before I could speak, my aunt saw me and quickly called out. I walked over and saw her distress, asking, “Auntie, what’s wrong with you?”

Auntie held her stomach, sighed, and said in a depressed tone, “Where did you take Trevin to eat yesterday? Something was wrong with the king crab you brought back. After Trevin and I ate it, we had vomiting and diarrhea.”

I was speaking and rummaging through my bag for the receipt. Auntie was taken aback, then quickly grabbed my hand, saying with a smile, “No, no, no, Auntie was just casually saying that. Auntie knows you’ve always been generous. Auntie is just afraid you were ripped off by that restaurant.”

After all, that emperor crab made both Trevin and me vomit and have diarrhea. Such a large restaurant, I don’t think they would dare deceive consumers.

Thinking about the king crab Trevin couldn’t bear to throw away last night, I exclaimed to Auntie, “Seafood like this spoils easily, and you don’t have a refrigerator. In this weather, it will go bad in just a few hours.”

“Trevin gave me the unfinished portion last night, but I didn’t want it. So, did you guys eat or throw away the remaining king crab?”

“This…” Auntie said somewhat embarrassedly, “It was that naughty boy; he kept saying how expensive it was and refused to throw it away. So we left it until midnight, when we got hungry and ended up eating it.”

I understood they must have eaten spoiled crab meat, causing their vomiting and diarrhea. I said, “It’s not worth it to eat spoiled food; it will make you sick.” “Aunt, if you were feeling really uncomfortable, I would take you to the hospital.”

“No, no, no…”

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Auntie hurriedly waved her hand and stuffed a packaged box into my hands, saying, “Trevin, that naughty boy, has an upset stomach but still insists on going to work. I’m afraid he won’t eat well at the construction site, so I specially made something light for him. Are you going to the construction site now? Can you help me bring this to him, so I don’t have to run over there with a stomachache?”

I saw that Auntie looked really upset, so I said lightly, “Alright, I’ll help you give it to him.” “Hey, well, thank you, Esmeralda, you were such a good kid.”

In the face of Aunt’s praise, I just smiled faintly. I took the bus to the construction site; it was lunchtime. Aunt said she had instructed Trevin to wait in the cafeteria, so I carried the lunchbox there.

Mealtime had already passed. The canteen was very quiet; only a few people remained. A cleaning lady was mopping the floor. I walked carefully inside, and as I looked up, I saw Trevin chatting with a few colleagues. I didn’t know what they were talking about, but they kept looking at me while chatting. That look made me feel a little uncomfortable, as if they were discussing me.

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I walked faster, hoping to quickly give Trevin the lunchbox and leave. “Esmeralda, you came!” Trevin greeted me before I even approached. His colleagues then smirked suggestively.

“Hey, Trevin, you said your girlfriend would personally cook and bring you delicious food later. I didn’t expect what you said to be true.”

“Hey, Trevin wasn’t bragging this time; look at this beauty, she’s so attractive.”

“Yeah, just look at that face, those perfectly straight long legs, we’re envious!”