Chapter 149

She didn't know what had happened. Was it just because of the hotel incident? But she and Jasper had nothing going on at all; hadn't he already seen that? Why was he still acting so strangely?

When she got out of the car, she held him tightly, reluctant to let go, saying sulkily, “I want my husband to carry me inside!”

Winford remained silent, and two seconds later, as she wished, he picked her up. He walked steadily towards home. Ophelia’s heart, which had been lifted, slightly settled down as she tightly wrapped her arms around his neck and affectionately nuzzled against him. After that, Winford showed no further signs of abnormality.

It was just after eleven o'clock when he went downstairs alone. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for a long time, throwing cigarette butts all over the ground. Finally, he said to Graham, “Get rid of that recording.”

Graham looked up in astonishment, “Mr. Winford…?” He understood Mr. Winford’s intention; Mr. Winford wanted to destroy the recording as if it had never existed! He felt an indescribable shock in his heart. Mr. Winford’s furious reaction upon hearing the recording, and his cold demeanor as he rushed to the hotel, were all seen by him, and he secretly worried for Ophelia…

But to everyone’s surprise, Mr. Winford didn’t have a single outburst, and even wanted to destroy the recording! Mr. Winford had never been able to tolerate any betrayal, yet this time, he actually chose to endure…? “Go do it.”

Without any further explanation, Winford issued the command and turned to walk back to the study. Graham felt incredulous, and he himself was no exception. On the way to the hotel, he felt that he could treat the girl mercilessly, making her understand the consequences of betraying him. When she affectionately hugged him, he realized that he simply couldn’t bear to let her go.

Winford’s figure disappeared downstairs, and just as Graham was about to leave, suddenly, from the corner of the staircase, a slender and graceful figure emerged. Graham was startled. “Madam? When did you come?”

“I heard everything I needed to hear,” Ophelia said. “What recording were you just talking about?” She thought it over and still felt that something was off about Winford, so she quietly left the room again.

She had a feeling that the “recording” she had eavesdropped on was the reason why Winford was acting strangely! Graham glanced at her with a complex expression, hesitating a bit.

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Ophelia immediately said, “That recording is related to me, right? Then I have the right to know!”

Graham: “Well, I sent it to you; you listened to it yourself.”

Ophelia received it and opened it eagerly. Soon, her expression froze. Her first reaction was that the recording was fake, but she quickly thought that if it were fake, how could it have been kept until now?

In the blink of an eye, she suddenly remembered that before her rebirth, when she learned that she was going to marry Winford, she was very unwilling; otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen to elope with Cullen… At that time, she had said quite a few similar things to both Cullen and Bessie, and this recording was very likely made secretly by those two!

In an instant, she understood why Winford had reacted that way. She tightly gripped her phone, feeling extremely frustrated, hating herself for not having been reborn earlier, and for leaving behind such a handle! The impact of this handle on herself was secondary; she only felt sorry for Winford. What must he have felt in his heart when he heard this recording?

Having just spent so long alone, she ultimately decided to destroy the recording. What was it like when she “forgave” him? His body—he clearly knew the dangers of smoking were significant. Ever since he got sick, he had not touched it again. How painful must it have been for him to have just smoked so much?

Ophelia felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She took a deep breath, suppressed the bitterness at the tip of her nose, and said to Graham, “Do me a favor.”

After agreeing to help Ophelia, Graham had to brace himself and enter the study. Winford looked up and asked, “What is it?”

…cough, there was something to report to Mr. Winford…

Winford listened to him and then frowned, “For such trivial matters, it’s better to let the subordinates decide.” He said as he capped his pen, preparing to leave the study. Seeing this, Graham hurriedly said, “There’s one more thing!”

Winford, who was about to get up, saw this and sat back down. He glanced at him and said, “Speak.”