Chapter 249

Filip’s gaze dropped. “I didn’t tell you the truth. I didn’t have the abortion, but I have my reasons.”

Cynthia’s expression remained calm. “You don’t need to explain anything about the child to me. The child is innocent. I don’t want to do anything wrong. I just hope that after the baby is born, you both will be responsible parents.”

Filip’s eyes widened slightly. “So, you’re saying you’ve forgiven me regarding the baby?”

Cynthia chuckled. “Filip, given our current relationship, is forgiveness even relevant?”

“Cynthia, aren’t we even friends anymore?”

Cynthia looked at him sarcastically. “Of course not. If I were to be friends with someone who lies all the time and has repeatedly betrayed me, then all the tears I’ve cried and the pain I’ve suffered would have been deserved.”

The light in Filip’s eyes dimmed.

“It’s fine if you can’t forgive me, Cynthia. I only married Lilian because she forced me. I don’t love her at all. My heart belongs only to you.”

Cynthia looked at him with amusement. “Filip, have you lost your mind? Who told you I only loved Lilian? If you had kept your word, I would have at least respected you as a true romantic. But now, with her being seven months pregnant, you’re coming to me with this nonsense. ‘Shameless’ doesn’t even begin to describe you.”

Filip felt completely humiliated by Cynthia’s words, especially the disdain and contempt in her eyes, which cut him deeply. However, unlike before, he didn’t lose his temper. He seemed to wilt like a plant struck by frost. “I know you look down on me; you did before, and now it’s even worse. He looked up at Cynthia, bewildered. “But Cynthia, every single word I said today is from my heart.”

Filip continued, “All these years, I’ve always felt inferior around you. You’re always so exceptional, like a beacon that draws everyone’s attention. From childhood until now, I’ve lived in your shadow. Next to you, I always feel inadequate, shrinking into the ground. Even after college, when we fell in love, I was still scared of you; I felt like I couldn’t handle or match you. I was always worried you’d meet someone better and leave me. Back then, Lilian used a diary to cause trouble between us, and I didn’t even dare to confront you about it.”

Filip’s eyes were full of regret. “This is the biggest regret of my life.”

Cynthia listened without reacting. “Why are you telling me this now?”

Filip grabbed Cynthia’s hand. “I want to be brave for once. I want to follow my heart and tell you everything I’ve been keeping inside, Cynthia. We’ve been together since we were born, twenty years of emotions. How many twenty years does one get in a lifetime? I don’t believe that you have no feelings for me at all. Please, just give me a year—no, three months, three months is enough. I will divorce Lilian and completely cut ties with her.”

Filip dropped to his knees, pressing his forehead against her hand. “Please don’t be mad at me anymore. Cynthia, come back to me.”

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“I love you. I’ve realized just how much I love you. Day and night, you’re all I think about,” he continued.

Filip was almost in tears. “I really wish we could go back to the past. If I could, I’d definitely give my past self a good beating. Cynthia, please come back to me, please, please?”

Cynthia remained unmoved. She looked down at Filip, then pulled back her hand and took two steps back.

“Filip, everything that needed to be said is already clear. Don’t stay here and act just to feel moved by yourself. Late affections are cheaper than grass. If you truly regret it, keep your wife in check in the future, and don’t let either of you bother me again.”

After Cynthia finished speaking, she opened the door to leave the private room. She saw Jonathan.

Jonathan saw Cynthia and quickly approached her. At the same time, Filip followed them out.

“Cynthia, don’t go…” Before he could finish, Filip noticed Jonathan’s stern expression.

Jonathan glanced at Filip and asked, “What are you doing?”

Filip stayed silent, hoping Cynthia wouldn’t explain. He hoped Jonathan would misunderstand.

Cynthia shrugged casually, “He just made a heartfelt confession.”

Filip was speechless.

Jonathan’s gaze turned icy. Tears still marked Filip’s face, and the chill in Jonathan’s eyes made him shiver.

“It seems Filip doesn’t have enough to do. From now on, make sure your reports are 5,000 words each, not a word less,” he said.

He then walked to Cynthia, wrapped an arm around her waist, and his voice softened instantly. “Sweetheart, let’s go home.”

Jonathan’s affectionate tone was unexpected.

Cynthia’s heart fluttered. She raised her hand and affectionately scratched Jonathan’s chin, saying, “Let’s go, honey.”

It was the first time Cynthia called him “honey.” Jonathan visibly stiffened, then a deep joy spread across his face.

They left hand in hand. Filip watched their backs, dazed. They seemed perfectly matched. The happier they looked, the more Filip’s heart ached.

He had been convincing himself that since Cynthia was happy, he shouldn’t disturb her. But he wasn’t a saint. His rationality crumbled the moment he saw her. He poured out his heart, but received only disdain and indifference. She was no longer the Cynthia he knew.

In the end, he lost her. Filip lowered his gaze, feeling as if his heart was being cut by blades.

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But soon, a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes. He thought, ‘I still have an ace up my sleeve, don’t I? One that could make Cynthia willingly return to me.’

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