Arianne pulled Tiffany into her arms. “Don’t… Tiffie… Just cry if you must. There has to be a misunderstanding. Jackson isn’t that kind of a man. I’m certain of that. Let’s have a calm discussion when he returns, okay?”
Tiffany pushed Arianne away, completely losing it. However, she did not use too much force. “What’s there to talk about? I saw it with my own eyes. Why must I give him the chance to lie to me and cover up his actions? I saw it with my own eyes. Why should I lie to myself and tell myself that it’s only a misunderstanding? Ari, I can tolerate many things, but this is the one thing I can’t accept. You know me… Didn’t I break up with Ethan because he indirectly admitted to having another woman on the side? Do you know how I felt at the time? My family went bankrupt, my father died, and I was cheated on. It felt like the sky had fallen on me… Jackson West was not the man who pulled me out from the abyss. He is not!”
After many years of friendship, Arianne was well aware of Tiffany’s temperament. This time, she knew that Tiffany had made up her mind. She was at a loss as to what to say at that moment. Tiffany was emotionally unstable now, and she was too afraid to approach her in case she accidentally hurt her child. “Tiffie! Calm down. Just sit down and wait for Jackson to return, okay?”
Tiffany numbly shook her head. “I don’t want to see him… I don’t want to see him…”
Arianne was afraid that something might happen to Tiffany if she ran out now. She quickly told her staff to get Mark. A pregnant woman like her was clearly in no position to deal with this matter.
Mark quickly arrived downstairs.
At that very moment, Jackson had arrived as well. His brows were furrowed, the thought of Lynn’s forced kiss thoroughly disgusted him. Therefore, he did not notice the state Tiffany was in.
Tiffany did not flip out like Arianne had expected. Instead, she was eerily calm. She said in a voice that was laden with resentment, “It’s not what I think? Then what is it? Are you going to say that you only kissed and didn’t do anything else? I think you just didn’t have the time to do it. Did anyone else sit next to you in your car in my absence?” She chuckled. “There’s no need for you to explain. I don’t want to hear any more of your lies. The engagement is off. It’s over.”
Tiffany knew there was no turning back now that she had said those words. She could remember every word that Jackson had once emphasized to her. He said that there were some words that should not be recklessly spoken. For example, a breakup.
He was the one who had used words and actions to convince her into letting down her defenses. He made her believe she deserved to be loved and gave her hope for the future. He also taught her not to brood over the past and renewed her confidence in herself. She had bought into it. She thought it was real and that she could do it. She thought she was different from the other women. She had once felt incredibly happy, even in her dreams, when she thought about how she caught the heart of the man that no woman could. It seemed like she had gotten complacent. Now, he had personally torn down the strong fortress they had built together. She would no longer believe in a single word he said.
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