Forsaking the Years of Longing novel Chapter 33

Chapter 4

However, she lost that child due to her blood disorder. She remembered the piercing pain, and also Ivan’s red, swollen eyes as he knelt by her hospital bed, trembling and pleading.

“Linda, as long as we’re together, I can go without children forever. You have to stay strong–I truly can’t lose you…”

His promise had once been her strongest support.

Back then, she believed they were each other’s destined partners, meant to grow old together and stay by each other’s side for life…

After a long silence, Linda slowly opened her eyes.

Ivan’s location had stopped moving, and the destination–Cloud Private Dining.

It was a private, members–only restaurant owned by a mutual friend of theirs, where everyone knew only their spouses were allowed.

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Linda’s lips. “Ivan, bringing Katherine there–what exactly are you thinking?”

Suppressing the wave of emotions, she started her car.

Soon, she arrived at Cloud Private Dining.

With practiced familiarity, she headed straight to the private suite reserved for her and Ivan. Just as she stepped off the elevator, she heard a familiar name mentioned around the

corner.

“Martin, do you even know what you’re doing?”

Linda recognized the voice as that of a mutual friend of hers and Ivan’s.

“You even said in interviews that The Gods wouldn’t have achieved global success without Linda’s contribution. She was the top beauty and scholar of NYU’s Computer Science Department, and yet she’s now worn out to the point of needing to rest at home for you.”

“Katherine’s just a streamer; fooling around is one thing, but bringing her here–aren’t you afraid Linda will find out about the two of you and divorce you?”

“She won’t. Linda trusts me.”

Ivan’s answer was light, confident.

Linda’s hand paused, and she suddenly felt a bit dazed.

She seemed to see that young man once more, his heart full of her, with such genuine, fervent love.

A pang of regret filled her heart as she dialed Ivan’s number.

The phone rang several times before he finally picked up.

Slightly breathless, Ivan answered, “Linda, I got caught up with work tonight and forgot to check in. I ordered a gift package for you during the day, so it’ll be there when you wake up. Get some rest, and don’t worry about me.”

Linda’s gaze was icy, but her voice remained gentle. “Alright.”

The next second, she hung up, and without hesitation, clicked the delete button.

Ivan, since you’ve chosen to betray me, do

Ivan, since you’ve chosen to betray me, don’t blame me for taking everything back.