Chapter 4 288 iVouchers I couldn't figure out Alexander's words anymore . When I felt death's approach , Linda announced an onboarding banquet for me . " Alexander , Victoria's been with you all these years , and you can't even be bothered to hold a welcome party for her ? I'll handle it . " Alexander pulled her close with affection . " Of course . You're the future Mrs. Hartwell - whatever you say goes . " Linda was happy . She went to get ready for this dinner was just to humiliate me . Thinking about leaving soon , I clutched Alexander's sleeve and said with pale face . " Alexander , my resignation letter is on your desk . " " Take care of yourself from now on ... " At seven , he took me from the orphanage ; I tasted lollipops for the first time . At twelve , he sent me abroad to study ; I'd naively thought I finally had a home . At nineteen , the Hartwells trained me to be his perfect bodyguard . Three months after he broke up with Linda , Alexander and I got together . He vowed : " Victoria , you'll be more than my guard . You'll be my wife . " Fifteen years of memories etched into my mind . He led me to believe this story , but I drowned in it alone . When he heard my resignation , Alexander looked annoyed . " Victoria , don't make a mess today , alright ? Linda's already invited everyone . If you reject it , she will lose her face . " Even now , all he cares about is Linda . The car coming to pick me up won't get here untill midnight . I didn't want say anything more - just leaned against the bed and stared out the window . 0.0 % 07:50 Chapter 4 Alexander remained silent , then left ointment and walked out . This dinner was never anything but a way to shame me . When I entered on crutches , sneers pierced the air . " Ugly duckling playing eagle ? " 288 iVouchers " Such a fool ! These past three years , Alexander's been fighting the Sinclair family just to help Linda get her inheri- tance ... " " Hah ! So I am just a pawn ! " " Cleaner ' flatters her ! Trash belongs in the gutter ! " Alexander heard it all . He didn't intervene , texting me instead : " Ignore them . Once Linda bears my heir , you'll be godmother ... " Godmother to my tormentor's child ? Alexander was truly cruel ... I tried to ignore the gossip . But what is the result of tolerance ? People threw cake on my face . They hit me with wine bottles - the red liquid mixed with my wounds , and I couldn't tell which was wine and which was blood . 2 Someone even stuck out their foot and tripped me . When they saw me fall in a mess , the whole room roared with laughter . They walked past me on purpose , and kicked my stomach . " Heard you got kidnapped ? Useless wrecked body - so what's the point of keeping this stomach anyway ? " I held my phone numbly , hoping to get comfort from Alexander . But what I got was his furious text : " Why aren't you getting up ? With your skills , you could've dodged that easily . Quit playing the victim . " I stared until the screen went dark . All my hope was gone . Plop . I coldly tossed the phone into the pond . 39.7 % 07:50 Chapter 4 Near the Hartwell manor , headlights flashed three times . The car to pick me up arrived . This journey spans a thousand years . Maybe I'll meet my true love , or perhaps I'll grow old alone . But in the end , Alexander and I have exhausted our fate . The appointment banquet ultimately turned into Linda's welcome party . They had humiliated me enough ; no one paid attention to me anymore . I staggered out of the Hartwell family through the side door , clutching my chest . At the banquet , Alexander smiled and raised his glass with everyone . The butler William Hartwell leaned in and whispered in his ear . " Alexander , Victoria went out through the side door . Should we chase after her ? " Alexander sneered . " No need . In a couple of days , she'll come back obediently . " Alexander didn't know that this farewell would make him wait for seven years . 77.5 %