---- Chapter 9 He threw the card at my face and said through gritted teeth: "Julian! You're ruthless!" "You think this will force me and Bessie to call off the wedding? You're dreaming!" "T don't want this stupid money. Keep it for buying your virginity!" "Tf you really decide to leave me completely, don't come back crying and begging for my forgiveness!" He turned around and slammed the door as he left. I smiled bitterly and watched him leave, whispering: "Gilbert, don't worry, I will never come back." After being discharged from the hospital, I told the Veronatri that I had gone on a trip. Because I don't want to return to the Veronatri anymore. ---- It wasn't until a week before the start of the school term that Madre kept urging me to come home, so I went back for a visit. It turned out that the day before my school started was Gilbert and Bessie's wedding. Madre hoped I could attend the wedding before leaving. Madre treated me well in my previous life, but all of that was based on me giving her Veronatri the grandson she longed for. Now that I have decided to cut ties with the Veronatri, there is naturally no reason for me to appear at the wedding. I returned to the Veronatri early and packed my meager belongings. I prepared a gift for Madre and a wedding gift for Gilbert, leaving them in my room. As for the various gifts Gilbert had bought me over the years, I didn't take any of them. ---- The night before Gilbert's wedding, Austen and I flew to Cambridge to pursue our dreams. Unexpectedly, the next day, Gilbert couldn't find me at the wedding and called me. Austen and I were strolling through the vibrant campus when I glanced at my phone. But I didn't answer. That day, the news of the Veronatri kingpin's wedding became headline news. The news was pushed to me, but I quickly swiped it away without a second glance. Gilbert and I tacitly had no further contact. I thought Gilbert and I would be separated by mountains and rivers, never to cross paths again. But I never expected that he would come to Cambridge to find me during the Christmas. When he couldn't find me, he called again and asked: