I snuggled up in bed and flipped through all the photos I had with Joseph. They were all happy group photos.

I did not understand why he would stop loving me for no reason.

I cried until I had difficulty breathing and my eyes ran out of tears. I kept recalling the happy times we had together. But my excruciating pain reminded me that it was all in the past.

Soon after, I got up and changed my clothes. I did not want to stay there anymore.

My suite was on the top floor, so I could see the brightest star through the roof. There were only two such suites on the whole floor.

When leaving, I had to pass by another suite.

“Joe, do I look good?” They were probably leaning close to the door. Hence, I could hear their voices vaguely.

“Look in the mirror,” Joseph said.

I was rooted to the spot, and I felt numb all over. My fingers kept trembling as my mind urged me to open that door.

However, I was too timid to do so.

In the end, I wandered alone outside on that silent winter night. Even though I fell, I felt no pain.

I reached home at dawn. My mother, Catherine Levine, was already waiting for me at the door.

“Hey, why didn’t you answer my calls? I’ve been waiting for you all morning!” I got used to her rebukes long ago, so I silently opened the door.

“I’m talking to you! Are you listening?!”

“Yes, I am,” I replied coldly and returned to my room to pack up my things. I did not have many items to bring with me, so I casually stuffed a few clothes into my luggage.

“Where are you going? Where are you going?!” Catherine roared angrily, but I was too tired to interact with her.

“Joseph is cheating on me. I’m getting out of here,” I explained calmly.

Catherine gave me a hard slap and glared at me. “You’re such a letdown! You’ve been through so many hardships with him over the years. Now that he’s rich, you’re leaving him?!”

I was twenty-six years old. Joseph was still a nobody when I started dating him.

I stayed by his side as he started his business and attended social gatherings to get orders. Back then, I drank so much wine that I suffered from internal bleeding in my stomach.

“Yulia, don’t push yourself like that. I’m begging you.” At that time, Joseph got down on his knees beside my hospital bed and cried. However, he was under more pressure than me.

“Joe, things will get better for us.”

When life was at its most difficult, Joseph carved us a pair of rings. We hugged each other under the fireworks as if we could see a lifetime of happiness ahead.

As for that ring, I wore it for many years. Unfortunately, it was full of blemishes despite my efforts to take care of it.

I ignored Catherine, and she finally calmed down. “Fine, you can leave. But ask him for money. I’m sure he won’t care about it since he’s doing so well now. Your younger brother’s getting married. He’s going to buy a house in the city center. See—”

“Madam, you can ask me for money, but don’t make things difficult for Yulia.” Suddenly, Joseph walked over with an unpleasant expression.

He became livid when he saw the state of my face.

“The money in this card will be enough for him to buy a house. If you people fault with Yulia again, I won’t go easy on you!”

Fearful and in shock, Catherine quickly accepted the card. “Sure, I won’t come by again. I won’t meddle in her business no matter what.”

“Yulia is so delicate that I could never bear to lay a hand on her. If you do this again—”

“Don’t worry. I’ll never come here again!” Catherine wore a flattering smile and left with the card.

“I’m sorry that you got hurt because of me.” Joseph seemed to sympathize with me. He held my hand and led me back to my room. But he was stunned to see my half-packed luggage.

“Yulia, what are you doing?” He looked at me nervously.

“Oh, my favorite artist is going to hold an exhibition in Jade City. I’d like to go there and learn something,” I said calmly. The exhibition was real, but I had no plans to go there.

“How many days will you be gone?” Joseph relaxed and asked with concern.

“At least three days. This is a rare opportunity, so I want to stay there for a few days.” I looked at Joseph calmly. It turned out that once I felt the greatest pain, I would become numb to it.

Joseph applied some ointment on my face, and I caught a glimpse of a love bite on the back of his neck. It looked like he had no intention of hiding it.

“I had some urgent affairs at the company last night, Yulia. I couldn’t wake you up since you were sound asleep.” He placed an ice pack on my swollen face and explained gently.

What a liar! I subconsciously clenched my fists and stabbed my fingernails into my palm. The pain temporarily helped me to keep my sanity, and I did not expose him.

“You changed your ring, Joseph Lynch?” I stared at his finger absent-mindedly. It had been a long time since I addressed him by his full name.

He once cared very much about that ring we had. We went traveling during one winter and ran into heavy snow on our way back. As a result, he lost his ring.

He hid it from me and searched everywhere for it in the blizzard. After an entire night of looking, he finally found it.

Upon returning, he held the ring and hugged me as he cried pitifully. “Yulia, I nearly lost the ring. Luckily, I found it.”

However, it had been a long time since I last saw him wear that ring. I looked down and smiled, but my eyes were already teary. “It’s okay to put on another ring. The previous one doesn’t match you anymore.”