AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

The cicadas sang incessantly in the afternoon as if saying:

“It’s summer, it’s summer…”

The door to the room was ajar. Roxane only knocked lightly, but the door opened.

Diego, who was lying on the hospital bed, saw Roxane and his eyes immediately lit up. However, as if thinking of something, his eyes darkened again the next moment. She came empty-handed, so it was clear she wasn’t there to visit a patient. Additionally, he also remembered that she was pregnant with Sebastian’s child.

Roxane walked over to the bedside before pulling out a chair to sit down. She placed her hands on her knees, which were pressed together.

Diego frowned when he saw the black armband on Roxane’s arm. He asked weakly:NôvelDrama.Org holds this content.

-What happened to your family?

– My grandmother passed away.

A shocked expression immediately appeared on Diego’s swollen face.

Before he could express his condolences, Roxane said:

– Agnes went to the hospital to scold my grandmother. My grandmother was so agitated that she lost consciousness. At that time, Agnes obstructed the doctor when the doctor tried to save my grandmother.

Diego’s expression froze. He shook his head and said:

– I, I didn’t know. I really didn’t know…

– I’m sorry

Roxane didn’t come here today to listen to Diego’s excuses or explanations. In a way, he caused his grandmother’s death, and that wasn’t something an apology could fix. She said :

– Diego, you don’t need to apologize. The person you need to apologize to is my grandmother. Unfortunately, she’s no longer here to hear your excuses.

She instinctively bit her lower lip when she mentioned her grandmother. After a while, she continued to say:

“Diego, I don’t know who you offended, and I don’t know why you let Agnes think that we are responsible for your injuries.

Roxane’s expression and eyes were without fluctuations as she looked at Diego’s swollen and bruised faces as she continued to say:

– We have nothing to do with this affair. We don’t know why you were beaten and we don’t care, but my grandmother is dead. We can’t let this matter go like that.

Diego seemed to realize something and his heart skipped a beat.

– Roxane you…

She took a deep breath. Her smile carried a hint of cruelty as she asked:

– Diego, do you know why I agreed to marry you back then?

He frowned, looking at her in confusion. He didn’t know why she suddenly changed the subject.

– I agreed to marry you not because of the marriage agreement between our families. It’s because on the day of our official meeting, you handed me an umbrella. I had exactly the umbrella. This umbrella was given to me during the darkest and most desperate time of my life. I always thought you were the person who gave this umbrella.

Diego’s eyes widened. Realization came to him after listening to his words.

– The person you loved was, was the person who gave you the umbrella…

– Yes. Without him, I would have died a long time ago, said Roxane. His words were frank and cruel. Her red lips curled slightly as she continued to say:

“I never really loved you, Diego.

Diego’s face was as pale as paper. His dull eyes flashed with shock, disbelief, and all sorts of complicated emotions. He found it hard to accept that in the few years they had been together, the person she loved had never been him. The adoring eyes that looked at him weren’t really looking at him.

Roxane picked at the skin on the side of her nail. She used too much force, causing him to bleed. It was inevitable that she would feel pain. She said without expression:

– Diego, in the past, the person I loved was the person who gave me the umbrella. Now the person I love is Sebastien. From start to finish, I never loved you. No way.

If she hadn’t confused Diego with the person who gave her the umbrella, she probably wouldn’t have agreed to the marriage. If she hadn’t confused him with another person, she probably wouldn’t have tolerated him and the Rios family for so many years. Even though she had a gentle personality, that didn’t mean people could trample on her. In fact, she knew everything. It was just that she was too lazy to be calculating or hold grudges. However, it was different now that her grandmother had passed away. She had lost the person she was closest to. It was no surprise that the sharp claws hidden beneath its soft exterior came out.

For Diego, nothing was more cruel than Roxane never loving him. It was absurd and ironic. He laughed as his eyes shone with desolation. Tears could be seen in his red eyes.

Whether the tears were genuine or not, Roxane was unmoved. She got up and left the room. Sebastien was still waiting for him downstairs. She was afraid that if she didn’t leave soon, he would be unhappy again.