Now he screwed up. Before they left the village, Ivan even thought that Vivian was a shameless woman. Two times to her own kids' father.
Ivan doesn't know what to say.
Even if he tried to explain, he knew that Vivian wouldn't believe him after hearing what he said.
"You must've read one of those old articles that happened a few years ago."
Shaking her head, "I don't think so. The article was just released yesterday. I found out about the engagement between you and Miss Brown on my way to the village."
"Anyway, congratulations on your wedding. Make sure you treat her well."
'Yesterday? How come I didn't know anything about it?'
'How could she congratulate me easily after what happened between us? How can she have the heart to let me go so easily? Am I nothing to her? Has she ever had any feelings toward me? Ha! I don't think so. If she did have feelings towards me, she wouldn't say those words easily.'
Ivan took out his phone and started searching for the news about his engagement.
Vivian was right. There is indeed much news about him and Miss Brown engaged.
Ivan frowned after reading a little of the news.
The news said he's going to hold a wedding with his beloved fiancé in a few months.
'Who's out of their goddamn mind to release fake stories?'
Ivan closed the news and started texting someone, "Find out who's in their goddamn mind to release the fake stories about the wedding."
Just right after he sent out the text, the other side replied right away.
"You just found it out now? Your parents are the ones who did it."
"Delete all of the news about my wedding."
"You know I don't have the power to do anything right now. Your parents gave their words that whoever deletes the new will have to pay 10 million dollars and will get fired right away. I don't want to lose my job."
"You ass hole. I'll send you to Africa in two days for the N project. I'll make sure you have a very good time there."
"Wait! What are you talking about?"
"I was thinking about sending you there for a year, but I think a year is too short for you since you enjoy traveling to different countries. I think 2 years and six months will be enough."
"Not again. You just sent me to Thailand last year. I almost became elephant food. Plus, my body became darker. Please don't send me out of the country again."
"You do what I say or you go to Africa in two days. Your choice."
"Goddamn it."
"We'll?"
"I'll do it. If I get fired, you'll have to support me."
"....have someone go get my car. The same place I sent you before."
"Got you."
Just like that, the news was taken down in a blink of an eye.
Seeing that Ivan hasn't said anything, Vivian thought that he really was getting married.
She hopes that everything is not true.
After seeing Ivan gone quiet, Vivian has gone quiet as well.
Now that she has found out that everything is true, Vivian made up her mind.
Even if she accidentally meets Ivan, she'll just treat him like a stranger.
Not someone she knew or someone she slept with.
She should've known from the beginning that rich people were full of lies.
Their parents arranged their marriages and got engaged when they were still young.
Vivian was glad that her family was not like other rich families.
They didn't arrange marriage for her, but only blind dates for her.
That's why she was happy about that.
If her family did end up arranging marriage for her, she might not get the chance to get to meet Ivan.
She did have feelings for him, but since he's about to become someone else's husband, she has to let him go even if her heart doesn't want to.
Vivian did regret sleeping with Ivan, not that much. But the guilt in her chest keeps growing. She can't believe herself that she ended up hurting another woman.
Now that everything turned out this way, Vivian wishes that she could turn the time back, so that she wouldn't make the same mistakes again.
Vivian was glad that she had someone block all the posts about the proposed before they spread.
Vivian deeply regretted everything that she had done.
"Sigh!"
'What a life I'm having. I was raised by a single mother and now I ended up sleeping with someone else's husband to be.'
"Can you give me your address so that I can drop you off there?"
She can't allow Ivan to stay at her place anymore.
Nodding his head, Ivan sent her his address in her phone message.
Vivian taps on her phone message and taps on Ivan's message.
'It's not far. It seems like we finally have to part ways now.'
Vivian's heart dropped to her stomach. Without saying anything, Vivian drives Ivan to his place.
Vivian pulled up in front of a luxurious villa.
She gets out of the car after Ivan gets out "One moment please."
Ivan stopped in his tracks and turned to face Vivian.
Vivian walked up to Ivan while pulling the ring out off her finger. She stopped in front of Ivan and took one of his hands.
She gave out the prettiest smiles as she put the ring in Ivan's palm, "I can't keep this ring. Even if it's as a friend. I can't accept it."
Ivan frowned.
'Why did she try to return the ring again?'
"Congratulations on your wedding. I hope you have a happier marriage with Miss Brown."
Vivian's smile on her face never fades.
She then turned around and walked away from Ivan.
Just when Vivian turned around and was about to walk further away, Ivan grabbed her hand.
Vivian turned to face Ivan "Anything else?"
Ivan's eyes are filled with anger, sadness, and anxiety. Vivian can feel that Ivan's grasp on her wrist tightened.
"If there's nothing, let go of my hand. I'm leaving."
"It's not true."
Vivian doesn't know what he's talking about.
"Huh?"
"The news. It's not true. I don't know anything about it."
"Ha!" Vivian snorted "Do you think I'm a joke?"
'Is he trying to lie because he doesn't have enough to hurt his fiancé?'
"I'm telling the truth."
"Yeah right. Don't you have enough fun behind your fiancé's back? Don't you think you already had done enough with the cheating? You might not feel guilty, but I did."
Ivan didn't say anything.
"I've had enough of this. I'm sick and tired of everything. Everything's my fault. So let go of my hand."
Vivian knew everything was her fault. Ivan had done nothing wrong. Not to her. All he wanted was to help her. That's why he ends up hurting another woman's feelings. Everything happened because of her.
"How can you have the heart to keep doing something that you shouldn't have? Don't you know how hurt it's when you find out someone you love having an affair behind your back?
Tears welling up in Vivian's eyes. Before she could have a chance to hold it in, they already fell on her cheeks.
Pulling her hand away from Ivan grasped.
Ivan bit his lower lip and shut his eyes. Vivian couldn't tell if his deep breath were to quell his anger or shut her out.
Ivan didn't say anything. He stayed silent, Vivian continued. "I'm sorry. This is my mess, I shouldn't have pulled you into it. I already hate myself so much. Don't make me hate you too. Don't ever show up in front of me again."
Vivian turned around and started walking toward her car.
Ivan was a victim of everything that had happened. If Vivian didn't pull him in her mess, this wouldn't have happened.
Whenever Vivian was with Ivan, she genuinely enjoyed his accompaniment.
Everything was her fault, but she ended up hurting an innocent man. She has to. If she didn't say hurtful things to him, he won't let her go.
Vivian was about to open the car door, she was held behind by strong arms in a warm embrace.
"Please don't leave me." Ivan sighed. "I really don't know anything. Our families did arrange marriage for us before. She did become my fiancé for one day. That's it."
"Like I believe you." Vivian sniffed and rubbed away her tears before wrenching herself free from Ivan's grasp.
She then turned around to look Ivan in the eyes.
"I've seen many rich men having affairs behind their fiancé's backs before they get married."
Vivian can see that Ivan's eyes are filled with sadness and loneliness. Her heart aches for him. But she couldn't do anything about it.
"I'm sorry for having my way with you the past couple days. I know you came from a rich family. But I didn't know you came from a business tycoon's family."
Ivan grasps Vivian's wrist "You come from a rich family too. Almost richer than my family. That made us come from the same boat right?"
Ivan got to know that Vivian was from the most richest family when Mrs. Wah took him to her place before.
Vivian pulled her hand away from Ivan grasp "Don't compare yourself to me. I don't have any fiancé, you do. You're about to get married and here you are, begging another woman not to leave. You think I want to be some rich man's mistress?"
Vivian continues. "You think I enjoy having others talking bad about me behind my back? If that's what you think, you're wrong. I hate rich men like you."
Vivian turned around and opened the car door. Before she got in the driver seat, she turned to look at Ivan, "Never appear in front of me again. Forget about everything that happened between us. Pretend they never happened before."
'She wants me to pretend nothing happened between us. How can I do that? I love her so much that it hurts. How can she have the heart to push me away so easily? Am I another rich man who cheats in her eyes? Why? I love you and only you."
She gets in the car and starts driving without looking back.
Ivan stood in his spot for a long time before going into the villa.
When he walked in, he could see that his parents were still up. They were enjoying their evening tea while talking and laughing.
'How can you guys be happy after what you guys have done?'