Return, My Love: Wooing the Neglected Ex-Wife

Chapter 1099:

“We’ve been friends for years, and you can’t do this one thing for me!” Rickey exclaimed in frustration before speeding away on his motorbike.

Now, Aurora looked back on their youth with a sense of forbearance and nostalgia.

During Rickey’s rebellious phase, he was her only friend. For Aurora back then, Rickey was like a safe harbor. No matter how unreasonable his demands, she wouldn’t challenge him.

She disliked attending classes alone, eating by herself, or making the school commute on her own.

Thus, she deeply appreciated Rickey’s company during those lonely teenage years.

“Aurora, I’m sorry,” Rickey finally apologized for his past behavior.

Aurora shook her head. “I never held it against you, but I really was out of luck that day. My phone died, and right after you took off, it began to rain heavily.”

Rickey quickly interjected, “The moment I noticed it was raining, I turned back to find you!”

“Too late,” Aurora replied. “Dunn saw us arguing from his car. After you rode away, he had his driver take me home. He himself stood outside in the rain for half an hour, worried I would realize he was the one helping me. But I’ve known his driver since I was a child.”

Aurora looked at Rickey and added, “Rickey, I appreciate that you’ve been there for me, but Dunn has been around just as much. In our sophomore year of high school, during the summer camp, I joined you for a nighttime exploration of the mountain. It was pitch black, surrounded by tall trees and thick bushes. You thought I was too scared, so we ended up splitting up. Dunn secretly placed a flashlight where I’d find it and even arranged for the patrol team, disguised as tourists, to escort me to safety.”

Rickey listened, astonished by these revelations. “How did you figure out it was Dunn who asked me to look after you?”

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Aurora smiled. “Do you remember the first time I got my period?”

Rickey was at a loss for words.

He had thought he was present for all the significant moments in Aurora’s life, but he realized that was just his hopeful thinking. “Yes,” Rickey said with a bitter smile. “Actually, Dunn was the first to notice, and he informed me.”

Aurora continued, “I was in pain in my lower abdomen that day, and you handed me a box of painkillers.”

Rickey stood still, listening as she said confidently, “You probably don’t know, but those painkillers were developed by Finch Group’s pharmaceutical team. Dunn’s father created them specifically for his mother, and they were never available for public purchase.”

Aurora was curious how Rickey had accessed medication that the Finch family had not released to the public.

Her suspicion about Rickey’s connection to the Finch family made everything else fall into place.noveldrama

Rickey glanced at the invitation once more, feeling a pang in his heart and a tightness in his throat.

Yet, he realized he had no chance to win Aurora back.

In this game, he had lost it all.

He could only say, “I wish you happiness.”

Aurora called after him, but Rickey lacked the courage to turn back.

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