Chapter 124
When Mamie kissed him, Jared froze briefly, then gently pushed her away, saying, “Im sorry, Mamie, I’m already married”
However, the atmosphere at the time was too intense, with cheers erupting all around, and the band in the banquet hall even played the wedding march on purpose. The enthusiastic cheers almost swallowed up his voice.
Then, people started to congratulate him left and right.
Hence, the media jumped to conclusions based on just a few pictures, reporting freely.
Jared wasn’t a part of the entertainment industry, so he didn’t care about these rumors, and most of the news was squashed by Ivan
Mamie has yet to clarify the situation She’s a well–known actress in the country, and this incident undoubtedly affected her image Jared could understand that.
Jared said to Ivan, “You better talk some sense into Mamie. The media at the lake must have been her doing. I told her I was married long ago, but she stubbornly set up a proposal, betting that I wouldn’t have the heart to hurt her. I certainly don’t want to hurt her, but I don’t want to hurt Agnes even more.”
Inside Bartley Mansion, a long–haired beauty was lounging on the sofa.
The light from the chandelier hit her beautiful face, casting a faint halo over her.
However, the beauty was furrowing her brows.
Ivan set a tape recorder in front of her. From the recorder, Jared’s voice came out clear as day, “I certainly don’t want to hurt her, but I don’t want to hurt Agnes even
more.”
Mamie picked up the recorder, replaying that sentence repeatedly until her fingers turned white from gripping it tightly. Then, she threw the recorder with all her might.
The recorder hit the glass cabinet in the room, immediately leaving a crack.
Ivan leaned on the sofa’s edge and said, “If you didn’t hear it yourself, you probably wouldn’t give up. You need to let go, Mamie. Jared has changed.”
Mamie was shaking all over, “I can’t accept it! Since we were kids, I’ve been the only woman by his side; how could he suddenly change his heart?”
“It’s precisely because Jared has never been infatuated with any woman that I believe he has truly fallen in love with his wife. You’ve been in a relationship with him for so many years, yet there’s never been any passion. You guys are both so busy that sometimes you don’t see each other for half a year, and you both think that’s normal. Frankly, I don’t even see you two as a couple. He treats you the same way I do, like a sister, he’s used to being kind to you, but that’s not love. His feelings for Agnes are totally different.”
Upon hearing this, Mamie felt even more distressed.
There were truths that even her brother didn’t know.
Although she was Jared’s girlfriend in name, they had never truly been together.
Jared was aloof and didn’t like physical contact with anyone, including her.
Even when they occasionally held hands, he would instinctively frown.
For all these years, they hadn’t even kissed, let alone anything more.
She had tried to take the initiative, but he always ignored her.
She even suspected that he had a severe case of obsessive–compulsive disorder.
