Chapter 4

Four years later, I returned to the country to work.

When I landed at the airport, I ran into Ethan.

My period had stained my white dress, and I hadn't noticed.

The man's tall figure blocked my path without warning.

I was somewhat confused.

He had pale skin, defined brow bones, and a tall, noble bearing.

His thin lips parted slightly.

"You got your period. Your dress is stained."

He handed me a piece of clothing.

"You can wear this for now."

When I was searching everywhere for a vending machine to buy sanitary pads, I ran into him again.

He said:

"I bought these for my girlfriend. She just boarded her flight."

I accepted them and thanked him.

After joining a company in the capital, I encountered him at work.

He was our company's business partner.

I learned his surname was Sinclair.

I had to admit, his actions at the airport made my heart flutter.

But he had a girlfriend. Maybe his thoughtful gesture was cultivated by his girlfriend.

During our six-month collaboration, I didn't pay much attention.

Until I learned from a colleague that he didn't have a girlfriend.

I asked excitedly for more details.

"He really doesn't have a girlfriend?"

My colleague said:

"Yeah, I heard they broke up."

"It was his first love too. His girlfriend went abroad about six months ago and they broke up."

Calculating the time, it was probably around when I met him at the airport.

I started pursuing Ethan.

Three months later, he finally agreed to my pursuit.

Six months after that, we got our marriage certificate.

I didn't tell Victor, only my mom and grandmother.

When Victor learned I'd married him, he said furiously:

"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

"You know about Mr. Sinclair and Summer's relationship. Why do you always love stealing her things?"

That's when I learned that a year ago at the airport when I met Ethan, the girlfriend he mentioned was Summer.

I should have cut my losses right then.

Looking at the photos edited by marketing accounts, there were even pictures from when they dated in college.

At that moment, I suddenly felt tired.

I'd competed with Summer for so many years. She could always effortlessly obtain what I wanted.

Ethan's first love being her became a thorn in my heart.

I wouldn't allow love to have flaws.

But allowing love to have flaws was the beginning of me falling out of love with Ethan.

I knew it was just the past, but Ethan's every action told me I was a joke.

They were each other's first love, people who loved each other in their youth.

Everything connected to Ethan—I didn't want any of it anymore.