- I opened my mouth, speechless in shock.
- I had never seen Ethan like this.
- Never.
- The proud young master of the Shen family,
- even though he and Lily had been awkward
- for so many years, had never begged her like
- this.
- Lily was also stunned.
- Her face flushed and paled, finally saying,
- “Don’t regret it, I won’t give you a second
- chance,” and ran away crying.
- Ethan didn’t turn his head.
- I reminded him, “Lily really left.”
- But Ethan reached out to pull me. “I didn’t
- intend to be with her for long, she was just an
- obsession, when it comes to marriage, no one
- else is in my mind but you-”
- “Ethan,” I rubbed my temples, interrupting
- く
- him.
- I was afraid Kai would wake up and couldn’t
- find me, so I decided to lay it all out.
- “Actually, I didn’t always see you as a
- replacement. I did have feelings for you.”
- How could I not have feelings? Six years of
- close contact, physical intimacy, how could I
- not have feelings?
- Ethan’s eyes lit up.
- I sighed. “But you pushed me away, Ethan,
- don’t you remember?
- Every time I was about to develop feelings,
- you chose Lily.”
- I smiled bitterly. “You pushed me away. You
- kept reminding me that Kai would never treat
- me like this, you couldn’t replace Kai.”
- The light in Ethan’s eyes dimmed.
- He still struggled to say, “I can change,
- Lauren, I’ll change…”
- I shook my head to interrupt him. “Ethan, you
- く
- don’t love me. You just can’t accept that
- someone doesn’t love you. Before it was Lily,
- now it’s me.”
- I pointed to my heart. “But I can’t get
- entangled with you anymore. My heart is now
- filled with my husband, there’s no room for
- you.”
- The last light in Ethan’s eyes suddenly went
- out.
- I didn’t say anything else, just walked past
- him and went home.
- At the entrance of the building, I suddenly
- found Kai standing quietly there, not knowing
- how long he’d been awake.
- I panicked immediately. “You heard
- everything…”
- Kai embraced me. “Don’t worry.”
- He patted my back. “Ethan called me, told me
- about you two, asked me to give you up to
- him.”
- く
- “Then what did you say?” I asked in surprise.
- “I returned the money he paid for my
- treatment, doubled. And I sent him a wedding
- invitation.”
- “Oh…”
- I was speechless.
- I told him how Ethan found our wedding hotel.
- Kai was good at dealing with people.
- I don’t know when Ethan left.
- And I didn’t care.
- I was busy preparing for my honeymoon with
- Kai.
- One sunny afternoon, Kai and I went to an
- island for our honeymoon.
- Blue sky, white clouds, blue sea, golden sand,
- a gentle breeze blowing, Kai and I
- comfortably closed our eyes, basking in the
- sun by the beach, until the evening, we
- returned to our beach hut.
- I told Ethan about this hut years ago, I never
- ^
- had time to come.
- Then Kai heard me and booked the room
- immediately, deciding to bring me here for
- our honeymoon.
- I stood at the window of the hut, wanting to
- see the night sea, but I saw a familiar figure
- in front of the hut next door, sitting on the
- beach drinking beer.
- He was alone, surrounded by empty bottles.
- I pursed my lips and closed the window.
- Before I could close the curtains, Kai came
- and hugged me, kissing me.
- I saw Ethan’s lonely figure on the beach,
- constantly tilting his head back to drink, and
- Kai carried me to the bedroom…
- When I got up to drink water in the morning, I
- glanced over and was surprised to find Ethan
- still on the beach, motionless.
- I was startled, quickly ran out, knelt down to
- check his breathing.
- く
- Thankfully, he was still breathing.
- I patted my chest, just as I was about to
- leave, Ethan grabbed my hand and opened his
- eyes.
- Those once spirited eyes were now hazy with
- intoxication, sad and helpless, quietly looking
- at me in the morning sun.
- He hoarsely begged me. “Lauren, can I… hug
- you again?”
- “Just a hug. Just one.”
- I shook my head, pulling my hand away,
- standing up. “I’m married, Ethan.”
- Ethan was very drunk, seemingly crying and
- laughing, his voice mixed with the sound of
- the rising tide. “But I can’t let you go, Lauren.
- It wasn’t that I wanted something I couldn’t
- get, it was love without knowing. Lauren, wife,
- give me another chance, okay? I won’t dare
- not cherish it for the rest of my life!”
- I stopped, then walked back.
- This constant entanglement wasn’t a solution.
- Let him give up completely.
- Walking back seemed to give Ethan hope, he
- looked at me with anticipation.
- I took out my phone, pulled up a picture, and
- silently placed it in front of him.
- It was a picture of a pregnancy test, two
- lines.
- “I’m pregnant, Ethan.”
- Ethan froze.
- After a few seconds, he forcefully pushed the
- phone away, as if pushing away a poisonous
- snake, not wanting to look at it again.
- He couldn’t say a word.
- I stood up, looking down at him, repeating his
- words when he broke up with me. “It’s over
- between us.”
- Then, I walked back to the hut.
- Silence followed.
- Later Leompletely forgot Ethan
- <
- Kai and I lived a happy life, forgetting
- everything that had happened before.
- Ten months later, I got pregnant and gave
- birth to a daughter.
- At my daughter’s 100–day celebration, Kai
- held my daughter and showed her off, smiling.
- happily.
- I sat on the side, looking at Kai and my
- daughter, my heart warm.
- A waiter came running over, handing me an
- exquisite gift box. “Ma’am, a gentleman asked
- me to give this to you.”
- Thinking it was a gift from Kai’s friends, I
- thanked him and took it, opening it to see.
- There were two things inside.
- One was a golden locket.
- The other was a large diamond ring.
- I recognized the ring.
- Zoe came over, exclaimed, “Isn’t this the ring
- Ethan was going to give you at your wedding?
- He asked me to give it to you, and you gave it
- back to him?”
- I froze, not knowing what to say.
- After a while, I realized, I picked up the box
- and chased after him.
- But I was too late, seeing Ethan’s tall and thin
- back, getting into his familiar car, the engine
- roared as he left.
- Zoe chased out with me, sighing, “If he had
- done this earlier, you two wouldn’t…”
- I shook my head and smiled. “What are you
- thinking, there aren’t so many ifs.”
- Missing out is missing out.
- There are no ifs, and no regrets.
- I returned to the banquet hall, looked at my
- husband and daughter, feeling grateful.
- Kai came over and hugged me, asking, “Is
- there something on my face? Why are you
- staring at me?”
- I shook my head, leaning into his arms. “I’m
- grateful that I didn’t miss you.”
- I didn’t miss out on my true happiness.
Missed Happiness Chapter 6
Missed Happiness Chapter 6
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Missed Happiness English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
