Chapter 78 Boolding Forgiveness
The charity gala was more than halfway through, and Bruce had had a hefty sum for a few Items, earning applause from the entire crowd. Yet, he was a bit worried about Sylvia. When he saw her return unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“If you hadn’t come back soon, I would’ve sent someone to look for you. How did everything go?”
Sylvia grinned at Bruce. The emotional storm had passed the moment she saw her brother. She couldn’t dwell on the past forever, using old wounds to torture herself, Wasn’t that just aslding for trouble?
“It’s pretty much handled. I wasn’t trying to hurt anyone, just teach him a lesson to stop having such crooked ideas about me,”
Sylvia lonew full well that what she had done this time was not too harsh. If he had any real intentions of getting back at her, there would surely be another time, But, this was an
opportunity to let Cyril know that his sister
under control instead of causing Sylvia trout “As not a good person either and to keep her
Bruce glanced at Sylvia, aware of what his sister was likely thinking, She didn’t want to go overboard today, but it also seemed like she hadn’t considered how much others had done
for her.
“At the auction, there was a ruby necklace that I thought looked pretty nice, I want you to check it out later, see if it suits you. If you like it, keep it. If not, we can just keep it at the house, maybe for your future wedding.”
Bruce’s comment made Sylvia laugh despite herself.
“I haven’t thought about the future yet, and here you are planning my dowry.”
“You never know, you might meet someone good. But let’s focus, the auction isn’t over yet. See if there’s anything else you like.”
Bruce deftly changed the subject, casually mentioning a dowry, yet hoping Sylvia wouldn’t enter what he considered the ‘tomb‘ of marriage again.
Sylvia laughed and settled next to Bruce, seriously eyeing the remaining auction items. When something caught her fancy, she didn’t hesitate to bid.
Cyril had instructed someone to take Bonnie home.
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The charity gala was more than halfway through, and Bruce had bid a hefty sum for a few items, earning applause from the entire crowd. Yet, he was a bit worried about Sylvia. When he saw her return unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“If you hadn’t come back soon, I would’ve sent someone to look for you. How did everything go?”
Sylvia grinned at Bruce. The emotional storm had passed the moment she saw her brother. She couldn’t dwell on the past forever, using old wounds to torture herself. Wasn’t that just asking for trouble?
“It’s pretty much handled. I wasn’t trying to hurt anyone, just teach him a lesson to stop having such crooked ideas about me.”
Sylvia knew full well that what she had done this time was not too harsh. If he had any real intentions of getting back at her, there would surely be another time. But, this was an opportunity to let Cyril know that his sister was not a good person either and to keep her under control instead of causing Sylvia trouble.
Bruce glanced at Sylvia, aware of what his sister was likely thinking. She didn’t want to go overboard today, but it also seemed like she hadn’t considered how much others had done
for her.
“At the auction, there was a ruby necklace that I thought looked pretty nice. I want you to check it out later, see if it suits you. If you like it, keep it. If not, we can just keep it at the house, maybe for your future wedding.”
Bruce’s comment made Sylvia laugh despite herself.
“I haven’t thought about the future yet, and here you are planning my dowry.”
“You never know, you might meet someone good. But let’s focus, the auction isn’t over yet. See if there’s anything else you like.”
Bruce deftly changed the subject, casually mentioning a dowry, yet hoping Sylvia wouldn’t enter what he considered the ‘tomb‘ of marriage again.
Sylvia laughed and settled next to Bruce, seriously eyeing the remaining auction items. When something caught her fancy, she didn’t hesitate to bid.
Cyril had instructed someone to take Bonnie home.
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Before sending Bonnie away, he demanded she find time to apologize to Sylvia – sincerely. If Sylvia couldn’t forgive her, then Bonnie wouldn’t need to stay. She should prepare to leave the country.
Bonnie was defiant deep down; bowing to Sylvia was absolutely out of the question. But after the day’s debacle, she didn’t dare defy Cyril while he was angry. Another misstep and she might not get a chance to apologize at all, instead being sent straight overseas.
“If you can’t get her forgiveness, don’t bother coming back in this lifetime. I’ll act as if I never had a sister,” Cyril said determinedly.
To say Cyril wasn’t pained by his sister’s situation would be a lie. He never imagined she would turn out this way and still couldn’t figure out where it had all gone wrong.
Bonnie left red–faced without a word, escorted by the bodyguard. She was determined not to apologize to Sylvia, even if it meant never returning.
Cyril watched her go, knowing too well she wouldn’t simply comply. He also needed to apologize to Sylvia. Even if he hadn’t known about the past events, they had hurt Sylvia.
“How can you treat Bonnie like that? To be honest, I don’t think Bonnie’s wrong. I wouldn’t give Sylvia the time of day either.” Jonathan interfered. He couldn’t stand it any longer.
Whatever had happened in the past was past, and it wasn’t as if Sylvia was harmed, was it? And the fact that Sylvia had been so determined to marry Cyril, even by manipulation, was enough to anger him. He didn’t see anything wrong with what Bonnie did.
Cyril’s face darkened at Jonathan’s words. “Why?”
Caught off guard by the question, Jonathan was at a loss. He just didn’t feel Sylvia deserved any better.
“Weren’t you reluctant when you married her? So why question it now? I thought I was just venting on your behalf.”
Jonathan truly believed he was in the right. However, considering the tough years Cyril had been through in his marriage, he thought he was just letting off steam for his friend. And Sylvia’s daily airs and graces irritated him to no end.
“Has she done anything bad?” Cyril persisted.
Jonathan wanted to list Sylvia’s transgressions, but found himself at a loss for words. Thinking it over, he couldn’t recall Sylvia doing anything especially wrong. In fact, she had been quietly staying at home in recent years, and though initially challenging with Cyril, she had ended up beyond reproach. Thinking harder, Jonathan could only remember questionable things that Michelle and Bonnie had done.
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The more he reflected on it, the less sense his grievances made.
“No, it’s not about her doing anything bad. I just don’t like her, okay? You saw how she married you to achieve her goal, and she’s been playing her part all these years. Now the
act’s over.
Jonathan blurted out a shaky justification, immediately sensing the weakness in his argument. Being bullied without striking back wasn’t an option, and considering past events, Sylvia’s patience seemed saintly.
“It’s just… she deliberately released all that dirt on me, and I simply can’t stand her. Anyway, you should stop asking; if you keep on, I’ll just keep thinking she’s no good.”
He was really scraping the barrel, unable to point to any concrete fault in Sylvia and unsure how to proceed.
After a moment of silence, they reached the door, and Cyril spoke up suddenly, “So, she hasn’t actually done anything to upset you over the years? It’s just that you don’t like her, so you’ve been targeting her all along, right? Even now, if we hadn’t found out she was being bullied, you wouldn’t feel any sympathy, would you?”
Cyril’s words left Jonathan speechless. He’d never seen Cyril defend Sylvia like this before. Now, with Cyril’s staunch defense of her, Jonathan didn’t know how to respond.