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Three years in prison had long since worn away any love she had for him.
Now, all that remained in her heart was endless resentment.
“I don’t want to repeat myself. Instead of wondering why I’ve changed, you’d do better to think about what you’ve done in the past.”
“Are you seeing someone else?”
Jericho’s deep voice fell into Romina’s ear.
“Isn’t it you who has someone else?” Romina’s tone was cold. “All these years, you’ve been clinging to your unforgettable love. Don’t tell me you expect me to believe you’re just friends…”
As soon as she finished speaking, Jericho’s expression became utterly grim.
Seeing that he didn’t respond, she spoke again: “Tell your assistant to let me out at the foot of the mountain.”
“You don’t even want to spend a moment with me now?”
“That’s right.”
Her reply was concise and without the slightest hesitation.
Jericho was left speechless with anger.
What exactly had she gone through in prison?
Why had she changed so much after coming out?
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Romina got out of the car by the roadside, preparing to hail a taxi home.
This scene had already been noticed by a pair of shadowy eyes.
Through the windshield, Erick also saw Romina getting out of Jericho’s car up ahead.
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As the black Cayenne disappeared from view, he saw Romina standing by the roadside waiting for a ride, and lowered his voice to ask the man in the back seat, “Mr. Bowman, Ms. Sandoval just got out of Jericho’s car. Should we go over?”
Joaquin’s eyes darkened as he glanced down at his watch.
He was about to speak when he saw her silhouette already getting into a taxi, which quickly drove away before their eyes.
The corners of the man’s lips gradually curled into a faint smile.
After seeing Romina get into the car, Erick didn’t wait for a response and stepped on the gas to drive forward.
“Did you manage to get in touch with that Rosella I asked you about a few days ago?”
Joaquin lifted his gaze and looked toward the driver’s seat.
Through the central rearview mirror, Erick replied respectfully, “She seems to have her phone turned off all the time. I haven’t been able to reach her. I meant to report to you a couple of days ago, but I got busy and forgot.”
Joaquin’s eyes narrowed slightly: “Her phone’s been off the whole time?”
“Yes,” Erick said slowly. “I’ll try calling a few more times when I have
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a chance today.”
“Alright.”
Joaquin responded indifferently and said nothing more.
When Romina got home, Elliana was already having dinner with Lina.
She sat down and ate a little with them, then started handling matters
related to the wellness clinic.
The progress at the wellness clinic had been steady these past few days. If all went well, it would be finished in a few days. Tomorrow, she needed to deal with some basic equipment and find another
assistant.
The next day, after dropping Lina off at school, Romina began preparing for her own tasks.
While shopping for the necessary equipment, she bent down to inspect some plastic bags, which were meant for packaging herbal medicine for patients.
“Well, isn’t this Ms. Sandoval?”
A shrill voice rang in her ears.
Romina turned around at the sound, and when she saw the person standing behind her, a layer of coldness appeared in her eyes.
It was Nadine, along with her friend from outside the circle, Valery.
Romina had no intention of engaging with them and turned to continue selecting clear bags.
Just as she picked up a stack of bags, a fair hand snatched the ones beside her before she could.
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Romina ignored it and tried to grab another.
But that hand snatched away the one she wanted again.
The blatant provocation was more than she could bear.
She turned to Valery beside her: “What are you trying to do?”
“Ms. Sandoval, Valery just wants to buy some bags. Why are you being so mean to her?”
Nadine spoke up for Valery, pulling her to her side.
“Does she look like she’s just buying bags? Whatever I reach for, she grabs!”
“Ms. Sandoval, this mall isn’t owned by your family. I think it’s a Prima Group property, right? That’s Joaquin’s, not your husband’s…”
Valery curled her lips, her eyes filled with hidden provocation.
Romina didn’t want to deal with them and turned to leave.
“Ms. Sandoval, I heard you took the three million Jericho gave you and started some kind of wellness clinic. For something so big, aren’t you going to discuss it with Jericho first?”
Romina stopped in her tracks and turned to look at the person who had spoken.
A gentle smile played on Nadine’s face, but there was a hidden fierceness in her eyes.
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