Chapter 838

“Not romantically as a woman to a man, but as a friend I appreciate and as family who depend on each other.” In fact, before he came clean about the fact that he liked women, she had treated him as she would a sister. The expectant look in Simon’s eyes vanished completely. “Your feelings for me…” she continued, turning away and pretending not to see how hurt he looked. Her fingernails dug into the flesh of her palm as she tried her best to remain firm and not be soft-hearted toward Simon. “They have nothing to do with whether you deliberately hid the truth from me or lied to me. You were wrong,” she concluded. Had he told her that she was once married to Julian, she would have made preparations long ago. She wouldn’t have let Betty follow Simon back to Richburgh earlier. All the more she wouldn't abruptly visit Julian at his place. She even told Julian that she was going to get married to Simon, for crying out loud! On top of it, she brought gifts to him and assumed the posi