My boyfriend's mother was in a car accident, and he said that he couldn't come back from the business trip.

I didn't go to my idol's concert and went to take care of her.

Then, I saw the new post his secretary posted on the social media platform.

In the photo, two people were smiling under the bright light, and my boyfriend was looking at that woman affectionately.

The caption was "I want to hold your hand, from being tempted to the old age, and then to death."

I silently liked it and commented on it.

"People have rich feelings, and their lives are decorated by animals."

...

Mathew Hinton went to a concert with another woman.

At that time, I was at the hospital, taking good care of his mother.

Before he went on the business trip, he said, "When I come back, we'll get the marriage certificate. We are in charge of our lives, and it'll be okay if no one blesses us."

There was a huge gap between our families. His parents were highly educated and proud.

They didn't like someone without a good background like me.

They always felt that I was with Mathew because of money, so they didn't like me from all aspects

This time, his mother was hospitalized after a car accident, and there was no one around to take care of her.

Mathew thought that this was a good opportunity to show my ability, so he specifically told me about it.

At that time, I also thought that no matter what, she was Mathew's mother.

After getting married, we would see each other frequently. It didn't matter if I helped Mathew take care of her.

Mathew said that he wanted to marry me.

But now, he used a business trip as an excuse to watch a concert with another woman.

It was really ironic.

"Isabela, considering your excellent performance, I've decided to let you be with Mathew. You're not young anymore. Get the marriage certificate after he comes back."

Mathew's mother said arrogantly as if she was giving me a gift.

I came back to my senses and calmed myself down.

I stared at her without blinking.

"No need."

"What?" She widened her eyes in shock as if she hadn't expected that I would refuse without hesitation. "Didn't you come to take care of me just to win my favor? I've agreed..."

My original intention was to get her approval.

But now, nothing was important.

I slowly stood up and took a deep breath. "Because I proposed to break up with him. After thinking about it carefully, I found that we were not meant for each other. I'm sorry, we have broken up, and I can't take care of you anymore. You'd better hire a caretaker as soon as possible."

After saying that, I grabbed my bag and turned to leave.

I walked out of the ward and took out my mobile phone to have a look.

The message I sent Mathew was half an hour ago. I asked him when he would be back.

I didn't receive any reply.

I felt so stuffy that I found it hard to breathe.

After being stunned for a few seconds, I sent another message.

In a concise manner, I broke up with him.

But this time, he replied in an instant.

But there was only a question mark.

I glanced at it and turned a blind eye to it.

Since I had broken up with him, there was no need for me to stay at his place any longer.

I quickly packed up and moved out.

He bought the house after being with me. The interior decoration was done according to my preferences.

It was no exaggeration to say that every corner of the house was my work.

Unfortunately, the house wasn't mine.

I couldn't rent a house for the time being, so I moved to my best friend's place.

Surprise flashed across her eyes when she saw me. "Are you moving out?"

"Yes. I broke up with Mathew."

I told her the truth frankly.

Marisa sighed and was about to ask something.

Mathew suddenly called.

As soon as I picked up the phone, I heard a questioning voice coming from the other end.

"Isabela, what's wrong with you? You left my mother behind and left. She's alone in the hospital. Can you bear the responsibility if anything happens to her?"

I didn't know if it was because the speech had broken his perfect image, but when I heard this, I felt that it was extremely harsh.

"Aren't you dead?" I asked flatly with my face turning cold. "Why should I, an outsider, take care of your mother?"

Mathew was stunned.

After a while, he softened his attitude and comforted me, "I know that you have been wronged by my mother. Thank you for your hard work. When I come back, I will make it up to you. Can you continue to take care of your future mother-in-law in the hospital now?"

I used to feel shy when I heard the words "future mother-in-law".

But now, I only felt disgusted.

"Can you not read? If that's the case, I'll remind you again. Do you know what breaking up means?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in my words.

Mathew heard the determination in my words and fell silent.

In the end, he said stiffly, "Your emotions aren't stable. We'll talk after you calm down."

With that, he hung up the phone.

I deleted all of his contact information.

From then on, I would completely leave his life.

Marisa hesitated for a moment and said, "You've worked so hard for so long. Are you willing to give up?"

I had loved Mathew and stayed with him for four years.

We would either get married or go our separate ways long ago.

And we were still standing where we were.

He always said that if I married into his family without his parents' consent, I would be bullied.

Therefore, he wanted to work harder and get blessings from his parents.

Because of this, he changed his speech.

I was so happy that I even began to think about our future.

However, after I found out about his affair, I began to doubt myself.

"What's there to be reluctant about? It's as you said before. If he wanted to marry me, he would have done that long ago. Why does he find excuses of all kinds to fob me off?"

"Didn't you say that you would get the marriage certificate after he came back from the business trip?"

I calmly told Marisa that he had gone with another woman to watch a concert.

Marisa was stunned at first, then angry.

"What does he mean? You're serving his mother, but he's taking another woman out to have fun. Does he think he's an emperor who can control everything?"

"So, I gave up."

I gave up on my four-year relationship.

I gave up on the future related to him.

I sighed in relief. "It doesn't matter. It's not like I can't live without him."

These words were more like self-consolation.

I stayed at Marisa's place and had a drink with her that night.

When I woke up the next day, I forgot about all of the sad things.

I was focused on my work.

"Dr. Strickland, I have good news for you. The candidates for further study have been determined, and you are one of them. The director will come to talk to you soon."

As soon as the morning consultation was over, a colleague came to happily tell me the good news.

I was not surprised by this result.

But I couldn't stop feeling happy.

"It's indeed good news. Thank you for telling me. I'll treat you to dinner when I get the notification."

"Then I'll look forward to that. But if you go to study, you'll be in a long-distance relationship with your boyfriend. It'll be the most difficult time for you."

I pursed my lips and shook my head. "I broke up with him."

"What? You and your boyfriend have been a loving couple since college. Why did you suddenly break up?"

"I suddenly feel that we aren't a good match..."

Before I could finish my sentence, someone knocked on the office door.

I looked up and saw a tall and handsome man standing at the door.

Mathew exuded a cold aura from head to toe. There was a sense of alienation in his handsome eyes.

My colleague took a deep breath and said with an embarrassed smile, "You guys talk. I'll leave you alone."

She left in a hurry.

Only the two of us were left in the office.

I collected myself and said indifferently, "It's break time now. Please register after two o'clock in the afternoon."

"Isabela, let's talk."

He walked over briskly and stared at me with his deep black eyes.

"We have nothing to talk about."

I took off my white coat composedly, picked up my badge, and went to the cafeteria for lunch.

But when I passed him, I was grabbed by the arm.

Mathew's expression was tense and impatience flashed across his eyes. "What the hell are you doing?"

"Let go."

I said coldly, unwilling to even look him in the eye.

"Isabela, there's a limit to my patience. Speak properly before I'm angry."

Hearing this, I was so angry that I laughed.

I glanced at him coldly.

"I only have one question. What did you do the day before yesterday?"

Mathew's expression froze. A trace of guilt flashed across his eyes. "I was on a business trip. What else could I do other than work?"

I could sense his guilt and a chill flashed through my heart.

We used to talk about everything.

But somehow...

There seemed to be a transparent barrier between us.

We began to have our own secrets.

"Mathew, to be honest, you're quite disappointing."

My four years of hard work seemed to have become a joke because of his excuse.

I didn't need him to be honest with me in everything.

I only hoped that he could have a bottom line.

But he still let me down.

Mathew looked impatient. He frowned and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to beat around the bush."

I looked straight into his eyes and said word by word, "Because of you, I missed my idol's concert, but you took another woman to watch it with the tickets I bought. Mathew, if it were you, what would you think?"

Hearing this, he seemed to have realized something. He looked at me with a complicated expression.

"The place of the banquet happened to be near the concert hall. I didn't want to waste the ticket, so I went to watch it."

"Are you even fussing over such a small matter?"

I pursed my lips tightly and said nothing.

In his opinion, this small amount of money was not important.

But I spent a month's salary to buy the tickets.

I did this just to go to the concert with him.

A hint of mockery appeared in my eyes and I said in disgust, "Mathew, sometimes, you disgust me."

Mathew was irritated by my words. His breathing became heavier, and the way he looked at me changed as well.

He was wondering why I suddenly became so unreasonable.

"Isabela, can you change your snobbish personality? I just used your concert tickets. Tell me how much it is and I'll pay you back."