Before arriving, Charlie Wade had insisted repeatedly that this particr statement needed to be articted—loudly. He believed it represented the genuine risk of death.


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    After Jacob spoke, his heart felt as if it were bleeding profusely. He realized he was essentially crushing his own dignity underfoot, trying to dispel any doubts ine might have about him. He felt unworthy, believing it was impossible for someone as special as her to hold him in high regard. This realization left him feeling deeply pained and inferior.


    Yet, Jacob understood that there was no going back once the arrow had been loosed. Matilda was already a missed opportunity, and he could never afford to lose ine.


    Thus, when Jacob noticed the looks of shock on both ine and ire’s faces, he steeled himself, gritted his teeth, and pressed on: “Someone as esteemed as Matilda could only see someone as worthless as me. How could a person like me have any ulterior motives when I’m simply trying to avoid trouble?”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    He then turned to ine and continued, “Darling, there’s no way a worthless person like me could ever betray you. If you don’t want me, who else would? No one else cares for me, so how could I ever cuckold you?”


    Seeing Jacob’s self-deprecating demeanor, along with the marks she had inflicted on his face, ine began to fully believe Charlie Wade’s words.


    In that moment, guilt and sympathy for Jacob washed over her.


    She realized that Jacob had kept his struggles from her to shield her from the pain of Matilda’s presence.


    Listening to Charlie Wade’s advice made her understand that the gap between her and Matilda was insurmountable. If they were to meet, the repercussions could linger for a decade.


    Looking at Jacob’s face, marred by her earlier actions, her guilt deepened, and her perspective shifted entirely.


    With tears in her eyes, she looked at the self-effacing Jacob and said, “Husband… why didn’t you just tell me the truth when I asked you in the car? If you had, I wouldn’t have fought with you…”


    Upon hearing this, Jacob’s colleagues, who had felt a wave of relief, couldn’t help but think to themselves: “What the heck, if I had Charlie Wade’s intelligence and eloquence, I would’ve followed his lead. Had I known, I wouldn’t have been so beaten down by her.”


    However, he expressed his feelings, saying, “Honestly, I still wish you didn’t know these things. We’re just regr people; how can we measure up to the sessful ones? I’d rather you stay unaware, so you don’t be frustrated or lose your sense of self as we live our lives simply and earnestly.”


    He added with a hint of relief, “Charlie is right. I’m simply not worthy of someone like Matilda. Wee from entirely different worlds. I’m just an ordinary guy, a nobody who tends to show off and worry about appearances. You suspect I could betray you? I should actually thank you for thinking so highly of me. If anyone else heard this, they’d probably scoff and ask, ‘Jacob, who do you think you are?’”


    After saying this, he looked at ine and choked back emotion: “Wife, I’m grateful to you. To others, I may be a loser, a failure, and a nobody, but in your eyes, I am someone worthy of admiration. A wealthy woman traveled thousands of miles to rekindle a rtionship with a so-called scumbag… You might be the only person in the world who sees me as valuable.”


    ine felt a pang of difort as she heard Jacob’s self-derision. She quickly countered, “Alright, Jacob, enough with the ‘piece of shit’ talk. We’re just ordinary people getting by. While we can’tpare to the ultra-wealthy, our lives aren’t that bad. I’m self-aware enough to recognize that I can’t measure up to her in many ways.”


    With that, ine stepped closer, wrapped her arm around him, and said, “What happened earlier was entirely my fault. You were so considerate of my feelings, and I treated it like a joke. Don’t worry; I won’t bring this up again. Let’s just pretend it never happened. Please, don’t hold it against me, okay?”