My Cheating Girlfriend Chapter 08
My senior panicked immediately and pulled out a tissue before reaching for my face.
Before I could even refuse, she was suddenly punched hard in the face.
Jenna had appeared out of nowhere.
After knocking my senior to the ground, she turned to me in a panic.
“Did she try to seduce you? Was she setting you up? Don’t be scared! I’m here.”
I didn’t even have time to think about Jenna. I rushed to help my senior up, repeating an apology over and over.
“You don’t need to apologize. What happened back then was a transaction we both agreed to. It wasn’t an insult. If anything, thank you for still remembering it.”
She inhaled deeply and waved it off while saying she was fine.
When Jenna tried to step forward again, I instinctively moved in front of my senior. I frowned at her, who was visibly thinner. She seemed anxious.
“Why are you here?” I asked coldly.
Jenna looked up at me and said softly, “I applied for permission to come see you from another city. I waited a long time. They only approved it because I’ve been well-behaved. I know I was wrong. I deserved what happened. I was arrogant and got deceived.
“I shouldn’t have abandoned our relationship for that bit of profit. I shouldn’t have hurt you or lied to you. I know I’ve been sentenced now, and that I’m no longer worthy of you.
“But we were together for so long. Can you give me one more chance?
“I’ll change. Please don’t leave me.”
With that, Jenna finally broke down and sobbed uncontrollably.
It felt as though, in that moment, our roles had reversed. All the tears I had once struggled to shed, tears that never came, were now returned to her in full.
After hesitating for a moment, my senior couldn’t hold back anymore.
“Chris, is that why you agreed to withdraw from the competition back then? To help her company get through a cash-flow crisis?”
Jenna snapped her head up. She looked at me, then at my senior, before lunging toward her. Her expression was twisted, and her voice was hoarse. “What are you talking about? What withdrawal? What cash-flow crisis?!”
“You didn’t know? There was a competition years ago. If he had entered, with his talent, he would’ve won for sure. He would’ve had the chance to study abroad. A professor even flew in specifically for him. Unfortunately, my sister behaved terribly.
“She made a deal with him. At the time, he said his girlfriend’s company was about to collapse financially, so he accepted the money and withdrew.
“That’s why I felt guilty and came to apologize. You were the reason, weren’t you?”
I pressed a hand to my forehead. That senior had always been known in our department for being painfully straightforward. She said whatever she wanted, never caring who she offended.
By the time I realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
Jenna stared at me blankly. She then suddenly slapped herself hard across the face.
“I’m sorry. This is my fault. never realized yob sacrificed so much for me. How could I do this to you?
“Chris, you still love me, don’t you?
“I regret everything. I really do. I never imagined things would end up like this.
“It’s my fault. I’m the one who deserves to die!”
As she spoke, her legs gave out, and she collapsed to the floor. My senior instinctively moved to help her, but when she caught sight of my expression, she stopped, made up an excuse, and quietly slipped away.
Only the two of us remained backstage.
I took a deep breath and looked at the woman I had once loved so deeply.
Six years of feelings couldn’t be faked. It wasn’t something I could just abandon because I’d changed cities. I buried myself in work simply to keep from falling back into the vicious cycle of a failed relationship.
And yet, Jenna refused to let me go.
I forced down all my emotions and slowly regained my composure.
“Jenna, people don’t become bad overnight. I know we once loved each other, but our love couldn’t withstand the test of time. I was blind. I failed to see your true nature.”
