He Canceled Our Ring to Buy Her a Bag, and I’m the One Who Looks Foolish Chapter 07

He Canceled Our Ring to Buy Her a Bag, and I’m the One Who Looks Foolish Chapter 07

Lily arrived very quickly. 

She was wearing a white coat and holding the cat 

in her arms. 

When she came in, her voice was still soft and 

sweet. 

“Ryan, I heard from your mother that Evelyn left.” 

“Did she misunderstand us?” 

Ryan sat on the sofa without looking up. 

The divorce agreement lay open on the coffee 

table. 

When Lily saw those words, something flickered in 

her eyes. 

Soon, her eyes reddened. 

“It’s all my fault.” 

“If I hadn’t asked you to buy me that bag, Evelyn wouldn’t be angry.” 

“Should I go explain things to her?” 

In the past, whenever she said something like that, 

Ryan would immediately comfort her. 

He would say it had nothing to do with her. 

He would say Evelyn was just too sensitive. 

He would tell her not to blame herself. 

But this time, Ryan only lifted his head and looked 

at her. 

His eyes were cold. 

“Lily, did you already know she was going to pick up the wedding ring?” 

Lily froze. 

“What?” 

“That morning, you insisted that I cancel the ring 

and take you to buy a bag.” 

“You said you were upset.” 

“Then you posted it on Instagram.” 

“You knew she would see it, didn’t you?” 

The injured look on Lily’s face stiffened for an 

instant. 

Then her tears fell again. 

“Ryan, how can you think that of me?” 

“I just liked that bag.” 

“I only posted it casually.” 

“Why would I deliberately try to hurt Evelyn?” 

Ryan suddenly gave a very low laugh. 

“Then what about the new place?” 

“The invitations?” 

“The furniture?” 

“The cat bed?” 

“Every time, you say it was casual.” 

“But every time, whatever Evelyn wanted ended up 

becoming yours.” 

Lily cried harder. 

“Ryan, are you blaming me now?” 

“You were the one who wanted to treat me well.” 

“You said I was different from everyone else.” 

“You said that as long as I asked, you would help 

me.” 

Ryan’s face went completely pale. 

Yes. 

He had said all of that. 

He had once thought of it as kindness, as loyalty, 

as the special understanding between him and 

Lily. 

But now, every one of those special things had become a dull knife, cutting into me one slice after 

another. 

Only now did the pain finally reach him. 

So I had not left suddenly. 

He had pushed me away, little by little. 

Lily was still crying. 

“Ryan, my hand still hurts.” 

“That hand cream gave me a reaction. Will you 

take me to the hospital?” 

Ryan’s eyes snapped up. 

“Enough.” 

Lily froze. 

Ryan’s voice trembled. 

“When Evelyn’s hands cracked, I bought her a 

$1.99 CVS jar of Vaseline.” 

“She’s allergic to peanuts, and I bought her 

peanut–butter cheesecake.” 

“On her birthday, I sent her fifty dollars and told her 

to buy her own gift.” 

“She wanted a wedding ring, and I canceled the order so I could buy you a bag.” 

By the end, his eyes were turning red. 

“Lily, what the hell have I done?” 

Lily’s expression turned ugly. 

“Now that you regret it, you’re putting all the blame 

on me?” 

“Ryan, you’re the one who didn’t love her.” 

That sentence landed like a hard slap across 

Ryan’s face. 

He froze there and did not speak for a long time. 

Lily left with the cat in her arms. 

Before she went, she turned back and said, “You’ll 

come back to me.” 

“After all these years, when have you ever not 

chosen me?” 

The door closed. 

At last, the house went quiet. 

Ryan sat on the sofa and suddenly covered his 

face. 

His shoulders shook violently. 

He finally broke down and cried. 

He was not crying because of Lily, but because he 

had finally realized that this time, it no longer 

mattered whom he chose. 

I did not want him anymore.