Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 46: The Secret About the Called-Off Marriage

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

What other reason could there be?

Samantha unwittingly blinked several times.

She had already revealed her motives to him and was not hiding anything else. What other reason was he expecting to hear?

As she was still in deep thought, Timothy’s handsome face approached her and those dark eyes stared right at her as if he could see through her innermost thoughts.

His thin lips opened slightly and he repeated his question. “Is there any other reason you interrupted my time with Penelope yesterday?”

Samantha’s heartbeat quickened uncontrollably. Her gaze flickered slightly and she could not bring herself to look directly into his eyes.

She was afraid that he would see the thoughts she hid deep down in her heart.

Samantha lowered her eyes and took a deep breath. By the time she raised her eyes to look at him again, her expression had become much calmer. She even sounded a little puzzled when she spoke and questioned him back instead of answering, “What other reason could there be?”

Timothy looked deeply into her eyes in an attempt to find some traces of unease or dishonesty, but he could not find any of that.

Aside from the two reasons she gave, he originally thought that she had another reason for interrupting his time with Penelope that day—that she did not want to see him with other women.

As it turned out, he read too much into it...

It was to be expected though, considering how she had no qualms telling him to deal with his desires by looking for another woman. Why would she care if he was with someone else?

A self-deprecating smile slipped through Timothy’s eyes.

He released his grasp from Samantha’s hand and leaned back on the bed. His handsome face then turned cold along with the aura surrounding his entire body. “I don’t need you here. You can leave.”

Samantha watched as his expression turned frosty in the blink of an eye. Despite knowing that Timothy was a cold and gloomy good-for-nothing man, that was just way too cold and gloomy of him.

She thought that she had been very polite when she spoke. Was he really angered just because of that?

He even commented that she was ungrateful earlier, yet the same could be said of a scumbag like him! Like it or not, she was the one who took care of him all night, and rather than saying a word of thanks, he pulled a long face instead!

In his eyes, merely breathing might already be cause for reproach!

‘Fine, I’ll leave if you want!’ She could not wait to be as far away from him as possible and hoped that they would not meet each other again!

Samantha turned around and left without saying another word!

She went to the bathroom, changed back into her dress, then threw all the nightdresses into the trash can. After picking up her bag, she walked out of the room and slammed the door.

…

Samantha’s phone rang as soon as she walked out of the hotel entrance. The caller was Rochelle, so she immediately answered the call.

Rochelle’s mellifluous voice was heard saying, “The revenge you exacted yesterday was perfect, Sammy. The Schmidts are now in the limelight today, making headlines all over the major entertainment news. Even the top three trending searches on Waybo are about the dirt on their family. The Schmidts have never been under such intense public scrutiny before.”

Under normal circumstances, Samantha would be eager to discuss her victory with Rochelle. Unfortunately, she was filled with anger at that moment and simply wanted to vent it all out!

“Your call came at just the right time, Chelle. I have loads to tell you!”

It was rare for Samantha to speak so much and she blabbed about Timothy’s misdeeds in one breath. In the end, she even said angrily, “Don’t you think this b*stard Timothy is being a bit much? I slept against the edge of the bed last night and my entire body is feeling sore. I wasn’t expecting him to thank me, but why the hell did he have to get angry at me? I shouldn’t have helped him yesterday! I should’ve just let him fall into the trap that Penelope and her mother set up, then he can get caught with his pants down in public. It’ll serve him right to be forced to marry Penelope!

“I’m just too naive. Timothy loves Penelope to the point where he doesn’t give a hoot about whether she’s conspiring against him. All that scumbag does is hate and misunderstand me!”

Samantha was almost short of breath when she finished complaining.

On the other side of the line, Rochelle was silent for some time before she finally said, “Sammy, what’s the real reason you interrupted Timothy and Penelope yesterday?”

Samantha practically laughed due to her anger. “Seriously, Chelle, are you in on it with Timothy? Why is everyone asking me the same question? Didn’t I already say that it’s because Timothy helped me in the past? I’m just returning him the favor, and at the same time, I don’t want Penelope and her mother’s plan to succeed!”

“Come on, Sammy.” Rochelle had seen through Samantha’s thoughts a long time ago. “Do you still have to hide it with me?”

Those words left Samantha feeling choked but she still insisted and said, “I’m telling the truth.”

Rochelle was not about to let Samantha believe her own lies and immediately poked a hole in her excuse. “I’ll help you say it if you’re reluctant to. The real reason is that you don’t want to see Timothy being with other women.

“You still haven’t completely let him go.”

Samantha’s hand clenched fiercely around her cell phone. She opened her mouth to try and come up with a rebuttal but was unable to utter a single word.

She always thought that she had given up everything and no longer had any wishful hopes toward Timothy.

However, when she saw with her own eyes that something was about to happen between Timothy and Penelope, she still stormed off without a second thought.

In fact, she was not actually that anxious at the time. She merely wanted to avoid seeing some scenes that she ought not to have seen.

That was the reason she became so flustered earlier when Timothy posed that question to her.

If he really saw through her, she would have to put up with his cynicism and humiliation again...

Rochelle knew exactly why Samantha was silent. She was well aware of how much Samantha liked Timothy two years ago, and how painful it was for Samantha to have the marriage publicly broken off.

After a moment’s thought, Rochelle said softly, “Sammy, I always have this feeling that Timothy isn’t as ruthless to you as you say he is. There’s plenty of other ways he can retaliate against you. Why did he want to marry you? It’s to keep you by his side.”

“Furthermore, he came to rescue you just in time when something happened to you. Why would he do that if he really hates you?”

Samantha returned to her senses. “What are you trying to say, Chelle?”

“What I’m trying to say is, do you think there could be some miscommunication between you and Timothy?” Rochelle paused for a while, then continued, “I’m referring to two years ago. Could there have been some miscommunication that led to all these subsequent misunderstandings and caused him to break things off so suddenly during the day of your wedding?”

Her words were always straight to the point.

Samantha calmed down slowly and thought about Rochelle’s words.

When the marriage collapsed two years ago and she went to ask why, Timothy sent Ronald to respond to her and the answer she got was that he got tired of her.

Those words left her heartbroken and she was unwilling to relive it and think about it again.

Rochelle’s questions jolted Samantha’s memory of the anonymous email. Could...there really have been a secret back then?

“Sammy, since the both of you are married and you still can’t let go of him, it’d be better for you to ask clearly instead of hurting each other like this. If there really is a misunderstanding, work to solve it. You and Timothy might be able to start afresh.”

After ending the call, Samantha stood there for a full five minutes just to think.. She then turned around abruptly and walked into the hotel again.