Female Novel
Chapter 871
Chapter 871
Just a tiny bit would be enough.
But even this simple wish... she couldn't fulfill!
Todd Shelby lightly sighed, "Marie, over these years I owe you too much!"
Hearing this, Marie's tears flowed uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Todd Shelby's heart was suddenly clutched with pain.
He wanted to say something to comfort her, but didn't know what he should say.
The atmosphere turned silent for a time.
To gloss over the awkwardness, Todd Shelby looked around, but unconsciously his gaze fell upon
Marie again.
This look froze him in place.
Faint wrinkles had appeared at the corners of Marie's eyes.
Compared to those glamorous young ladies back then, she was now far removed from them.
Back then, not only was Marie the young miss of the Jenkins family, she was also a famous beauty of
Middleton, second only to Chris Shelby's mother!
The number of people who came to propose to the Jenkins family was countless.
Yet she took a liking to him, a married man...
Todd Shelby could only sigh again.
He couldn't give Marie happiness, yet he had ruined her entire life.
"Marie, if being with me has wronged you, you can divorce me. I absolutely won't stop you. Why torture
yourself like this?"
After a long silence, Todd Shelby suddenly said.
"I..."
Marie wanted to say something, but she couldn't get it out.
She wanted to say her happiness was Todd Shelby.
But she clearly knew that Todd Shelby's heart had never had her!
From beginning to end, there was only one woman in Todd Shelby's heart.
That woman was Chris Shelby's mother!
This point was something Marie could never change no matter how hard she tried.
In the end, even after she had spent so many years of her youth for this, it was still all for naught!
Marie squeezed out a smile with great difficulty, "I understand! You eat the cakes..."
As she spoke, she also took a piece of cake herself.
Marie originally felt the cake would be very sweet, but when she ate it, she suddenly felt it was
somewhat sour.
Her nose felt sour, and her heart ached especially badly.
Marie lowered her head, "Todd, actually I've always known that there's only Lian in your heart. No
matter what I do, I can never replace her position in your mind."
"In fact... I never thought of replacing her! I really admire her! Back then, for you, for the Shelby family,
she made huge sacrifices. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance to marry you..."
Speaking of the events from back then, Marie revealed a reminiscing expression...
Sometimes she would think.
If it was her instead of Lian back then.
What would she have done...
Todd Shelby didn't know what to say.
Five years had passed in the blink of an eye.
He was also over fifty now.
Half his life had gone by. To keep dwelling on the past matters now would be too tiring.
Todd Shelby gently asked, "Marrying me, do you regret it? If you regret it, you can leave..."
Back then, Marie braved tremendous pressure to marry a married man. This had caused huge
shockwaves in Middleton.
Even within the Jenkins family itself, it also led to intense backlash.
If not for Marie insisting obstinately, Todd Shelby might have been killed by Marie's pursuers that year!
And by marrying Marie, Todd Shelby was able to smoothly inherit the position as head of the Shelby
family.
Only then could the Shelby family join the ranks of the four big tycoon families.novelbin
One could say, Marie was Todd Shelby's benefactor! She was also the entire Shelby family's
benefactor!
Without her, there would be no current all-powerful Shelby family!