Chapter 211: Put Away Your Terrible Acting

Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Put Away Your Terrible Acting

"It’s nothing, I just wanted to—"

"I’m busy."

"Oh. Well, I’ll let you get back to it."

Evelyn Grant hung up, her lips pursed as she stared at the now-dark screen of her phone.

’The thing I feared most was that Julian Sterling was behind this.’

’If he’s the one sponsoring it, then I’m indebted to him!’

’A debt I have no way of repaying.’

’Julian Sterling is the type of person who never does anything without a motive. If he did this, he must be lying in wait for me somewhere down the line.’

’The main problem now is...’

’How am I supposed to tell my brother there are strings attached to this sponsorship?’

’Once Alex finds out, will it affect his focus on his studies?’

’I have to think all this through carefully! One wrong move could ruin Alex’s entire future!’

’He’s studied so hard for more than a decade. Wasn’t it all for this moment, for college?’

Evelyn Grant mulled it over in the hospital room for a long time before finally dialing Julian Sterling’s number.

"Julian Sterling, can you just stop meddling in my affairs? I’ve already made it perfectly clear. There’s absolutely no future for you and me."

"Eve? You... Why are you suddenly..." Julian Sterling was completely stunned.

’He never expected Evelyn Grant to call him.’

’Even though she didn’t sound happy, he was still thrilled.’

"Still playing dumb? Let me ask you, did you have a hand in sponsoring Alex’s school?"

"..." Julian Sterling was about to blurt out that while he had been involved before, Ryan Sterling had taken over now.

But he stopped himself just as the words were about to leave his lips.

’From the sound of it, Evelyn Grant suspected that he was the one who had donated the money for Alex Grant!’

’Ryan Sterling hadn’t told her about it.’

’So, as long as I don’t deny it, wouldn’t it be like Ryan Sterling spent all that money on my behalf?’

"Can you just stop this?" When Julian Sterling didn’t answer, Evelyn Grant took it as a silent admission. "Julian Sterling, you were the one who tricked me into the divorce! I haven’t held that or anything else against you. You know full well all the things you did afterward! I’m not holding you accountable, not because I’m afraid of you, but because I don’t want to get entangled with you ever again!"

"But I can’t let you go. I really know I was wrong."

Julian Sterling said it with great sincerity.

There was a time when, if he had said those words, Evelyn Grant would have done anything for him.

But Julian Sterling had ruined all of that himself.

The hardest thing to find in this world is a cure for regret, because no such thing exists.

"Save your terrible acting. I don’t need it anymore! And please, stay far away from me and my family!"

"Eve... Don’t I get even one chance to make things right?"

’One chance?’

"Have I not given you chances?"

Evelyn Grant thought back on all the countless times she had waited like a fool for Julian Sterling to come back to her. ’Did none of those times count?’

"When... when you gave me chances, I truly didn’t realize how important you were to me! I was busy with work back then, and Jane Jacobs was constantly brainwashing me, lying to me, which made me have no good feelings toward you! Ever since she died, I’ve truly realized how good you are, and I’ve realized my feelings for you!"

"Hah. And who can you blame for that? Weren’t you the one who did all those things?" Evelyn Grant’s voice was filled with impatience. "Stop pretending. Enough is enough! Julian Sterling, my only wish is that you disappear from my world forever!"