Chapter 69 Not Needed


    "Ada, Ada?" Pe was the first to react. She quickly snatched Bethany''s phone and tossed it aside. Then she turned to the security guards and shouted, "What are you waiting for? Get her out! Now!"


    I just kept my head down, clutching it tightly. Tears streamed uncontrobly from my eyes. My worst fear happened. The wig hade off.


    Ever since I started wearing it, I was terrified this day woulde. I didn''t expect to be ripped off, live on camera. I didn''t even want to think about what people online were going to say about me, how they''d look at me.


    Once everyone was out, Pe fumbled to help me put the wig back on, but her hands were shaking and she couldn''t get it right.


    She looked like she was about to cry. I gently took the wig from her hands. "I''ll do it myself."


    Pe stared at me, full of guilt. "I''m sorry. I should''ve stopped her earlier. I just wanted to shut her up, I didn''t think she''d actually..."


    I looked at my reflection in the ss wall of the private room, quickly adjusted the wig.


    I said, "It''s not your fault. You''ve already helped me so much today. Really, thank you. If it weren''t for you, I don''t even know how far that scene could''ve gone, what they might''ve said about me."


    I smiled sincerely at Pe, but that only made her guilt heavier.


    "Ada, is this... some new trend? You actually looked better with long hair." Her voice trailed off as her eyes widened. She gently guided me to sit down.


    Pe asked, "Ada, did you shave your head... or are you sick? That kind of baldness... do you... is it cancer?"


    Her eyes were already brimming with tears. I gave her hand a small squeeze and nodded slowly.


    She got up and began pacing back and forth in the room.


    She continued, "I remember! The year we graduated, you were in the oncology department. My grandma was hospitalized then. I think I saw you there."


    She added, "Then you went to Kasend. Something happened in your family too, right? You didn''t go off with some rich guy, you were sick... weren''t you?"


    I didn''t expect Pe, who always seemed a little ditzy, to be this sharp in such a moment.


    I lowered my head. My silence was already an answer.


    If someone like Pe, who used to dislike me, could piece everything together,


    what about Jude? Would he also start to realize something?


    For some reason, that thought sparked a tiny flicker of hope in me.


    After parting ways with Pe, I returned to the office. Jude came straight to find me.


    His eyes lingered on my hair for a long while before he rasped, "Come to my office."


    We stood on opposite ends of the elevator in silence, not saying a word.


    Back in his office, I saw Vivian, eyes red from crying.


    She said, “Jude, you have to believe me. I swear I didn''t send Bethany. It wasn''t me! She held a grudge because Ada had scolded her before. She just wanted revenge and attention! It''s got nothing to do with me!"


    She cried like a tragic heroine. She had lipstick freshly applied, her body subtly leaning into Jude''s space.


    I sat quietly on the chair,pletely expressionless.


    Suddenly, Jude''s face went cold. "You, get out.”


    Vivian muttered, "Jude..."


    Jude repeated, "Get out."


    I could feel Vivian''s rage simmering. Jude had always indulged her. He never spoke to her like this.


    I didn''t understand why he was acting differently now. I didn''t feel like figuring it out anymore.


    Vivian stormed out in frustration. Jude sat downxetarin


    raight of wif Sessfully unlocked!


    He said, "Ada, your hair..."


    Ellen had already told me that the live stream had gone viral. People had taken screenshots of my bald head.


    Strangely, the moment I saw those pictures, I felt at peace. At least I didn''t have to keep worrying about being exposed. And I look pretty good in the pictures.


    Chapter 69 Not Needed


    I''d been eating better, putting on some weight. I didn''t look sick anymore.


    I adjusted my wig and stared at him without much emotion.


    I said, "You brought me up here just to ask about that? If that''s it, I''ll be going."


    He responded, "Ada, what''s going on? You used to love your long hair so much. I don''t get it. Even if you wanted short hair, why shave your whole head?"


    Jude looked genuinely frustrated, stumbling over his words.


    I gave him a faint smile. I didn''t know what to say anymore.


    Pe had figured it out. But Jude, the one who used to know me best, still hadn''t. Was he really still the same man I knew? I''d lost weight, made countless hospital visits, fainted repeatedly, and now I was bald...


    Everything pointed to a single answer. Yet he was still oblivious. Because he didn''t care anymore. That thought brought me an odd kind of relief.


    I said, "Jude, did you forget? You were the one who yanked my hair out. It left a bald spot on top. It looked awful." "So I just shaved it all off. Wigs these days are pretty realistic. You didn''t even notice, right?" I said it lightly, no trace of bitterness. He looked at me suspiciously. "Really? But you used to..."


    I interrupted him. "You said it yourself. That was before. I liked long hair then. I don''t anymore. What''s wrong with that? People change. Tastes change. Isn''t that normal?"


    My words hit him like a p.


    I stood to leave, but he finally spoke. "Ada, I won''t let that reporter show up again.


    I won''t let anyone hurt you. I''ll protect you. You don''t need to worry."


    I didn''t look back. I just waved my hand. "I don''t need it anymore."


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