After they sat down, Tristan asked, “Sylvia, what’s wrong? Did something happen at work today


    Sylvia ignored his question and asked, “Tristan, did Tara talk to you?” Feeling surprised, he responded,


    “How did you know?”


    As she expected


    Sylvia then asked, “Did she tell you about your mother seeing me the other day?” “Yeah, she did.”


    **Did she also tell you that I rejected you because of Sonia?


    Tristan frowned. “She did.” Sylvia squinted her eyes. He was confused. “Sylvia, why are you asking me


    all this? She pursed her lips. She did not know how to tell him that Tara had yed him. Tara had used


    his feelings for Sylvia and made him herpdog However, Sylvia believed the multiple rejections were


    hurtful enough for Tristan, and if she told him that Tara had yed and tricked him, he would probably be


    devastated. She knew how it felt being framed and being a pawi in someone else’s garne of chess.


    A quick thoughtter, she said, “It’s nothing I have something to do I have to go now.” She wanted to


    leave, but Tristan stopped her at the door and pulled her back. He stared at her and asked, “Sylvia, tell


    me what’s going on.” “I just wanted to rify something with you. There’s nothing else I want to say.”


    “Then, what’s with those questions.” Sylvia was speechless for a while. She then said, “Tristan, just let


    me go for now I’ll tell you another day”


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    It would not be toote to tell him the truth after she carefully verbalized it to minimize the impact to him


    Tristan stood still and Sylvia frowned at him. He then curved his lips into a smile you leave if you don’t tell


    me what’s going on.”


    I won’t let


    Sylvia gasped. She said, “We’ve been tricked by Tara.” The look on his face changed. “Tricked? How?


    About what?” Since she already revealed the culprit behind all this, it was pointless to keep the secret


    from him anymore


    She said, “She told you all those things to deceive you, making you think that I rejected you because of


    Sonia and your mother She knew you would go back to your parents and confront


    Tristan asked, “Why is she doing this to me? What good does it do her?”


    “I have no idea either, but Odell now thinks that I made you go on a hunger strike against your parents so


    that they would agree for her to be together He believes I plotted everything and refuses to let me see


    my kids”


    “Are you crying Tara is trying to keep you from seeing your kids?” Tristan said with a frown.” But you are


    their mother What does seeing your own kids have anything to do with her? She went through the effort


    just to keep you frorn them? It sounds a little ridiculous”


    “I don’t know why she’s doing this either, but now, I really can’t see my kids because of her


    “Tristan went quirt. He stared at her and his expression grew a little heavy


    Sylvia said in a small voice, “Can you not stare at me like that?”


    He forced a bitter sinile “So, you did not reject me because of thein? You simply reject me because you


    don’t like the


    Sylvia hummed a reply


    Things werit quiet


    The at started to feel suffocating. She said, “We are no match for each other. Our status, our identities.


    Nothing matches. You will definitely meet someone better than me”