True Love Deserves a Second Chance
Chapter 35 Painful Memories

Joey's heart felt like it was being tightly squeezed by a giant hand, causing her unbearable pain. She stood frozen in place, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Sensing that something was wrong, Sophia grabbed her hand and called out, "Joey. Joey!"

Sophia repeated her name several times before Joey reacted. Joey's face was as white as a sheet. Slowly, she turned her head, casting a hateful gaze toward the woman.

Joey's lips twitched a few times, and in a hoarse voice, she said, "You don't deserve it!"

With that, she pulled Sophia into the car. Sitting in the driver's seat, her legs still trembling, she refused to let go.

Sophia gently consoled her, saying, "Come on, let me drive."

Joey didn't protest and moved to the passenger seat. Leaning her head back, she closed her eyes, but tears unknowingly rolled down her cheeks.

The painful memories from seven years ago rushed toward her like a ferocious flood. Sebastian, abandoned at the police station, stared at the woman with icy eyes. His mind was filled with Joey's hateful gaze.

How much hurt must there be for her to despise her own biological mother like this? Sebastian shook a cigarette out of the pack and lit it slowly. The cold smoke enveloped his stern features.

He looked at Dominic and said in a cold voice, "Go and investigate that person."

Dominic immediately obeyed. "I'll do it right away, President Winters. Are you just letting Secretary Blackwood go?"

Sebastian squinted, blowing a smoke ring. "And so what if I am?"

Dominic, feeling frustrated, said, "Although you compensated Secretary Blackwood's friend just now, Secretary Blackwood still views it as you helping Miss Vale. She must be very angry.

"You should tell her everything. Tell her that to protect the Blackwood family, you had a falling out with Madam and even put over a billion of your own assets at stake. Tell her that Miss Vale has already leaked this incident to the media, and if you hadn't stopped it in time, Miss Sinclair would still be badly affected even if she won the lawsuit.

"President Winters, when you like someone, you should express how much you care for her. You should be willing to pay any price for her. Keeping everything to yourself and being stubborn won't win Secretary Blackwood over." Dominic's words were sincere and he felt a dryness in his throat. He had thought that the President would understand his intentions, but the next second, he heard that cold voice. "What gives you the right to lecture me on this?" He had already won her over yesterday, and he was certain that she would never leave him in this lifetime. Confidence exuded from Sebastian's handsome features. There was even a hint of disdain on his lips.

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Joey sat on the living room balcony for the whole afternoon until nightfall. She sat there quietly, not saying a word, which frightened Sophia from asking too much.

It wasn't until around 7 o'clock in the evening that Joey spoke in a hoarse voice. Joey's tone seemed calm, but only she knew that with each word she uttered, it felt like someone was carving up her heart, causing her to tremble all over. The scenes from seven years ago flashed in Joey's mind like a movie.

She told Sophia that she was cornered in a classroom, her clothes were torn, and she was called derogatory names just like her mother. She said she suffered from severe depression, even losing her voice, and had attempted suicide multiple times.

As she reached the end, her voice started to tremble, and she looked at Sophia sadly.

"Sophia, forgive me for hiding all this from you. It's just that once this scar is reopened, it means facing the shattered me from the past. I'm afraid of falling back into that abyss and not being able to climb out again."