Reborn Rich: Prices Dropped, My Savings Didn't novel Chapter 202

Chapter 202: Chapter 200: Have You Ever Truly Loved Me?

The next morning, when Cecilia Sterling got up, breakfast was already laid out on the dining table.

"Mom, how did you sleep last night? Was everything okay?"

"Wonderfully. It’s been a long time since I’ve slept so soundly," Jasmine Sterling said with a cheerful laugh.

Her sleep quality was usually decent, but their old apartment complex was inevitably filled with all sorts of noises. With many elderly neighbors, she could often hear movement downstairs before the sun was even up.

But in her daughter’s villa, you couldn’t hear a single sound from outside all day. It was incredibly quiet. The bed was comfortable, and on top of that, it was her very own daughter’s home. She slept so soundly she barely even dreamed.

Cecilia smiled at her mother’s words. "I’m glad you slept well. I have to go back to school for an exam today, so I’ll need you to wait for me here. If you want to go out for a walk, just remember to let me know. Don’t just head out on your own without saying anything."

"I know, I won’t go out. Besides, I have to stay home and keep an eye on the God Jumps Over the Wall," Jasmine said.

Cecilia nodded. "Okay, then after my exam tomorrow, I’ll bring my roommate over to have some of your God Jumps Over the Wall."

"Alright. Now, hurry and eat your breakfast. Head to school as soon as you’re done so you’re not late for your exam."

"Around lunchtime, you could give Lily a video call to let her know you’re here. She’s usually free around then."

"Okay, I will," Jasmine nodded.

After finishing her meal, Cecilia drove to school and headed straight for her dorm. The things she needed for her exam were still there.

But as she reached the entrance of her dorm building, she saw Shawn Lane.

The sudden sight of him made Cecilia freeze for a moment. It felt like it had been a very long time. She couldn’t remember how long it had been since she’d last seen Shawn Lane; for a second, she couldn’t even recall the time or place of their last encounter.

Plus, she had made things official with Saul Thorne and had been incredibly busy lately, so she had completely pushed Shawn from her mind.

Seeing him again, she noticed he had lost a lot of weight. The light was gone from his eyes, which were now filled with a murky sort of gloom.

Cecilia snapped back to reality. She still had no desire to speak with him, but it was obvious he was there to see her. He spoke first. "Cecilia, I’m here today to process my withdrawal from school."

News that Shawn Lane was withdrawing had spread through their class a long time ago, so Cecilia already knew. She’d actually thought he had taken care of it already.

Cecilia’s expression was impassive, her tone even more so. "You don’t need to make a special trip to inform me of your affairs. We have nothing to do with each other anymore."

This wasn’t the first time Shawn had heard her say that. This time, however, he didn’t fly into a rage as he had before. There was no hysterical shouting, no demanding questions.

It wasn’t that he was numb to it. He just understood in his heart that after what had happened with Beatrice Lynn, he no longer had any right to demand an answer from Cecilia.

This was the root cause of his utter despair, the reason he had decided to leave the country.

Shawn looked at Cecilia and continued, almost as if speaking to himself. "I just came to say goodbye. Whatever it was I did without realizing it that made you unable to forgive me, or whatever my mother said or did to you... starting today, you won’t have to worry about any of it anymore. I won’t show up and bother you ever again."

Even now, Shawn still didn’t understand what had gone wrong between him and Cecilia. ’Was it me, or my mother?’

But how could he possibly have guessed that the cause was the pain and persecution Cecilia had suffered in her past life? Because of that, this was a question he would never find the answer to, not in this lifetime.

"Are you finished?" Cecilia asked, her gaze flat.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify