After Divorce

Chapter 146 Seeing Once, Beating Once 

Juliette definitely toned it down a bit for Sylvia’s sake. Gotta admit, Cyril deserved a pat on the back for that day. Even though we don’t know what Sylvia went through before, the scene in the elevator was definitely off.

But being disgusted by Cyril and being thankful to him are two different things. So, after giving Cyril a piece of her mind, Juliette decided to keep quiet. 

During dinner, Juliette didn’t say anything outrageous either.

The main reason she didn’t say anything over–the–top was that she was afraid she’d end up giving Cyril another round of criticism from start to finish. And that’s not what Sylvia wanted to see. So, she held back.

As the meal was wrapping up, Juliette put down her utensils and said to Sylvia, “Alright, we’ve finished eating, let’s go pay.”

Originally, Cyril had planned to settle the bill halfway through, but Juliette grabbed his hand, and in the end, Sylvia didn’t hesitate after hearing Juliette’s words. She immediately got up to pay at the counter.

Seeing Sylvia leave, Juliette turned to Cyril with a serious expression.

“I don’t know what suddenly made you regret and want to be good to her, but some things, once done,

can’t be undone. The hurt you caused her will never fade away. You don’t need to keep appearing in her life. If you truly want her to be happy, you shouldn’t do things that bother her. You know that every time you show up, it just brings back memories of the grievances she suffered when she was with you. This isn’t about loving her, it’s about satisfying your own selfish desires and making yourself feel better.”

As an outsider, Juliette saw things very clearly. What Cyril did wasn’t touching anyone else; it was touching herself.

So, he didn’t even consider the damage he was causing Sylvia each time he appeared, each time claiming

it was for her own good.

“Let’s call it quits with the elevator incident. Whatever happened that day, you did save her, that’s a fact. But everything has its limits. She’s not holding onto the past, which is giving you both some dignity. You’re smart, I hope you won’t erase that last bit of dignity. Otherwise, those around her won’t let you off easy. You should understand that you’re able to sit here peacefully with her because everyone pities her and

doesn’t want to do anything to you.”

Sylvia would never say these things, because she’d swallow the bad by herself.

But as Sylvia’s good friend, how could Juliette not feel for her?

So, she spoke these words on Sylvia’s behalf to Cyril.

It was a mistake that got Sylvia into her current situation, and it was time to correct it. The prerequisite for this correction was for Cyril to understand his current situation and stop struggling and fantasizing

needlessly.

“In your life, there must be something more important than Sylvia. When that something comes up, you

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won’t choose Sylvia. When that day comes, delivering a painful blow to Sylvia, you’ll stop dragging her

around.”

Seeing Sylvia had finished paying and was about to return, Juliette stopped talking.

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Juliette had been stopping Cyril all along from paying because she knew that if Cyril succeeded in paying today, there would inevitably be another chance for them to meet up for a meal in the future.

And Juliette didn’t want to give Cyril that chance.

Now that the meal was over, they didn’t need to meet up again in the future, so Cyril’s lingering over yesterday’s events was even more unnecessary.

If he truly wanted to be good to Sylvia, then he should heed the words Juliette had spoken today and

never bother Sylvia again. It would be good for both of them.

“We’re done paying, let’s go.”

Seeing Sylvia approaching, Juliette put on a smile, took her and Sylvia’s arms, and left.

The two of them left quickly, not giving Cyril a chance to say goodbye. Of course, Sylvia had something she wanted to say originally, but now that she didn’t have the chance, it didn’t matter.

The two of them left, and Cyril sat there, still in a daze.

The words Juliette said made his brain pause for a moment.

Just then, footsteps approached him, and he looked up hopefully, thinking it was Sylvia, only to find it was

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Balk had been wearing a mask, but after seeing Cyril, he didn’t care about the mask anymore and came

over.

“Shameless, pestering my sister?”

After saying that, Balk grabbed Cyril’s shirt and punched him in the face.

Cyril’s face instantly swerved, but Balk wouldn’t stop there. He continued punching Cyril, one punch after

another.

Until his hands were red, and Cyril’s face was swollen, with traces of blood, did Balk stop.

“I’m telling you, stay away from my sister from now on. Every time you show up, I’ll beat you up. You’ve been bullying my sister for so long, do you really think our family has no temper? Is Juliette right, that we’re just feeling sorry for my sister, so we don’t do anything to you? But if you keep pushing it, don’t blame us for not being polite!”

After saying that, Balk took out a mask from his pocket, put it on, and left the restaurant.

Balk’s actions had already attracted the attention of the people around, but they didn’t know whether they should step forward to stop’it or take pictures first.

Cyril, after being hit twice, finally began to sober up a bit. He realized that the reason he was still okay until now was also because of Sylvia’s kindness.

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He sat there with a bitter smile for a while before standing up and walking out in a daze.

Should he really, as Juliette and Balk said, stop bothering Sylvia anymore? Would that give them both some dignity?

But he wanted to give them both dignity, and he also hoped Sylvia would live a better life. He just wasn’t willing to let go like this.