My Evil Cinderella: Taming a Villainous Wife Chapter 98 - His confusion

Lu Mello was blinded with his rage and the pain of losing his sister. She was his family, a person he cared for and loved so much. Learning that she was murdered was something that brought chaos inside him.

He didn't know who to believe, everyone could be the suspect, including his wife. It was just, more evidence was pointing at Shi Enxi. Even if it broke his heart, he couldn't let her get away this time, after all, it was all about his sister's murderer.

Learning that the body that was found wasn't his sister, relief filled his whole being. Even if it was just a small possibility, he really hoped that his sister was still alive.

Shi Enxi's words woke him up.

What if... She really didn't do it? Then he was accusing Shi Enxi of something she didn't do.

But he clearly remembered Lu Weichun's last words. She told him to be careful. Be careful of her.

When Lu Mello asked who it was, Lu Weichun said Shi Enxi's name. How could he be wrong? He clearly heard it.

What if Lu Weichun was actually trying to say something else to him?

He was brought back from his thoughts when Shi Enxi held his hand. Her warm touch spread through his body.

"It wasn't me... Please believe me, Mello."

He stared at her, Shi Enxi was really desperate to make him believe that it wasn't her.

Lu Mello's cold facade finally cracked. He pulled her in his arms and buried his face on her shoulder.

"It's not you?"

Shi Enxi's lips quivered, tears formed in her eyes when she was suddenly hugged by him. She hugged him back and cried, "It's not me... I can never kill her... It's not me, it's not me... Not me..."

Lu Mello wanted to believe her, he really did. It was just... Knowing what kind of person she was in his previous life, it was hard and yet, he somehow felt a bit of relief when she told him that it was not her who tried to kill his sister.

Shi Enxi felt Lu Mello's hug tightened around her. She felt her shoulder becoming wet. 

Lu Mello was crying. His warm tears drenched the part of her shoulder.

He was having a hard time. One was his sister, one was the woman he really loved the most.

In the past, after finding out that Shi Enxi was behind the case he was handling, it broke him. Should he go arrest her? He couldn't bring himself to do it no matter how much he thought about it. He knew that it was wrong to keep it hidden from his team but he didn't have a choice but to do it. The suspect was his wife and he was a detective, it was his job to catch the culprit.

He avoided her in the past and didn't even try to discuss the matter to her. If she learned that he actually knew about the crimes she committed, she would surely try to run away and hide.

In this lifetime, a man tried to murder Lu Weichun and all evidence was pointing to her so how can he not doubt her? The more Shi Enxi begged to trust her, the more it was harder for him.

She was dear to him despite her evil nature but his sister was also dear to him.

After Shi Enxi pointed out that the dead body that was found didn't belong to Lu Weichun, he was so relieved and a glimmer of hope filled his whole being, hope that Shi Enxi was actually telling the truth. He didn't want to hate her but he wasn't able to control his emotions every time he thought about Lu Weichun.

Shi Enxi didn't hear a thing from Lu Mello but she knew that he was crying, his trembling shoulders gave it away. 

"I'm sorry..." A faint whisper was heard from him.

She never thought there would come a day where she would beg someone to stay with her. She loved Lu Mello, she really did. He gave her the happiness she never thought of having.

Back then, she really was so blinded by her hate and revenge. She never thought that she would fall in love. The moment she started loving Lu Mello, she gave him all of her love. 

It was all or none, that was always the case for her, there was no in-between.

Lu Mello brought light in her dark world. She thought she would lose that light because of what happened, because of the hate that she saw in his eyes.

It pierced her heart and it shattered all her being. She was not the kind of person who would beg, who would try to desperately hold on to someone and yet, she went out of character earlier just for the sake of making him stay, of asking him to believe her.

This man, in his arms, taught her that she was capable of falling in love.

She was not a Saint, she was an evil person and he knew that... he knew that... No wonder he doubted her. He already knew the sins she committed, she already confessed that she tried to kill her brother and Wang Hao.

It pained her that he doubted her. It pained her greatly that her when he said those cold and heartbreaking words. He knew what kind of person she was... So... So it was only right for him to accuse her the moment he got a piece of evidence.

If she was in his position... She would probably do the same. It was his sister, and learning that his beloved sibling was murdered, who would not explode?

His sharp words crushed her since... He didn't even try to ask her about it... 

His words were like a sword, cutting her into pieces and yet... The moment she heard him apologize, she couldn't bring herself to blame him.

She was hurting so badly and yet... his sorry was enough.

"It's going to be alright... We will find her... Weichun is alive... She's a stubborn girl... She will never allow anyone to kill her so easily."

The comfort that was brought by Shi Enxi's words eased the grief inside him.

It's not her... It's not her... She couldn't be the one who tried to harm his sister, right?

Lu Mello wanted to believe her... He wanted to...

He was afraid that Shi Enxi's concern was just an act. He really hoped that it really wasn't her. Just like a prayer, he kept on wishing, hoping...

'Please, don't let her be the person behind Weichun's case.'

Chapter end