Chapter 440 You Wish I Cared
So, what now?
Finished.
Just the thought of going back to the Jenson Villa, facing his family again, with all that growing, festering pain, Kayden felt exhausted.
His heart hurt.
All he wanted was to run away from it all.
Far, far away.
He didn’t want to face any of it.
Didn’t want to go back.
Maybe like this he could finally start living more honestly.
Stephen watched Kayden in that broken state. He saw it all, and it hurt him deeply.
He let out a heavy sigh.
At the end of the day, it was still the Jensons’ family business.
Even if Stephen loved Kayden like his own son, what could he really do?
Meanwhile, back at the resort, Tilda returned to the room without mentioning anything about running into Kayden.
As soon as she walked in, Una pouted dramatically. “Tilda, what the hell? You said you were just going to the bathroom, why were you gone so long? I thought you ditched me and ran off on your own!”
She shrugged casually. “Just wandered around the resort a bit. We’re leaving tomorrow, aren’t we?”
“Wait, leaving tomorrow? That fast? I thought we were staying for three days. Hold up… something happened, didn’t it? Tilda, be honest. Something definitely happened while you were gone, didn’t it?”
Una narrowed her eyes. She knew her best friend too well, Tilda felt different now.
Not quite the same as when they had split up earlier.
Tilda let out a sigh. “I can’t hide anything from you, huh.”
Having someone who understood her so well, that alone lifted Tilda’s mood a little.
So she sat down and told Una everything, the whole story about running into Kayden by coincidence.
“You’ve got to be kidding me! The Jensons are like a damn curse that won’t go away! We’re all the way out here and still ran into one of them? Don’t tell me Alfie had something to do with this!”
Tilda shook her head. “Alfie didn’t know. It was his uncle who invited him. Maybe I really am cursed to keep crossing paths with the Jensons. But I’ve woken up now. I’ve pulled myself out of that mess and cut every last tie.”
She couldn’t deny it.
There was one thing Kayden had gotten right.
They had run into each other under circumstances where a meeting should’ve been nearly impossible.
Or maybe….
Ever since she’d left the Jensons, she’d had strange, almost uncanny encounters with every single one of them.
Slosa was huge. Running into someone by accident here? Practically impossible.
And yet, somehow, she kept meeting them. One after another.
Was the universe playing some kind of twisted joke?
She’d been given a second life. A fresh start. She’d seen through the Jensons, escaped their grip, and set out to live for herself.
To find her own goals, her own identity.
She’d been given real friendship. Real love. Real family.
Still, at every turn, at every damn corner, she’d bump into another Jenson.
As if the universe couldn’t let her forget. As if it wanted her to relive every moment of that last life. Every betrayal, scream, and every second she’d spent burning alive.
Was it a sign?
What was fate trying to tell her?
Finished.
Whatever it was, she’d already made up her mind. This life, she would use Kyla to tear the Jensons down. She’d make sure they ended exactly the way they had in her last life. That was her only goal and revenge.
The only regret?
If she’d known sooner why Genevieve married Justin, she wouldn’t have exposed her so quickly.
Even if it meant stomaching the nausea of watching that woman walk around in her place for a little longer, it would’ve been worth it.
The more betrayal the Jensons thought they were safe from, the sweeter the downfall.
Just then, a pair of warm hands gently wrapped around Tilda’s.
“Tilda, you look awful. Let me guess, those damn Jensons ruined your mood again. Why don’t we just leave tonight? We’ve seen everything anyway.”
Feeling the comfort of her best friend beside her, Tilda brushed away the chaotic thoughts swirling in her mind. She smiled and gave Una’s cheek a light pat.
“I’m fine. We can leave tomorrow, it’s not safe to head down the mountain at night in this weather. Besides, it’s not like I’m afraid of the Jensons. So what if they’re here? Why should I be the one to run away like they’re poison?”
She scoffed. “Please. I stopped caring about them a long time ago. Compared to one finger of yours, they’re not even worth mentioning.”
And that line, Tilda meant every word of it.
“Exactly! Let them do whatever they want. We’ll live our best lives, amazing, happy, and fabulous, while they sit there jealous and bitter,” Una nodded fiercely.
“Anyone who treated you like that, Tilda, deserves whatever’s coming to them. I can’t wait to see karma finally hit the Jensons in the face! They gave up a one–in–a–million gem, and one day, they’ll regret it so badly they won’t know what hit them.”
“Damn right.”
They goofed off a little, laughing again like nothing could touch them.
A little while later, Alfie showed up to take Tilda and Una to dinner.
Everything was already prepared.
“Alfie, Tilda and I are heading out tomorrow,” Una said.
“Already? You’re not staying a few more days?”
A flicker of disappointment crossed Alfie’s face just for a second, almost unnoticeable.
Una was just about to reply, but Tilda beat her to it. “What? Is the mighty heir of the Woodward Group really so free these days that he can hang around playing host?”
“Who said I was just playing around? I’m multitasking, scoping out the resort. It’s one of Woodward Group’s most promising assets. Can’t let the growing reputation go unchecked, right?”