Loving Me Too Late

I competed in the dance competition and won the silver medal.

My teacher looked at me regretfully.

"If you hadn't been pregnant and

had trained harder during that time, you definitely could have won the gold."

Still, I was satisfied.

Winning silver was already proof of my ability.

The moment I stepped off the plane, Matthew greeted me with a bouquet

of flowers.

"Congratulations, little beggar! I didn't expect you to actually win an award."

I was extremely grateful to him.

If he hadn't taken the initiative to expose Queenie for bribing the judges, I never would have had the chance to compete.

"I should thank you. Without you, I wouldn't have had any

hope of participating in the competition."

A hint of a smile appeared in Matthew's eyes.noveldrama

"A simple thank-you isn't enough. How about treating me to a meal?”

"Of course! Not just one meal-ten meals if you want! You fed

me so many times when we were kids. Consider this as me repaying you!"

I thought it was just a joke, but Matthew immediately agreed without hesitation.

As we walked out of the airport, I saw Henry also standing there with a bouquet of flowers.

He ran over quickly. His forehead was slick with sweat.

"Stephanie, congratulations on winning!"

He handed me the flowers, but I didn't take them.

I didn't even spare him a glance or say a word.

"Aren't you going to talk to him?" Matthew asked.

"He's a stranger. What's there to talk about?"

Behind me, Henry stumbled and fell to the ground.

He covered his face with both hands as tears streamed through his fingers.

He had lost his child and his love.

Only now did he realize that he had nothing left.

Matthew drove me to my rental apartment, but to my surprise, my former parents were already waiting outside with Queenie. They had even pried open my apartment door.

"You ungrateful wretch! Not only did you steal Queenie's trophy, but you also ruined her future in the dance industry! How could she have such a vicious sister like you?"

Expressionless, I took out my phone and pulled up the severance agreement I had signed with them.

"I have nothing to do with the Reed family anymore. Don't ever bother me again, or I'll call the police."

The elders were left speechless.

This time, Queenie set her sights on Matthew instead as she looked at him pitifully.

"Stephanie, no matter what, Mom and Dad raised you. Mr. Foster, can't you talk some sense into her? If she can't even respect

her own parents, how will she ever be a good wife in the future?"

It was clear now. Queenie had abandoned Henry and was trying

to seduce Matthew instead.

But before she could say more, Matthew immediately pulled out his phone and called the police. He stepped in front of me protectively.

"Don't worry. The police will be here soon. And as for you, I've met plenty of fake sweet women like you. It's honestly disgusting. If you think you still can make it in the dancee industry, think again. As long as I'm around, you'll never have a chance!"

At that moment, I didn't know how to describe what I was feeling.

Someone was actually protecting me.

Queenie burst into tears on the spot. When the police arrived, they took all three of them to the station.

Not only did they have to compensate me for the broken lock, but they also had to pay me for emotional distress.

After that day, I thought Queenie would finally quiet down.

But I didn't expect her to push her parents to take the matter online and even start a live stream.

Before I could even respond, Matthew had already defended me using childhood photos.

Staring at the photos, I asked in shock, "How do you have so many photos of me?"

There were photos of me wolfing down food in the summer, shivering in a thin shirt after being thrown out in the winter, and dancing. barefoot, along with so many other painful memories I had longo forgotten. Matthew had captured them all.

"At first, I just thought it was interesting. But later, I realized that someone so strong-willed and

Yding was incredibly."

I didn't know how to respond to that because I knew it

wasn't resilience. It was just the desperation to fill an empty stomach.

In the end, the Reed family became public enemies, who were despised by everyone.

Information about them was spread online. Unable to stay in the city any longer, they were forced to move away.

On the day Matthew and I got married, a lonely figure appeared outside the hotel.

He watched me in my wedding dress from the shadows, never daring to step into the light.

The love he once had-open and proud-was now lost to him forever.

He was doomed to spend the rest of his life alone. He would suffer, while I had finally found the light that would protect me.