Chapter 46 Retaliation
That night at the Peace Club, Philip got a little drunk, and he ended up in the hospital with a bleeding stomach.
Unfortunately, when Mars called Regina, she was already at the hospital with Tasha. "I'm fed up, even if you're not," Regina said.
Every time Regina blocked a number, Mars would call from a different one. Regina realized she would have to get a new SIM card today.
"Ms. Valrose, can you spare a moment to listen to me?" Mars knew Regina was beyond annoyed, but he still spoke gently. Mars was Philip's most capable and trusted assistant, and perhaps Regina could consider them on the same side.
However, Regina hadn't forgotten that Mars had helped her more than once. She especially remembered the rainy night three months ago when she had a silent treatment with Philip. After he kicked her out of the villa far from the city, she had nothing with her. Still, in her pajamas and slippers, drenched and looking disheveled, she was drenched. It was Mars who secretly drove her home. Later, Philip found out, and Mars ended up with a broken rib.
At that time, she had told Mars that she owed him a favor. "If I listen to you now, can you promise not to call me again? It's a hassle to change my number," Regina said.
Mars paused for a moment, then agreed. "I'm sorry for sending you that kind of message last time." In an attempt to push Regina back to Philip, he had sent an ambiguous video, trying to make her feel threatened. Now, Mars realized how foolish his actions had been. Regina had been by Philip's side for six years, and Mars should have seen what kind of person she was. Such despicable means were of no use against her.
"What do you want to say?" Regina asked.
"I want to tell you about Mr. Sterling and Ms. Sharp's story."
Regina wasn't interested in these things. But she held back and let Mars finish.
"Claudia was indeed Mr. Sterling's first love. They were high school classmates. She had always been gentle, obedient, and smiling, very kind."
Regina's temperament was totally different. She was cold and didn't talk much, giving the impression of being aloof and difficult to get along with. But despite this, she had spent the past six years giving her all for Philip.
"However, Claudia, who was always gentle and obedient, did something absurd to Mr. Sterling." Mars sighed helplessly and continued, "After they had been in a relationship for a long time, she suddenly fell in love with another man."
This was indeed something Regina had not expected. Her eyelashes fluttered, and she lowered her head, lost in thought. Philip had always been spoiled and had never experienced such a ridiculous situation. Especially when Claudia, in order to break up with him, told him that they had been together for too long and there was no longer any novelty. She even said that she was tired of it and didn't want to settle anymore, that she had found someone else who was her soulmate. All of these words had deeply affected Philip. Claudia's betrayal angered Philip. Even Claudia's parents blamed her.
After all, if Claudia married Philip, the Sharp family and Claudia's future life would be much more prosperous.
Philip has never humbly tried to win back anything, but betrayal naturally came with a price. He did something ridiculous in his youthful arrogance.
"Because Claudia betrayed Mr. Sterling, the Sharp Group soon fell into crisis." Claudia's new boyfriend was also disabled, and He had become completely haggard and desolate.
Later, Philip grabbed Claudia by the neck and asked with a smile, "You should always feel novelty with such an ugly cripple; never get tired of it, right? Your souls must be forever in sync, right?"
"Claudia was deeply shocked by this and had an accident a few days later." The car she was driving collided head-on with a truck, and she died on the spot. Unfortunately, it was Philip's birthday that day. She deliberately turned his birthday into her death anniversary. Wasn't this a kind of revenge on him? From Claudia's betrayal to the end of everything with her death, it hadn't even been half a month. But few people knew the truth behind it.
Members of the Sterling family would not allow any news that would damage their reputation to be released. Everyone only knew that Philip had truly loved Claudia, and he had even wanted to marry her a long time ago. But the more he loved her, the more he came to hate her.
"He might have really drunk too much on his last birthday; that's why he said those things."
Mars's father had been a driver for the Sterling family members when he was young, so Mars had grown up in the Sterling family and had known Philip since he was a child. Even though he had once deeply loved Claudia, he could never have any lingering feelings for her after her betrayal. Under normal circumstances, he would not compare Regina and Claudia's appearance, saying that he could not possibly divide his love for Claudia with Regina, nor would he say anything that seemed affectionate towards Claudia. Mars felt that the only possible reason Philip said these things was that he was in a bad mood every year on his birthday, and he felt a sense of revenge when he saw Regina's face, which was somewhat similar to Claudia's. He also wanted to retaliate against Claudia.
Claudia's death was too sudden, and at first, Philip sought Regina as a substitute, simply wanting to find someone similar to her to vent his twisted displeasure.
Regina listened to Mars's state, her expression still calm. She even carefully recalled her years with Philip. Sometimes he would be kind to her for no reason, be very generous to her, and settle many troubles for her. Sometimes, he would suddenly say sweet things to her and hug her, saying he loved her. If Philip was willing to put in the effort, most people couldn't resist his tenderness.
Of course, they also had their bad times. Every time Regina was deeply involved in this relationship, he would deliberately withdraw. In the past, Regina didn't understand what he was up to, but now she realized that it might be revenge. Because she had a face similar to Claudia's, playing with her would give him a sense of pleasure.
"Ms. Valrose, believe me, Mr. Sterling no longer has any feelings for Claudia. That night, he was just drunk and said something in anger. He can now distinguish between his feelings for Claudia and his feelings for you. These days, I can also see that he wants to make it up to you. I know you're in the hospital. Would you come and see him?"
The last sentence was probably Mars's main point.
