Chapter 204: Tears Are The Greatest Weapon

Chapter 204: Tears are the Greatest Weapon

Kelvin couldn't help but feel a desire to protect her, and he thought that

this emotion was love. So, he turned a blind eye to Abbie's efforts to

drive away the women who intentionally or unintentionally tried to

seduce him. It also solved one of his problems.

His acquiescence made Abbie even more reckless. She had already

convinced herself that she was the only woman worthy of Kelvin's

attention. Despite her innocent and gentle appearance, she once

sneered at other girls’ love letters for Kelvin and openly claimed

Cheyenne's gift as her own before giving it to him in her name.

At twenty years old, Abbie was at the prime of her youth. That year, she

received an invitation from Varsden Art College abroad and had hopes

of competing in ballet at Metshire Palace - an unparalleled honor for

any aspiring ballerina.

She believed that winning the championship would make old Mr. Foley

finally see her worthiness as Kelvin's wife-to-be.

However, fate can be cruel sometimes; while traveling through a

mountainous road section on a car ride, Abbie encountered an accident

where rocks fell onto both legs which were essential for dancing -

something more painful than dying on the spot itself.

Because of this tragedy, she missed out on both Varsden Art College

and competition opportunities; however, it was Kelvin who gave her

hope for survival when no one else could have helped during such

times.

"Kelvin... does this mean I can never dance again?" asked Abbie

tearfully countless times before he finally replied with conviction, “I will

make sure you stand on stage again.”

He kept his promise. Three years later, despite not being able to dance

anymore due to injury, Abbie became the teacher hired by Varsden Art

College.

Abbie once again became the center of public attention. At twenty-

three, she was young and talented, and her unfortunate background

and life story piqued the interest of many men.

Abbie thought that she could finally match up well with Kelvin, so she

quit her position in Varsden Art College which cost Kelvin two hundred

million dollars to get it for her sake!

She returned to her home country, but she didn't expect to hear the

news that Kelvin was going to marry someone else.

That girl was only seventeen years old and hadn't fully developed yet. It

was said that she had poor grades and caused trouble by fighting

everywhere.

Even old Mr. Foley couldn't look at herself, why would he be interested

in such a girl? She refused to accept it.

However, when she saw Cheyenne's face, Abbie felt threatened for the

first time.

Cheyenne was different from the other women who she easily

dismissed before. She was confident, stunningly beautiful with a fiery

personality combined with sweetness and exuded youthfulness that

made people happy just by looking at her.

At only seventeen years old, it was hard to imagine how much of a

beauty she would become once fully grown.

In terms of appearance, Abbie was insecure because her parents did

not give her good looks and plastic surgery was something that high

society despised.

Her mother warned her from an early age, "Abbie, do you know what a

woman's greatest weapon is?"

The five-year-old girl shook her head. "I don't know."

"It's beauty! I am plain-looking, which is why your father has an affair

with a more beautiful woman."

"Unluckily, you're not blessed by heaven like me. You're not pretty so

you lose the biggest advantage as a woman."

The little girl didn't understand what "biggest advantage" meant; all she

heard was her mommy saying "you're not pretty”.

In fact, she noticed this problem too because in kindergarten no one

played with her; they preferred playing with the prettier girls instead.

When everyone left after class ended one day, Abbie threw the

attractive toy belonging to another child into the pond behind school,

thinking if there were no more toys, then everyone would notice and

play with her instead.

But nothing changed.

Now her mommy had told her the truth - it was because she wasn't

pretty enough.

"Mommy, what should I do?"

Sympathetically stroking Abbie’s soft hair, her mother said earnestly,

"Besides beauty, women have an even stronger weapon."

"Tears!"

"People always sympathize with those who are weak, so you need to

use your tears well against enemies stronger than yourself!"

The young girl nodded as if understanding but still wasn't sure how

exactly tears could be used effectively.

“Your father had an affair with someone prettier than me, but so what?

When I cried, he obediently came back - this is the power of tears.”

Later, the abandoned doll that was thrown into the pond was found by

workers who were digging lotus roots. The child cried for a long time

and it wasn't until her teacher investigated the surveillance footage that

she discovered Abbie had taken the doll.

In a panic, she remembered her mother's words and apologized to her

teacher and classmates while crying. She shouldn't have done what

she did, but she only did it because she noticed one of the doll's hands

had fallen off and was afraid her friend would be upset if they found out.

The accusing look in the teacher's eyes suddenly disappeared as she

squatted down to embrace Abbie.

"Good girl, you're so kind-hearted. You secretly took care of someone

else's toy because you didn't want them to be upset. But remember,

you can't make decisions for others. That belongs to her, understand?"

Abbie hiccuped as she tearfully answered yes.

From a bad kid to a good kid who knew how to admit her mistakes -

from that day on, there were kids willing to play with her again.

Abbie finally experienced just how powerful tears could be.

On Kelvin and Cheyenne's wedding night, she had tricked Kelvin into

going to Metshire with her using tears as her weapon, pretending to be

unwell.

Little did she know that fate was playing another cruel joke on her. She

had been diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition...

Kelvin left his new wife behind in order to accompany Abbie overseas

for medical treatment - spending more than half a month away from

home.

Undoubtedly this meant that Abbie won over Cheyenne once again.

Now things were no different; Just like before, Abbie was resorting to

her familiar tactic of appearing vulnerable to garner sympathy, and she

was pushing Cheyenne into the spotlight once again.

Kelvin felt chills run through his veins as he seriously looked at

Cheyenne.

The latter sneered at him before turning around and walking inside

holding onto Grandpa's hand.

Beforehand, Cheyenne always stuck close by him like an unshakeable

shadow; ever since they announced their engagement, she'd been

trying hard to win him over by staying close by his side...

He thought no matter what happened, this shadow wouldn't leave him

alone...

But he was wrong; the shadow also has its own consciousnesses,

sometimes feeling hopeless too...

Just like how it came without sound, it left without any trace or regret...