10 A Thing of The Past

At the moment, they were chatting with other people at the party about Sandra and Dawn's side hustles in addition to their full-time jobs.

 Since Susan had wanted to open her own clothing store for a long time, she did mention this and heard them support her idea with, "Come on, just do it if you want to."

"Yes, Susan. You never know until you try."

 Sandra couldn't agree more that Susan could run her own business and not only earn extra income from it, but also expand her interests.

 Now, in addition to S Spa, she also owns a juice bar in Sunset Mall.

 Therefore, after hearing the encouragement from Sandra and others, Susan became more confident in owning her own clothing store and began to plan the business location with them.

 As Susan's soul mate, Eno also offers her every support in her time of need, so he also listens to his beloved wife talk about adding her couture twist to the clothing store and drinking maple juice.

 While this topic is quite interesting to most people, it may not be of much interest to Grace.

 So, while she watched Mark, Clara, Lego and Ella continue to play new video games, she still held the wine glass and quietly walked to the backyard of the house in the Western View Garden to take a breath.

 She has to say, this house is close to the seaside, which really makes the air here feel relaxing.

 So, Grace drank peach juice silently while feeling the sea breeze that came with the wind.

 At the same time, she did notice someone moving near the backyard, so after turning her head to look in that direction, she frowned and continued to look at the man wearing a grey hoodie and jacket, and heard him speak first, "Grace, let's chat for a while, please?"

"But what do you want to say, Mr. Anthony?"

 While Anthony hopes to talk to her about their relationship so that he can untie the knot in his heart, Grace seems reluctant to dwell on the topic any longer.

 Now that their relationship is over, nothing can be said now.

 So, she glanced at him, shook her head, spread her hands, and continued, "If you still want to talk about our previous relationship, I think we already made it clear that night."

 Grace is actually not a heartless woman, but she really feels that there is nothing left to say after they break up abroad.

 So, she sighed silently in her heart, stood up, no longer looked at her ex-boyfriend, and walked back to the house to meet her sister.

 But Anthony still hoped to have the opportunity to express his true feelings to the woman he still cared about, so he plucked up the courage and looked at the woman in the black jumpsuit and continued, "Grace, I do have something to say, just give it to me. I'll give you a chance to speak clearly when I meet you, okay?"

"Anthony, you... okay, let's find a time to talk things through in person."

 Grace knew she could refuse the request completely, but she could see a hint of persistence and obsession in Anthony's eyes.

 So, after thinking about it for a while, she finally agreed to meet him at a cafe in the shopping mall to hear what he had to say, just to put an end to the love she once had.

 Hearing that she promised to meet at this place, Anthony was slightly relieved, so he glanced at the woman's back and followed her back to Pamela and London's home, eating cakes and other delicious food.

 So, after the celebration, Grace returned home with her family, and she did tell what happened there with Anthony, which made Melissa, Hailey, and Susan frown before they agreed to let her and the man met so that he could speak clearly.

 So, on the day of the meeting, Grace wore only a simple purple one-piece dress and went to the cafe of Comtempo Mall accompanied by Melissa.

 And Anthony also arrived at the cafe during non-peak hours to wait for Grace, in case the paparazzi found their photos and created unnecessary rumours.

 Therefore, after seeing that Melissa had entered other floors of the mall, Grace walked into the cafe also owned by Dawn, sat in front of the man in the white and purple suit, and spoke first: "You said you want to talk to me. What do you want to talk about?"

"I know we've broken up, Grace. But I need to let you know that I still have feelings for you."

 Anthony must know now that it's too late to say anything, but he still needs to express his feelings to Grace, just for the sake of his heart.

 So, after taking a sip of American coffee, he glanced at the woman in the purple skirt and continued to say to her what he had practiced many times, "So, are you still willing to come back to me?"

"I think we're over this a long time ago, Anthony."

 Grace didn't want to interrupt the man sitting in front of her, but she thought they had broken up before coming back here.

 Because she really thinks that they can't get back together not only because of their different personalities and habits, which cause differences, but also for other reasons.

 Besides, if you really want to walk for a lifetime, you can't just rely on love to go all the way. You must also have mutual tolerance and sacrifice. This is very important for a relationship.

 And if they didn't have these things between them, it would be difficult for them to have some habits to maintain this relationship of only love.

 So, she just looked at Anthony with slightly calm eyes, not paying too much attention to the sadness radiating from his eyes, and continued, "I know we still have feelings for each other, but Anthony, I have said it many times, We have broken up and this relationship is over, so do you really think we can still be together like before?"

"Of course, we can..."

"But I am no longer the same person I used to be, and I will never give up my job and everything I want, and you will definitely continue to do your job as mayor, so I think we can still remain friends. That's enough."

 Grace actually doesn't want to settle old scores with each other, because their relationship has become a thing of the past.

 But she really felt that she needed to clearly express to Anthony her feelings and thoughts while living with him overseas, so that he could understand the grievances in her heart.

"Grace...I had no idea you suffered so much during our relationship. I'm sorry about that."

"It's okay, it's in the past. Now I just want to focus on my work and my family."

 Anthony must admit that he was busy pursuing his career abroad and did not pay too much attention to all Grace's feelings, so he pursed his bitter lips, nodded heavily, and said sorry to the woman he still loved deeply.

 And Grace didn't really want to blame him for what happened before, so after hearing Anthony's apology, she just slowly stirred the coffee and continued to express her current feelings so that he could understand the relationship between them as there is no way to go back to the past, "So, I hope you can let go of our feelings and have a new life."

"Grace, I don't know how to express my feelings right now, but I really hope everything goes well for you."

"Thank you, I will live a good life, and so will you."

 Grace knew that Anthony was someone who would not give up easily, but she had made their relationship clear, so she nodded, and after drinking the rest of the cappuccino, she left the cafe to meet Melissa to go back home.

 Anthony knew that Grace's words had shown that she had different thoughts from his, so he could not force this woman to accept him at the moment.

 And now he could only look at her back with his lonely eyes and take a sip of coffee to keep warm in the autumn afternoon.

 Since Susan really wanted to have her own career interests, after preparing the preparations for opening a clothing store these days, she happily looked at the Susan Boutique store name sign and stood in front of her brand-new store for the opening ceremony.

"Congratulations, Susan. I wish you a prosperous business."

"Thank you so much."

"Cheers!!!"

 So, after the ceremony, they gathered together for a delicious buffet to celebrate their special day.

 And most people are interested in these fashionable clothes, so they take it to the fitting room to try it on and take some pictures to post on Simstagram.

 Therefore, with the reports of those reporters and the publicity of netizens, Susan Boutique has indeed become a hot topic among the people of Simland.

"Everybody, let's say Cheese!!!"

 So, after a delicious meal at the new boutique on the ground floor of the Stella Building, Susan and other family and friends stood in front of the store and took a group photo.

 After Dennis pressed the shutter of the camera, he quickly ran to Hailey's side and smiled happily with everyone, making the day a successful outcome.

 Therefore, their stories and smiles were also recorded on camera and became their sweet memories.

 The End.