A Love Forgotten (Arianna and Elijah) novel Chapter 217

Chapter 217 

Elijah looked at me, confusion in his eyes. 

I took a deep breath and said, “Elijah, stop. I know why you’re apologizing–you’re just trying to keep this sprint because of jocelyn’s child, right? 

1 quickly added before he could reply. “Enough, Goodbye, Mr. Linden “ 

Without another glance back, I turned and got into the ca 

Logan noticed w expressim and asked, “What did he say 

I tried to steady my emotions. He wants a settlement out of court.” 

Legan looked at Elijah’s figure standing alone, his face tinged with sadness. Then, he turned back to me. “Are you okay?” 

I shook my head, feeling numb. Tem” 

Logan paused for a moment and handed me a tissue. “Just let it out if you’re upset ” 

I looked at him, my eyes dry. “I can’t cry, but why does it still hurt so much?” 

Logan’s gaze shitted slightly is it because Elijah chose to settle for the sake of jocelyn’s child?” 

I let out a bitter laugh. “I feel sad, but I’ve lost my memory, so it’s not because of him. I think it’s because I’ve realized I was always the one who tried 

“No matter what I did for him, no matter how much i prve up. I was always the one left behind.” 

Logan’s eyes held a deep empathy, and then, in one smooth motion, he pulled me into his arms. The warmth of his embrace and his familiar scent soothed my ache, melting away lingering soczew, 

1 heard his soft vore above me, “Silly girl This won’t happen again.” 

I looked up at him, my voice still a bit thick, “Really?” 

“Yeah,” he said with a gentle sm 

“How can you guarantee that?” I stubbornly pressed on 

He thought for a moment and suddenly lowered his head, capturing my lips in a deep lidss. “This is my guarantee,” he murmured pulling me deeper into his warmth. “Is that promise enough?” 

and before 1 lew it, I was completely lost in the overwhelming tenderness he wrapped me in 

Elijah walked back to his car slowly, his heart heavy as he opened the dot and sank into the driver’s sea 

“Elijah, what did Ms. York say? Jocelyn asked from the pallenger seat, her vos telki, “Udala agree?” Elijah rubbed his face, his tone flat. “Yeah She did.” 

Jocelyn let out a sigh of relied “That’s pood Taking this too wouldn’t be good for us, especially with the company’s reputation on the line. “You have those upcoming bid to think about. If our competitors find out about any liqancial issues, we could lose everything –”