Love You Like I Used To Forget It (Millie Bridge) novel Chapter 324

Chapter 324

“My deal with Grace is a win–win situation!” Irvin reasoned.

Then, as though thinking of something else, he added, “Actually, ‘s more than that. I’d also be repaying the debt I owe Timothy. I haven’t told you yet, but Timothy really did give his life to save mine, even though he had never met me before!

“Maybe it was because of our blood bond, but he seemed to know who I was when he saw I looked identical to him. And when Timothy realized we were twins, he didn’t hesitate for a second to sacrifice himself to save me.”

More tears pooled in Irvin’s eyes. He couldn’t help recalling how Timothy had shielded him and died for him.

William was emotionally detached because he had grown up in a cold and harsh world.

Unlike him, Irvin had been raised in a bubble of love and privilege. Later on, he became a powerful CEO and even experienced all sorts of hardships. Despite this, he was still slightly childish, sincere toward others, and valued relationships.

And because of this, Irvin would always repay people’s kindness, especially if they saved his life. This was even more so when the person who saved him was his own brother.

“Before Timothy died, he entrusted me to take care of Grace and his unborn son. So I would be repaying my debt to him if I continued to pretend to be him and help Grace take back control of the Kellers. I wouldn’t be here anymore if it weren’t for him, “Irvin explained.

He wanted me to understand the logic behind his decision, and I honestly did.

If I were in Irvin’s shoes, I would feel the same too. I would also want to repay the debt to the person who saved me.

That being said, I thought this was a good chance to finally draw a line between us, and I wanted to take it.

Our relationship had to end. I didn’t want to keep swinging back and forth between holding on and letting go. And I certainly didn’t want to waste any more time deliberating over my feelings for Irvin.

One moment, I would reminisce about all the good times that we had, and my heart would swell with happiness. Then, in the next, I would recall all the hurt Irvin had caused me, and I would be filled with suffocating pain.

Still, Irvin had a tendency for the extreme. So, he might do something drastic if I forced a clean break.

So, I pondered for a bit before proposing, “How about this? I’ll wait for you to finish what you need to do, and once you have, we can revisit the topic of our relationship again. But, as long as you’re still Timothy, we can’t have any contact with each other.

“We can continue this discussion once the dust settles. And you don’t have to worry about me falling in love with someone else in the meantime or in the near future. Honestly, I probably won’t even think about dating again for the rest of my life,” I reassured.

Grace was incredibly calculative, while Irvin wanted to repay his debt to Timothy.

Additionally, a power shift in a family like the Kellers wasn’t something that happened in a few days or months. And during this time, both of them would need to act as a married couple. So, the chances of something happening between them was way too high.

For all I knew, their nominal marriage might even become a real one soon after.

My heart ached involuntarily at this thought.

See? This was exactly why I wanted to end things between us. I clearly didn’t want to be with Irvin and even hoped he and Grace would become a real married couple. Yet, I couldn’t keep my heart from aching at the thought of this actually happening.

Being stuck in this never–ending struggle was uncomfortable. It was agonizing and exhausting.

“Grace and I will only pretend to be a married couple, Emi. So, if you and I just keep our interactions under wraps-” Irvin tried

to reason.

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He didn’t want to accept the idea of us completely cutting off contact with each other. And he was well aware that what he needed to do would take a long time.

Before Irvin could finish his sentence, I cut him off.

“Don’t tell me you seriously want me to become your mistress? Do you want people to call me a homewrecker?

“There are no secrets that stay buried forever in this world. So we definitely be found out eventually if we stay in touch. And if

do then? this happens and the situation blows up, tell me what will you

“You can’t afford your big plan falling apart. So, am I supposed to resign myself, to taking the fall and being labeled a mistress?

“Whether or not your marriage to Grace is real, she will be your wife so long as you’re Timothy. Your marriage will be legally certified and protected by the law.”

Irvin couldn’t refute anything I said.

So in the end, all he could say was, “Wait for me.”

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Chapter 325

Mr. Holland’s health hadn’t been great lately, so I didn’t dare let him know that I had been arrested yet again.

The entire time I had been in the detention center, what I worried about most was that he would be discharged the next day. And if I didn’t show up at the hospital to pick him up, Mr. Holland might start overthinking.

But now that I had been released, I was no longer worried about that. So, I slept soundly that night for the first time in a while.

Early the next day, I headed to the hospital to pick Mr. Holland up.

However, I didn’t expect to fun into Grace soon after arriving. She had always been slim, but she looked so wraith–like now that a gust of wind could knock her over. It was apparent she had been through an ordeal this time.

Grace smiled faintly when she spotted me. “Can we talk for a minute, Ms. Quill?”

“No, thank you,” I curtly replied.

I honestly felt there was nothing for us to talk about, so I turned to leave.

But then, I heard her softly say, “You still haven’t learned anything from this lesson, Ms. Quill?”

I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel sullen after being unjustly arrested.

So, I faced her again and said, “You staged a scene just to get me locked up for a little over a day. All things considered, I think you came out of this worse than I did.