Riley looked at his deep stares, it was filled with tenderness, unfamiliar yet irresistible!
When she finally decided to end this meaningless marriage, he confessed his love to her!
She removed her hand from his, “Mr George, please stop the joke! I’m not a teenager and have way past the age for these sweet words.”
Euan was a little angry but he remained calm. He knew there was a lot of misunderstanding between them, “I am not joking, I am serious and vow to take responsibility for my words.”
Riley stared at his serious face for a while. “That won’t be necessary, Mr George can confess your love to someone else. I don’t love you anymore! Don’t you get it?”
“Bullshit!”Euan lost his calm, “You don’t love me any more? Look at me and say it to my face!”
Riley tried hard to control her emotion and tried to ignore what Anika had said, but she couldn’t!
Riley lowered her head, she looked at the plate and said, “I don’t want to look at you ever again, let go of my hand.”
“I won’t let go, you are mine, don’t you ever think about going elsewhere.” He grabbed her tightly and his tone was filled with anger, “You wouldn’t have invited me to your place and cooked for me if you don’t care, won’t you?”
“I …”
“You wouldn’t have remembered my favourite dishes if you don’t care, won’t you?”
Riley was speechless. “I … Those were simple and cheap ingredient!”
Nonsense!
Euan didn’t know how to respond to her ridiculous excuse. He let loose of his hand and said with a gentle tone, “Dr Riley, you are a smart woman, can’t you see I am trying so hard because I want to be with you?”
His confession struck Riley’s heart like an invisible sword! She tried so hard to hold her tears back.
Was fate playing a joke on her?
I love you…
'You are no match to my son!You worth nothing!'
I want to be with you.
'If you refused to file for divorce, he will be surrounded with family scandal!'
Why!!
The two voices kept repeating in Riley’s mind, both were like sharp knives, dissected her into pieces!
“I’m tired, exhausted. I’ve had enough for the past three years, it’s time to end this.”
Euan was speechless, it was indeed true, he had not been a proper husband for the past three years. He had done things that hurt her. But all he ever wanted now was to love and cherish her for the rest of his life.
“Give me some time, I will redeem my mistake.” He grabbed as tight as he could as if he would lose her forever if he didn’t.
He didn’t want to, no, he was afraid to lose her!
Riley couldn’t hold her tears any longer…
Again, she cried for him!
Euan became even more nervous when Riley started crying, “Riley… What do you want? I can give you anything.”
Riley’s heart had already broken in half, “Please give me my freedom, Euan.”
She closed her eyes and tears kept rolling down her cheeks.
Within a week! If she refused to divorce, Anika would destroy Euan. Even if she was willing to help him again, but scandal remained for life.
She could never let the man she loved being involved in such a scandal!
She could shoulder all the darkness.
Because she loved him.
Euan felt helpless, he felt like a devil who made the woman he loved in pain!
He tried to wipe away her tears, but Riley shook her head and moved away from his hand.
Sadness flew across his heart when she let his hand landed in the air.
“Do you really… don’t love me anymore?” He asked, sadly.
Three years! Never once that he stood by her side, it was her one-sided love that gave her the strength to remained strong!
If she didn’t love him, who did?
“I’ve made myself very clear.”
The moment Euan loosen his hand, Riley felt as if she had lost this man forever!
She was exhausted, in pain, hopeless and helpless.
Euan walked over from the other side of the table, the dinner had stopped.
He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and frowned, “Both of us need to calm down. It was all
my fault, let’s forget about the past and start over.”
She shook herself off him. “Scars can never heal. Perhaps you, Mr George can easily forget, but I don’t.”
“Let’s have a peaceful split, shall we?” she said weakly.
She had been thinking about divorce, but it was the meeting with Anika that had completely taken her down, she had collapsed.
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