Divorce and Freedom No More Homemaker for Him novel Chapter 386

Chapter 386 Walking Side by Side

Chapter 386 Walking Side by Side

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“But I’ve already quit my job,” Ayla said. “Let’s not talk about whether Draven and I are dating. Let’s just say we’re friends. As friends, a relationship can’t last if only one person keeps pleasing the other. I will treat Draven as an equal. I won’t keep flattering him, and I won’t keep giving without limits.

“I don’t know if it’s because of life experience, Kaleb, but I’m a few years older than you. I believe a healthy relationship isn’t about one person being strong and the other being weak. It’s about mutual respect and caring for each other. The way you’re worried makes it sound like I can only avoid losing out if I’m stronger than him. That’s not right. Maybe you’re thinking about relationships in a way that’s too simple and too extreme.

“Even if there is a gap between us, no one can force me to suffer. I can choose not to. If being friends ever makes me uncomfortable, I have the right to step away and choose friends who suit me better.

“So choice matters. If Draven had nothing good about him, or if he hadn’t shown me kindness and goodwill, we never would have become friends in the first place.

“Kaleb, I’m really touched that you worry about me. That’s why I needed to explain things clearly, so you wouldn’t worry so much. I’m not as passive as you think. It’s not like Draven has been leading me around the whole time. That’s not the truth. The truth is, becoming friends with Draven was my own choice.”

As Ayla explained this to Kaleb, it felt like she was also saying it to herself. “I’m with him because I think he’s a good person. Because I think he’s strong. Because I think he’s handsome,” she said calmly. “If we’re together and he changes one day, I’ll leave without hesitation.

“My marriage with Troy failed, but I learned something very important from it. I learned how to love myself.

“Yesterday, I went back to the estate,” Ayla said with a faint smile. “That was my way of closing the past. I let go of what’s gone, and from now on, I’ll love myself properly. I just didn’t expect that, on the road of loving myself, I would meet someone who wanted to walk alongside me.”

At that point, her heart skipped slightly, and her voice softened. “That person is Draven.”

She said all this as if she and Draven were already together.

Yet somehow, it also fit the way things were between them right now.

Draven liked her. Wasn’t that exactly what she meant by meeting someone who walked the same path?

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The only question left for Ayla was whether she would accept it.

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This time, she had spoken from the heart. Kaleb had also shared a lot. Of course, that only happened because she kept asking questions and guiding him. With his awkward personality, he would never have opened up on his own.

After finishing, Ayla stood up and walked over to him.

Kaleb was stunned by what she had said. He suddenly felt pretty stupid. From her words, he had learned life lessons he had never learned before.

All of a sudden, he wondered if he had been a little too harsh on Emmett.

After all, he often acted without thinking about Emmett’s feelings.

Also, the two of them hadn’t stayed in touch for the past three years. It was only after her divorce that their relationship slowly improved. Even then, they hadn’t talked this deeply before. Now, after hearing Ayla speak so honestly, Kaleb understood her better. He realized she was stronger than he had imagined. He finally understood how she thought. The misunderstanding was cleared, and he felt closer to her than before.

Kaleb pressed his lips together.

And this result only happened because Ayla was patient. She didn’t get angry. She let him vent all his bad temper from start to finish.

Damn it.

Kaleb felt like a complete idiot.

How did I manage to mess things up everywhere?

Ayla walked toward him. Her eyes were gentle. Great, did she read my mind again? Is she about to say something emotional? I really hated emotional moments. But if Ayla wants to say something, 1 would listen anyway.

The next second, Ayla smacked him on the head

When she swung her hand for the second time, Kaleb jumped up at once. “Hey! Why are you hitting me?”

“You’ve never dated anyone, and you’re telling me how to date?” Ayla snapped, half teasing, half fierce. “Where do you even get that confidence?” Then she added bluntly, “I appreciate your concern. I really do. But worrying too much is also a kind of looking down on me. Like you think I’m weak. Like I’m easy to control.”

Kaleb replied without thinking, “At least you know!”

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Ayla was speechless. “Forget it. You didn’t know the full story, so it’s fine that you thought that way. Now I’ve made things clear. You know I won’t let myself get hurt anymore. So stop interfering. Did you hear me?”

Kaleb took a deep breath. In the end, he had no choice but to give in to his sister’s authority. “Alright. I get it.”

Then he frowned. “It’s best if you can protect yourself. But I still don’t like Draven. I just don’t. We clash by nature.”

The real reason was simple. Kaleb wasn’t going to change his view of Draven just because Ayla said a few words. The guy who took Ayla away from him? No way. If Kaleb ever liked Draven, it would mean he’d completely lost his mind.

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