He Loves Me Right, Finally novel Chapter 63

Chapter 63 You’re Not Part of the Plan

Walking out of City Hall, Wynette and Adriel each held a marriage certificate.

Adriel turned to her. “I’ll keep this marriage private for now. We’ll announce it when you’re ready.”

He understood her concerns,

Wynette still had a lot to deal with. She could focus on her side without worry.

Hearing him, she replied, “It’s fine. Let things happen naturally.”

If it got exposed, she didn’t mind.

They couldn’t stay secretly married forever.

That wouldn’t be fair to Adriel.

Besides, hadn’t he married her as a shield against his parents?

Wynette felt she should at least fulfill her part of the agreement.

Finished

Adriel took out a ring from his pocket. “If we’re putting on a show, we might as well do it right. Once you’re done with your matters, come home with me.”

The ring held a small pink diamond, flanked by two delicate butterflies with wings outstretched.

Tiny white diamonds lined the wings.

Wynette knew he wanted it to look convincing and reached to take it.

“I’ll put it on,” Adriel said, avoiding her hand.

At that, Wynette extended her right hand.

Adriel slipped the ring onto her ring finger. “There.”

Wynette examined it and found that it fit perfectly.

Did he know her ring size?

Just as doubt crept into her mind, Adriel smiled. “Seems my estimates are right on.”

That put her doubts to rest.

Wynette seemed to remember something and looked at him sheepishly. “Sorry, I haven’t prepared your ring yet. I’ll go pick one out.”

She had been thinking that most of her own matters were already handled, so she moved the plan to get their marriage certificate up on the schedule.

But she truly hadn’t thought about the ring.

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Finished

Adriel pulled out another man’s ring from his pocket. “No need. I brought one myself.”

It was a simple, plain band.

The pattern on it looked like vines to Wynette, though not quite.

She looked at the ring in front of her. From Adriel’s expression, he seemed to expect her to put it on for him.

Her actions moved faster than her thoughts.

Wynette took the ring and slipped it onto Adriel’s left ring finger as he extended his hand.

She didn’t notice that as she used her right hand to put it on him, their rings came close together and fit perfectly.

It was like the butterflies spread their wings, finally finding a place to land upon a branch.

After putting the ring on, Wynette said, “I was going to treat you to dinner tonight as a thank–you after we got the certificate, but I need to go home later. How about another day?”

She was asking for his opinion.

Adriel caught the key point. “Thank me? For beating up Noah last night, or for stepping in and helping you tear things apart with him ahead of time?”

So he knew everything.

As early as when the trending topic blew up, and Joanne told him Wynette wasn’t in a hurry, Adriel had already connected the dots.

But he believed Wynette hadn’t deliberately used him.

After all, she couldn’t have known he would show up at the bar last night, let alone get into a fight with Noah.

Her counterattack at noon only confirmed his guess.

After visiting Ryker, Wynette finally drove home.

At home, Kaylee was unusually different. When she saw Wynette, she simply glanced at her coldly, then looked away indifferently.

“Mom.” Wynette walked up to Kaylee.

Kaylee sneered. “So you still remember I’m your mother? I thought now that you’ve got your own mind, you stopped treating me like one.”

Hearing that, Wynette sat on the couch.

She tried to communicate. “Things between Noah and me have reached this point. It’s basically a declaration of war. There’s no going back.”

Kaylee’s expression darkened.

She stared at Wynette for a long time before questioning, “Wynette, you’ve always been obedient since you were little. Why are you being so firm this time? I know Noah made some mistakes, but why can’t you just endure a little?”

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She truly didn’t understand.

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Meeting her mother’s restrained gaze, Wynette replied, “When I was little, you and Dad were always busy with business. When I got home from school, there were just me and a few housekeepers. Even during holidays, I couldn’t see either of you.

“You always told me that you were busy, and I had to be good. I thought if I were obedient, I could earn a little attention from you and Dad. I admit you gave me a good material life, and I don’t deny that you love

me.”

Wynette continued, “Mom, you and Dad also fought a lot, but you two didn’t split because you had a foundation of feelings. Noah and I aren’t the same. He doesn’t love me. I listened to you and spent all these years trying to show you the truth.

“I thought you would see it eventually.” Wynette gave a self–mocking smile. “You know it as well. Noah’s feelings for me were never that deep. But you kept deceiving yourself and made me go along with it.

“At first, I did have feelings for him. I got carried away, so it’s on me that I ended up hurt. I brought it on myself, and I accepted it.”

Wynette took a deep breath and said firmly, “He’s really not loving me. I just don’t want to keep lying to myself anymore. Mom, maintaining a relationship that doesn’t belong to me is exhausting.”

She still hoped her mother would understand her.

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