I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 458

Nadia's eyes widened in sheer disbelief. Was Asher Kendall actually proposing to her?

No, no, no. She hadn't completely lost her mind just because she had harbored a secret crush on him for years and finally slept with him.

He must have still thought she was Yasmine last night.

She bit her lip, the corners of her eyes flushing red.

"You have someone else in your heart."

She absolutely refused to be a substitute.

Asher stiffened slightly. Did she already know?

He knew he shouldn't have developed those kinds of feelings for her, but last night, his restraint had completely crumbled.

Yasmine had come begging to get back together, and when he rejected her, she had finally struck a nerve. She had spat the ugly truth at him—that he was shameless, that he lusted after the young girl he had practically helped raise.

He had snapped, slapped Yasmine, and then drank himself into oblivion. When Nadia showed up to comfort him, years of repressed emotion had burst through the dam, uncontrollable and desperate.

"You know?"

His dark eyes behind his glasses were as fathomless as the night sky. Did that mean Nadia felt...

"Yeah, I've known for a while. You don't have to explain yourself. I am absolutely not marrying you."

She glared at him with pure venom.

The affectionate warmth that usually filled Asher's eyes whenever he looked at her slowly drained away. After a few agonizing seconds, his expression smoothed over into complete indifference.

"Alright. Understood."

Without a single word of apology, he turned a blind eye to the deep sorrow flashing across her face and strode out of the room.

The moment the door clicked shut, the tears broke free. She was more relieved than ever that she hadn't said yes.

He had clearly gotten his heart broken by Yasmine and decided to use her as a rebound.

She loved him, yes, but she wasn't about to degrade herself for him.

She called Zoe, laughing and crying at the same time.

"I slept with someone. I'm ruined."

Zoe jumped on the other end of the line, instantly terrified that someone had assaulted her.

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