The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 486

He tried to grab her hand, tried to pull her back into his arms, desperately trying to prove with empty promises that he could still give her a safe harbor.

If only she would admit it was her home. If only she would come back with him.

If she wanted to tear the estate down and rebuild it from scratch, if she wanted to throw out all the furniture, whatever she wanted to do to torture him, he wouldn't utter a single word of complaint.

Nora looked at his frantic, panicked expression. Choking back the tears in her eyes, she looked away, refusing to spare him another glance.

He treated The Hayes Manor like a sanctuary she could use whenever she pleased.

Telling her she could change it however she liked.

That was the place Giselle had grown up in. It was Giselle's favorite estate when she was alive.

And now, just to coax her, just to force her to stay by his side, he was willing to hand over The Hayes Manor for her to do as she pleased.

She took a step back, thoroughly severing the distance between them, and refused to look at his frantic, supposedly devoted face again.

"Get out."

Nora pointed her finger toward the dreary curtain of rain outside the shop. Her voice was resolute, entirely devoid of emotion.

"I don't want to see you."

...

Night fell, and the heavy darkness completely swallowed the remote town's streets.

Business hours were over.

As Nora locked the glass door, the Hayes bodyguards who had been waiting across the street immediately stepped forward. Flanking her left and right, they formed an impassable human wall behind her.

She obediently climbed into the backseat of the black bulletproof SUV parked by the curb.

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