When Two Winters Met (Henrietta and Yosef) novel Chapter 156

"By the way," Calvert added, "we're heading back in five days. Mrs. Nash has no idea, does she? You've kept it a perfect secret. When you show up, she'll probably jump for joy."

"With her personality," Yosef mused, "she won't jump, no matter how surprised she is."

Calvert chuckled. "Right, right. She is also remarkably composed."

...

The next day.

Henrietta couldn't believe it. First Jolie and Artina had their meltdowns, and now it was Matteo's turn. He also showed up at her office first thing in the morning, carrying an enormous bouquet of roses and a box of the gourmet crab buns she used to love.

Henrietta frowned, feeling a wave of irritation. "What is the meaning of this? Are you skipping work on set again? Should I mark you down as absent?"

Matteo walked up to her and knelt on one knee. "Henrietta, let's get back together. It's been over a month. There's no reason to keep fighting like this."

Henrietta was truly exasperated. "I've said it countless times. Do you not understand English?"

Matteo lowered his gaze. "I know you still have feelings for me, you're just being stubborn. But being apart for so long... I can't take it anymore. You can torture me all you want, as long as we're back together. I don't care what you do to me."

"I gave you all my money back, so I can't afford anything too extravagant. But you can use it to buy whatever you want. Everything I have should have been yours anyway."

"Henrietta, I'm begging you. If this goes on any longer, I'm going to go insane. I... I miss you so, so much."

Matteo looked up at Henrietta, his eyes welling up with tears as his voice broke.

"You have no idea. Since we broke up, I haven't had a single good night's sleep. Every second of every day, I'm thinking of you. It's too painful. I'm going to have a breakdown."

Not everything Matteo said was a lie. He did miss Henrietta, and he did remember their happy times together. He was even genuinely moved by everything she had done for him.

But... he was the type of person who wanted everything. He cherished Henrietta's good qualities but also resented her for her perceived faults. His conflict was born of pure greed; he wanted everything to be perfect, to go his way.

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