Outside the emergency room, Esther's mother was too overcome with grief to stand, collapsing onto the floor in tears.
"My only child... My only daughter..."
"Why would you do this to yourself? If you're gone, what am I supposed to do?"
Esther's father was the first to spot Miles. He stormed over, anger clear in his gaze. "Esther loved you so much. How could you break up with her?"
"Uncle, I thought about it, and we just weren't right for each other," Miles tried to explain.
Esther's father, aware of his daughter's long-standing affection for Miles, retorted sharply, "Not right for each other? Then why did you lead her on? You gave her hope only to crush it. How do you think my daughter can take that?!"
"…I'm sorry."
That was all Miles could muster.
"Is your sorry going to make my daughter come out of there safe and sound?!"
Of course, it wouldn't.
Miles hadn't anticipated Esther's drastic reaction.
But...
Breaking up had been necessary.
He had no regrets about that.
The only regret was agreeing to the relationship in the first place, not because he was nearing thirty and felt he needed a girlfriend, but because he hadn't thought it through properly when Esther approached him.
"Uncle, what's done is done. I didn't expect things to turn out this way, but ending a relationship that isn't working is normal. I never promised Esther marriage. Even when I agreed to try, I was clear it was just that—a trial. Esther agreed."
Despite the unfortunate situation, Miles didn't feel he was in the wrong.
"You—"
"Let me handle the medical bills. That's all I can offer. I'm sorry."
With that, Miles turned to leave.
Suddenly, Esther's dad grabbed him. "You can't just walk away! What if Esther wakes up and wants to see you?"
"Hey, Mr. Turner, can you reach Felicity?"
"Felicity? I thought she was with you," Jeffrey sounded surprised.
"She's upset with me and turned her phone off."
"…I'll check with her mom, see if she's back at K&J Mansion."
"Thanks."
Miles started the engine, deciding to check the bridal shop first to see if Felicity was waiting there.
But, as expected, Felicity was nowhere to be found.
Knowing her temper, if she had intended to wait, she wouldn't have turned her phone off.
Just as he was about to get back into his car, the bridal shop's designer ran out.
"Sir! Your fiancée bought a wedding dress but left it on the trash can across the street. I saw it when I stepped out and brought it back to keep it safe, thinking she might have forgotten it. Would you like to take it with you?"
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires
Why didn't Jeffrey call Everett from the office? Lock his door instruct security to not let anyone in and speak to Everett on the phone? Or send him a text giving him a quick summary of what's up and that he's on his way over. That way when he runs into Heather on his way out he informs her Everett already knows....
The children's stories are si boring. This book is like torture. I've put in so much time I have to see this through but it's becoming more difficult....
Finish this already...
Why are you delaying the updates? You wait over a month just to give us 5 chapters?...
Again no updates in weeks, is this where the story ends?...
Can you please just post the whole book this is dragging out and no updates in weeks...
Felicity s hold grow up n relise that craving is playing n finish getting back together correctly with mile n get married and Abigail needs to grow up n stop being shelter by her parent n realize that the other women is lying n getting her to hpget a divorce with Craig, n Craig needs to be to pride to see what's really going on n stop being dumb...
This story is getting boring already. Just wrap it up 🙏...
Can you please convey this to the person who owns this website? Update “find me in your labyrinth” novel please...author is MIA since 12/4......
I don't agree with not letting him in. That just seems cruel and besides wasn't the whole point of getting pregnant again was for him to experience and travel the journey of pregnancy with her?...