Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 818

Chapter 818 Unreachable

Derrick went after them and called out to Tiffany’s departing figure, causing her to freeze while a complicated glint arose in her eyes. “Go on, Tiff,” Amelia coaxed. “You should talk things through with him properly.”

Tiffany pondered for a long while before nodding. Amelia and Oscar stood tactfully aside as Derrick quickly arrived before Tiffany and gazed lovingly at her. “Can I assume that there’s a chance you might forgive me based on what you said in there, Tiff?” he asked expectantly, though he appeared afraid of her answer.

Tiffany sighed and gazed up at him. “I don’t know if I would ever forgive you, but I know for certain that I can’t take you back like none of this ever happened.” Derrick saw a glimmer of hope.

“It’s all right,” he said at once. “I’m willing to wait however long it takes, as long as you’ll forgive me. Crystal and I are not what you think. I’m not making excuses for myself since I have indeed done wrong, but I only have you in my heart.”

Tiffany gazed deeply at him and gave a bitter smile. She did not know which of Derrick’s words were genuine and which were not, and she wanted to ask if his vows were so cheap that he had violated them less than a year into their marriage.

However, she swallowed the urge to say those things. It no longer matters whether or not I asked him.

“I’m heading back. I want to straighten my thoughts. So don’t come over in the next few days. I can’t think rationally when I see you,” Tiffany declared, deliberately lowering her eyes to avoid looking at Derrick’s anticipatory ones.

Despite how much she had once loved him, she felt disgusted at what Derrick had become and could not bring herself to believe he loved her.

Derrick grabbed her hand, but she shook him off as if she had touched something foul.

His gaze dimmed.

“I’m leaving.” Tiffany turned to leave without another word.

Derrick gazed longingly after her departing silhouette got into the car, which sped off soon after.

He clenched his fists slowly as his heart twinged with guilt. I have single-handedly destroyed the trust between us. I’m sorry, Tiff.

Tiffany gazed listlessly out the window at the scenery racing past. Amelia was worried sick about her friend’s state.

“What are you thinking of, Tiff?” she asked at last.

Tiffany jumped. She turned around and faced Amelia, disoriented.

Amelia sighed. “Why don’t you take a nap? You haven’t been sleeping well for the past few days. There are dark circles beneath your eyes, you know?”

Tiffany obediently shut her eyes.

Amelia gazed at her friend, plagued by an anxious feeling she could not quite shake off.

When they arrived home, she woke Tiffany up. The woman opened her eyes which had lost all of their lusters.

“I’m going up to sleep, Amelia,” Tiffany announced when the trio entered the house. “Don’t worry about me, I’m fine. I’ll feel better once I wake up.”

Amelia was about to say something but thought the better of it.

Tiffany locked the door immediately after entering her room.

Amelia gazed at the shut door from down the stairs and turned helplessly to her husband. “What do we do, Oscar? Tiff looks more hurt than I expected. I’m afraid she wouldn’t recover from this ordeal.”

Oscar touched her cheek. “Don’t worry. I’ll speak with her soon. I don’t think she’s as weak as you think.”

Amelia nodded.

The pair conversed downstairs for nearly two hours before Oscar went up the stairs and knocked on the door to no avail.

“I’m coming in, Tiffany,” he called. There was no response from within. He turned the knob but found it locked from the inside.

He then procured a key and unlocked the door. The first thing he saw was Tiffany standing fixedly by the window.

His gaze darkened as he walked over.