True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz) novel Chapter 1917

Leah looked at him with red eyes.

Ernest walked over and looked down at Leah. His eyes were filled with heartache.

Leah took a deep breath, looked at him, and said, "Wait for a moment."

As soon as she finished speaking, Leah came out of the room and stood in the hallway. Se looked at Norval and said, "Norval, Ernest is right. You are not qualified to stand up for me. I don't need you to either. I didn't need it before and I won't need it in the future. Please stay away from me."

She didn't think that Norval would be staying next door. When she woke up, she was surprised to find that Ernest had met up with him.

After knowing that, she felt very awkward and had panicked.

Hearing her words, Norval narrowed his eyes and looked deeply at Leah and said, "Leah, it's still too early to say things like that. You may need me to help you in the future. Even if you don't like me, I'm still your family. If this man bullies you in the future, I can help stand up for you-"

His words were ruthlessly interrupted by Leah.

"No need." Leah sneered then continued, "I don't need your help. Anyway, I'm the one who chose to be with him. It's my business come what may. I've never needed you in the past, so I don't see why I would need you in the future."

She had once needed her mother to stand up for her.

Even though she still had a mother, it was meaningless.

The time when she had needed her mother the most was in the past. At this moment, she did not need her anymore.

Hearing that, Norval seemed to have come to a realization. Perhaps he had already expected the outcome. He forced a smile and stared deeply at Leah.

Those eyes were filled with emotion. Anyone who looked into his eyes would be stunned.

However, Leah did not look at him.

Norval smiled wryly and said, "Alright, Leah. Seeing how strongly you feel about this, I'm not going to push it. Please take care of yourself."

The moment he finished speaking, he smiled slightly. Leah felt discomforted by that smile. She felt very irritated and disgusted by it.

She turned and walked to Ernest.

Ernest put his arms around her and they walked into the room together.

Norval stared at their retreating backs. Even after Ernest closed the door, he did not move.

He remained still in the quiet corridor.

Norval looked at the empty corridor and fixed his eyes on nothing. He looked especially lonely.

Norval let out a long sigh. After he detected a hint of blurriness in his vision, he sighed again as if pitying himself for being so lonely.

After walking through the door, both Ernest and Leah looked at each other.

Leah's eyes were red as she looked at Ernest. She heard Ernest stand up for her out there.

Every word he said was to help her seek justice.

She understood everything at that moment.

She knew that he loved her. He truly did.

At first, she thought that there was no sincerity in Ernest's words. Later, she found that she was completely wrong.

Ernest was being sincere. She shouldn't doubt his feelings for her.

She was ashamed that she had even doubted him before.

She started to apologize with red eyes, "Sorry. I heard most of what you guys said outside. I honestly thought that you didn't really love me."

Ernest was stunned and sighed. "Did you think that I was just playing with your feelings? You think I never had plans for us to get married?"

Leah did not dare to look into his eyes because she felt guilty.

That was what she thought before.

Now that she was asked such questions by Ernest, she suddenly thought about how silly she had been.

Ernest raised his eyebrows and looked at her as he said, "You should be confident in yourself. When I first saw you, I thought you were lovely and lively. I didn't expect you to be doubtful."

Leah was taken aback. She lifted her head and looked into Ernest's helpless eyes. She was shocked by what he had just said.

She immediately shook her head. "I'm not a confident person. In fact, I've never been very confident in myself. I've always managed to pretend that I was, though."

Ernest was stunned. He didn't think that she would admit to it directly.

This was Leah's specialty, She always gave him a surprising answer.

He looked at Leah and sighed in his heart. He hugged her and said, "Please be more confident in the future."

Leah pouted. "How can I do that if I have nothing to be confident of?"

"My love for you should help with that," he said. Leah was moved by how firm he sounded.

Leah was taken aback. Then she smiled. "But what if your feelings for me don't last?"