Chapter 18
At his words, he shook his head frantically. “No, that’s not it, Lina. I know it was my fault. I should’ve protected you, and I let you down. That’s why you left. I know I was wrong. Can you can you give me another chance?”
“We were so in love back then. How could you just walk away, like it meant nothing? You didn’t even give me a chance to fix things.” Off to the side, Rylan had been silent this whole time, but now he let out a soft, amused laugh.
The sound snapped Bruno’s attention over, and in that split second, he couldn’t help but remember how close Lina and Rylan had just been. He bit down hard, frustration simmering under the surface, but managed to keep himself in check. He forced his eyes away from Rylan and back to Lina, desperation written all over his face.
“Una-“}
any more
She cut him off without hesitation. “If you stopped me just to say all this pointless stuff, Mr. Morris, then please, let’s not waste any time.“)
Her gaze dropped, her voice calm again, as if that brief burst of emotion never even happened. To Bruno, it almost felt like he’d imagined
Without another word, Lina tumed and walked away.
Rylan followed her for a few steps, but then he paused, like he’d just remembered something. He glanced back at Bruno, who was still standing there, looking lost and completely defeated. Rylan let out a low, mocking laugh.
“Five years.
nerve.“”
ogo, you let others hurt her like that. And now you think a quick sorry makes it all go away? Mr. Morris, you’ve got some
With that, he walked off, not even looking back–his words somewhere between a taunt and a warning.
Bruno stood frozen, his eyes unfocused. After a long moment, he looked up, hope flickering in his gaze… Rylan was right.
How could an apology mean anything if it was just words? He needed to prove it, to make Lina see he truly understood what he’d done wrong.
ep one–the most important step–was making sure she finally got the justice she deserved.
And step
Kylie never imagined Bruno would come looking for her on his own.
When the maid came in and said Mr. Morris was here to see her excitement completely took over. She didn’t even stop to think–wasn’t this the same man who’d slapped her at the airport in front of everyone not that long ago? Why would he suddenly want to see her now? She checked her hair and makeup in the mirror, making sure everything was perfect. As she hurried to the staircase, she stopped suddenly, turned to the maid behind her, and lifted her chin. “Does this look good on me?“!
The maid nodded right away, all smiles. “You look beautiful, Miss. Dressed like this, you’ll definitely win Mr. Morris’s heart!”
Kylie beamed, gathering her skirt and practically skipping down the stairs toward Bruno. But when her nerves suddenly caught up with her, making her freeze halfway.
“Bruno, did you come here to see me?”
she sew him sitting there on the sofa,
Bruno turned to look at her, and for a split second, seeing her in that pale green dress, he was somewhere else entirely. Una had worn a dress just like this, that
at day!
His brow furrowed, but he quickly looked away, putting on the same cold, distant expression he always used with Kylie.
The change in his attitude made Kylie’s heart squeeze with worry.
Did he not like how she looked? She’d checked everything–she even asked the maid. And he’d seemed distracted for a second, hadn’t he? So why was he suddenly frowning?!
Before she could figure it out, Bruno spoke “Go change. I need you to come with me“?
Kylie nodded immediately.
She rushed off to change, terrified he’d leave if she took too long As she hurried, her heart kept fluttering with hope. For five years, she’d chaded after him, always waiting, never getting anything in return_X
Now, after all this time, Bruns was finally asking her to go somewhere with him. Did this mean Maybe soon, he’d actually let her into his heart
things were finally starting to change?
