Chapter 7
Caspian stammered frantically:[]
“Posey, it’s not like that–please come back, okay? Just come back and I’ll explain everything.
What did he want to explain?]]
That I should apologize to his wedding guests for skipping out?
That I shouldn’t have made Ruelle–who wore a bridesmaid dress but outshone any bride–look like a fool?
When he wanted to start his business from scratch, I let him patent my research under his name.
When he needed funding. I gave him Dad’s inheritance to tide him over.]
When he became successful and I wanted to get married, he said to wait a little longer.
So I kept studying and researching, successfully earning my PhD in Cambridge just to be his asset when I returned.[]
He said he was too busy to visit me in Cambridge, so I’d fly thousands of miles to see him.
But what about him?
Sixty miles from where I was, he was being romantic with Ruelle.]
Taking her to see all the places he’d promised to show me.
Making her eternal promises of devotion.-
Forgetting that he’d once prayed that we’d never be separated in this life or the next.[
Even now, his first instinct was to beg me to come back.
How worthless did he think I was to assume I was some dog he could call and dismiss at will?]
“Posey, I know these things hurt you, but I was just joking around with Ruelle. I never would have actually let her object!r“]]
“You must be in so much pain right now. Tell me where you are and I’ll come get you. Let’s go home, okay?”
I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.
“Caspian, stop lying to yourself.“]
He just couldn’t accept that I’d been the first to pull away from this relationship.[]
“Posey, I’m not lying to you. Where are you? If you won’t tell me, I’ll tear the earth apart to find you and marry you! I’ll never marry anyone but your
“I’ll set up a proper proposal for you. get you a massive diamond, do destination wedding photos with you, give you the dream
wedding you want, take you to see the northern lights…“]
When he said the word “marry,” his voice cracked with tears.
After ten years together, only my complete heartbreak had motivated him to follow through on his marriage promises.
But I didn’t need them anymore.]]
I wouldn’t spend my life with a man who didn’t love me.
Especially not one who’d fallen for the person I hated most and lied to me countless times.
He’d always known what I wanted.
But he’d never delivered on any of it.
“Caspian, thank you for walking part of this journey with me, but we’re over. This desperate clinging is really undignified. 1 was wrong to hold onto you before–now I’m letting go. I wish you happiness.
“Posey, I’ll find you and apologize and beg your forgiveness! Wait for me!
His persistence only made me feel tired:
“Ruelle is perfect for you. Cherish her.”
“You and I don’t
I need to see each other or stay in
uch anymore.“||||
I hung up directly and blocked him.
After being kept in the dark for two years, I refused to keep being the fool chasing after him.]
