Chapter 9
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Selce leaving Grace surprised me by pulling me into a gentle hug
“Moss Sanders, I sow how much this hurts. It feels like having your heart cut open, piece by piece. Because once, I had to make
the same sacrifice
“But believe me. Noah’s pain will only be worse than yours. People like us, born into families like ours, never get to choose.”
Her voice wavered slightly at the end. She reached out and softly stroked my hair.
“Chloe, don’t hate Noah. He truly did everything he could.”
Because of a flight delay, Noah arrived later than expected.
the car neared my apartment building, the driver suddenly spoke up in surprise.
“Mr. Wells, isn’t that Madam Grace’s car?
ah, who had been resting in the back seat with his eyes closed, snapped them open.
Through the window, be caught a glimpse of Grace’s car driving past.
His heart sank
He already knew why she came.
Before boarding the plane, Sharon’s father called him.
“Noah, Sharon is my only daughter! She loves you, and you betrayed her. One day, I’ll make you pay for this.
“If you insist on staying with that woman, I have a hundred ways to make sure she disappears from this world.”
The car pulled to a smooth stop outside my building.
Noah dismissed the driver.
He was desperate to see me, yet he hesitated before going upstairs.
The backseat window was cracked open.
Noah sat there in silence, turning a small velvet ring box in his hand, chain–smoking one cigarette after another.
He had custom–made this ring long ago.
His plan had always been to propose to me as soon as his divorce with Sharon was finalized.
The cigarette between his fingers burned down to the filter, searing his skin.
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However, he didn’t even flinch.
