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Chapter 130 - Why Now?

That night, alone in her room, with only the dim glow of her lamp and the steady scratch of pen against paper, she let the silence break.

Dear Me,

I sat across from the woman he once loved and smiled.

I asked him if he liked the lemon coconut, and I acted like I didn't see the way his eyes softened when he looked at her. Like it didn't tear a hole in my chest.

Natalia is beautiful. Not just the kind of beautiful people admire... but the kind people remember. Effortlessly graceful. Polished in ways I never had to be.

And today, I realized something: I am not afraid of her. I'm afraid of the version of himself he used to be when he was with her.

Because maybe that version still lives inside him.

Maybe she unlocked something I'll never fully understand.

I hate that I noticed how good they looked standing next to each other. I hate that I felt small. I hate that I pretended I was fine.

But most of all...I hate that a part of me wondered—even just for a second—

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