Lovell’s POVE
At least a fool would never lie to me, never cheat on me.
It had been a long time since I last thought about Horace.N
That was, until today, more than two weeks later, when somehow he managed to get hold of my new number. And then the messages started.
[Lovell, where are you? Let me pick you up, okay? Just give me a chance to explain, face to face.]}
[I was wrong. I know I was wrong. Please answer my call.]
[Your grandfather said you’re marrying that idiot from the Stokes. Why?! I thought you loved me. Why would you marry someone else?]} [Please, Lovell, just say something. I’m begging you.]
Message after message kept coming. Annoyed, I blocked his number without hesitation.”
thought that would be the end of it.
But the next morning, when I came back from my morning run, I saw a familiar figure standing outside Clement’s villa.
The moment he saw me, Horace rushed over like he’d been waiting forever.”
“Lovell, I’m here to take you home.”
For a moment, I was stunned. He looked nothing like the confident man I used to know. His normally styled hair was a mess, hanging over his forehead. His eyes were sunken, and his jaw was covered in stubble. All the arrogance he once carried was gone.
I didn’t say a word. Instead, I turned to go back inside, but he grabbed my wrist.
“Please, Loveli, just talk to me. Say something,” he begged.
I stopped walking and finally said, “Horace, I have nothing left to say to you.”
His face lit up just from hearing my voice.
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“Then let me speak. Lovell, I already sent Jaylee and the kid away. I know I messed up. I take full responsibility. Just give me another chance. We can go back to the way things were. I came here today to bring you home.”
But I yanked my hand out of his grip and took a step back.
“Bring me home? Back to what, exactly? To watch you crawl into bed with Jaylee again?”
His shoulders stiffened, then scrambled to defend himself. “No, Lovell, that’s not what I meant. That night, it was a mistake. I lost control, and I swear it’ll never happen again. Please, forgive me.”
“As for Jaylee, I’ve made everything clear to her. I was immature. us,” he even explained.
But I only let out a bitter laugh.
hurt you. I know that now. But I swear, there was nothing else between
“Do you think I’m stupid, Horace? The night before Jaylee came to the house, I heard everything you said to your subordinate in the study. Zach is your child, That so–called ‘three–year mission‘–you and I both know what it really was.”
“And even now, you’re still trying to lie to me?” I scoffed.
Horace went pale. His lips moved, but no words came out.
Just then, I felt a gentle tug on my wrist. Someone pulled me behind them protectively.
Clement stood between us, facing Horace head–on.
“Mr. Mitchell,” he said coolly, “what business do you have with my fiancée?”
The moment I saw Clement step in front of me, something in my chest cracked. My eyes burned with tears I hadn’t expected.§
stood in front of me like this.
For three years, I had faced everything alone–every terrifying night, every lonely moment. It had been a long, long time since anyone had
Horace was visibly rattled. His voice rose in anger.
“Clement? You’re supposed to be a fool! A complete idiot!”
that’s it, isn’t it, Lovell?” he snapped, turning back to me. “That’s why you won’t forgive me!”
