Chapter 17
1 poking back at the weeks since Elana left, Milo realized he’d been desperately trying to recapture something that was already gone. Even with Harper by his side, he fel nin þapjainen–jirst growing disgust at her willingness to destroy an innocent woman’s life
The more he thought about in the more he couldn’t stop missing Eliana.
the mused coming home to her grade smile. Missed the way she’d puss over him when he looked tired. Missed how she’d blush and bury her face in his neck when they made love, Lår she still couldn’t believe he washers His heart was pounding like he just discovered something life–changing, drowning in memories he’d been too blind
Suddenly, crushing pain exploded in his chest, like his heart was literally breaking.
That’s when it hit him with devastating clarity. he’d been madly in love with Ellana all along
He didn’t answer Harper’s hysterical question, but his face said everything.
Harper went from self pity in suspicion to absolute fury. She couldn’t stand losing what she’d thought was hers–especially to someone she’d always seen as beneath her
She completely lost her shit, screaming like a hanshee
for that patheticle housewife say something!”
You said I was the only one you ever loved what the fuck is this supposed to mean? Are you telling you fell for u
Under Harper’s relentless assault. Milo’s mind was pure chaos. the stayed silent, trying to process what he’d just realized
Bar Harper was used to bring the center of his universe. The more he ignored her, the more vicious she became. She hurled her phone across the room, shattering it against the wall with enough force to bring the media jackals running back||
They shoved cameras and microphones in their faces, shouting over each other.
“What’s happening here? Ms. Lenox, didn’t you just tall us Mr. Blake never loved his ex–wife?”
“Are you saying everything you just broadcast was a ley Mr. Blake, we need an explanation“]]
“Mr. Blake, are you actually in love with Cliana Hart? |
The cameras pressed closer as Harper kept shrieking at him if he admitted the truth now, Harper would be completely annihilated.
But why the bell should he protect her? Thinking about all the pain riisna had affered because of this toxic woman, his hands balled into fists.
His patience finally exploded. Looking at starper now, he felt nothing but pure revulsion. How had he ever been attracted to such a selfish, manipulative bitch who’d systematically destroyed the best person in his de?
His eyes burned with rage as he finally spoke the truth]
“You’re absolutely right. I completely, desperately in love with Ellans Hart You abandoned for rs–the’s the one who was there for everything. She’s the one who actually gave a den about me. What gives you the right to destroy her reputation with your lies?”
His voice was raw with fury, dark enough to make Harper actually step back in fear. Tears filled her eyes, but with cameras rolling, she tried to maintain ber vitin performance
That boring lite nothing is –||
CRACK
Before she could finish, Milo’s palm connected with her face an hard the sound echoed through the hospital corridor ||
Harper’s perfectly appled makroji couldn’t hide the shock replacing her like tears. He’d actually fucking hit her
You lui met Muo Blake, you actually hit met You said you loved for, and now you’re attacking for some nobody! You’re already divorced from heer“]
She tried to flaw at him, lai nows that Müo w Harper’s true nature, she looked like something poisons he needed to get away from. He grabbed her wrists and backhanded her reborder]
The road blow whipped her head around, her cheek immediately purpling nut his cage was just getting started ||
“Diana endured way worse than this because of you, you vindictive bach. This is nothing upated to the hell you put be through You’re going to take back every Bulking lie you just told, ur Till make sure everyone knows exactly what kind of per you rally are!–||
His quce was arctic, his eyes deadly. If there’d been any lingering affection for Harper before, it was completely incinerated now ||
Will he fell wasdigue–at her, and at himself for ensking her erurity toward ana for so long!
daved through the meda warm, goring Harper s hyderical sobbing behind him, and stormed out of the hospital
mark at the hottie. Ma was consumed with thoughts of Elana. Now that he’d admitted he loved her, he could see how catastrophically wrong he’d been about everything
four years of marriage, and he’d taken her for granted every single day. He’d been too arrogant to recognize that her quiet, steady love was worth more than all of Hiper offrama and munipolation combined.
For the first time in his life, Mo understood what it meant to have your soul ripped out. He couldn’t handle the agony and let out a broken roar that echoed through their empty house
Why hadat he treasured her when she was right there? Why hadn’t he seen how incredible she was? Why hadn’t he fought for her, protected her, chosen her
He wandered through rooms that still smelled like her perfame, touching things she’d touched, remembering a thousand small moments he’d ignored while chasing after someone who’d never really wanted him |
The way Eliana would wait up for him no matter how late he came home. How shed learned to make his coffee exactly the way he liked it. The pride in her eyes when shed talk about his work. Her gentle hands when he was sick. Her laugh when he’d actually manage to make her smile.
thrown it all away for a beautiful thason
He’d had everything–a woman who loved him unconditionally, who would have walked through fire for him–and he’d th When dawn broke, Mio was still sitting on their bed, clutching one of Eliana’s sweaters, sobbing like his world had ended||
Because it had. The love of his life was gone, and it was entirely his fault.
He’d lost her forever, and there was no one to blame but himself
