is eyes went wide.
“Leah… is it really you?”
I froze, then straightened up fast and tried to bolt. But he grabbed my arm, hands shaking.
“Leah, you’re alive… I missed you so much! Don’t run–I just want to be with you again!”
His desperate shout made the whole banquet hall go dead silent. With everyone staring, I knew I had to get out–now.,
I held back my anger, yanked my hand free, and told Harvey to take it outside. He didn’t even hesitate.
It had been a year since I’d last seen him. The guy who used to be all pride and confidence looked completely wrecked.
+15 Bonus
As soon as we stepped out of the hotel, he grabbed my hand again, eyes hollow and desperate. “Leah, I’m sorry. I made you suffer
all these years. I believed Vivi’s lies–I thought you were the one who hurt her. That’s why I did those awful things to you.
“After you left, I did a lot of soul–searching. I know now I can’t live without you. I’ve already made Vivi pay–I sent her to prison,
and she’s gone through everything you endured.
“She has nothing left now. I’ve avenged you. Can’t you forgive me and come back to me?”
By the end, he was straight–up crying.
Back then, seeing him like this–broken and begging–might’ve cracked my heart a little. But I wasn’t that naive girl anymore,
falling for fake love.
I looked at him, ice–cold.
“Are you done? I’m tired. I’m leaving.”
The second I turned away, something unexpected happened.
