- Chapter 275 A Chance to Start Over
- David wished Caroline would keep her thorns raised for everyone else but lower them in front of him.
- Yet reality was the opposite. She only showed her sharp edges to him, while to others, she was gentle, harmless, even warm.
- “A husband and wife?” Caroline echoed the words quietly. David, are we really a married couple?”
- “Of course!”
- They had a marriage certificate, a wedding, a dress, even wedding gifts. Her name was already listed in the Ellison family registry.
- “But I’ve never felt like we were husband and wife,” she sighed. “More like enemies.”
- “Even hatred can fade.”
- “What about the pain you caused me?” she asked. “Can that just disappear too?”
- David had no answer.
- “I know you’re going after Elizabeth now because, at this moment, I matter more to you than she does. You’re right, I hate her. I hate the Brooks family because they destroyed me. But David, you destroyed me
- 100.
- Caroline looked him straight in the eyes. “You can punish others, but what about yourself? Who will make you pay for what you’ve done to me?”
- After a moment of silence, David said, “You will.”
- “Me?”
- “Yes.” He met her gaze. “Do you remember that night, when Julia took you to the hospital? On the way there, you told me I would meet someone who could control my emotions completely, someone I’d have
- no power over.
- Caroline remembered it clearly.
- “Caroline, maybe that person has already appeared. Maybe I’ve already met her.”
- His stare was unwavering-
- That person was her.
- Her heart pounded so hard she could barely breathe. She knew he meant every word.
- But she couldn’t accept it.
- She didn’t know how long his love would last or when would fade.
- And most of all, she knew she was carrying another man’s child.
- That was the greatest divide between them, one that could never be bridged.
- Even if he loved her desperately, he would never accep her having this baby, much less raising it as his
- OWI.
- But then, a thought struck her. If David loved her so much, they could have their own child together.
- In just a few seconds, she nearly planned out the rest of her life.
- Tve faced my true feelings. Caroline. Why can’t you?” David stepped around the desk, closing the distance between them.
- “Are you really more of a coward than I am? Are you even more afraid to face your heart? You love me, but you refuse to admit it. Do you not have the courage to love?”
- His relentless questions made it impossible for her to breathe.
- Especially with him standing so close, his dark eyes pulling her in, drowning her in his gaze.
- She wanted to run. But before she could, he caught her wrist, holding her in place.
- With no way out, she finally said, “Yes, I’m a coward. I don’t have the courage to love. Just staying alive is already hard enough for me. I don’t have the right or the energy to indulge in romance.”
- “Can’t you trust me just once?” David asked. ‘Can’t you give us one chance to start over?”
- For him, saying this much was already a testament to his deepest sincerity.
- David was a man of few words. If one sufficed, he saw no need for two.
