- Chapter 9: Like
- Jake’s eyes followed me everywhere when he
- heard I was leaving.
- “Come back to the city. Don’t you love that
- lake house?”
- “I already had someone…”
- I cut him off. “Jake, do you really think I’d go
- back with you?”
- Even if Lily was Asher’s pawn, Jake’s infidelity
- and the way he pushed me away were real.
- Besides, Lily was already invested in their
- relationship.
- She took my hand, smiling. “Sarah, when Jake
- and I get married, I’ll definitely send you an
- invitation.”
- Jake’s breath hitched. He stood in the
- shadows, his eyes devoid of any joy.
- There was a heavy sense of loss in them.
- “We’ll see. Marriage seems kind of pointless
- now.”
- <
- “We’re still young. Plenty of time to play
- around.”
- Lily’s face paled.
- She probably realized what it meant to be
- with someone like Jake. Living on the edge,
- day in and day out.
- She might become the next me. Discarded
- when the passion faded.
- I’d figured it out too.
- Even without Lily, there would be another.
- Sooner or later. Jake wasn’t the settling-
- down type.
- He wouldn’t be caged by marriage.
- He was never the one for me.
- While Lily and Jake argued, I packed my
- bags.
- I wasn’t telling anyone where I was going.
- I was horseback riding in the grasslands when
- the guys I left behind in the city texted me
- く
- about Jake.
- Apparently, after I left, he called off the
- wedding.
- Lily kept making a fuss, and he dumped her,
- tired of the drama.
- During my road trip across the country, he
- kept flying up north.
- I heard he even got into a fight with Asher.
- And surprisingly, he lost.
- Asher took out all his frustration on him.
- Jake blamed Asher for not taking care of me,
- for making me want to leave.
- Asher blamed Jake for making me lose faith
- in love.
- I looked at the vast prairie sky, watching the
- cattle graze peacefully. I felt free.
- Life was about following your heart.
- If
- you
- felt like sunshine, chase the sun. If you
- felt like rain, embrace the storm.
- Just like at eighteen, after seeing those
- <
- paintings in the attic, I ran away.
- Was I rejecting my predetermined fate, or
- was I rejecting Asher?
- It took me months to figure it out.
- And the answer was already in my bags.
- I still remember that morning.
- In the thick fog, I pushed open the rusty gate.
- Asher was sitting in front of his easel,
- surrounded by my portraits.
- He’d captured every moment of my ten years
- in the city.
- I’d never seen him there. He must have hidden.
- himself well.
- Watching me with Jake, waiting for the right
- moment.
- To bring me back.
- When he saw me, he thought he was
- dreaming.
- He took off his glasses, his hair soft around
- his face.
- L
- He took off his glasses, his hair soft around
- his face.
- “Miss,” he said, bewildered, “am I dreaming?”
- My clothes were dusty, but I couldn’t hide my
- mischievous grin.
- “Asher, hold me.”
- He stepped forward cautiously, his arms
- outstretched.
- But he didn’t dare touch me, just stood there.
- His eyes were red–rimmed, his Adam’s apple
- bobbing.
- “If I hold you, you won’t hate me anymore?”
- I laughed.
- “Asher, I hate that you lied to me.”
- But my heart still fluttered. I still missed him.
- I still traveled miles to see him.
- Didn’t that count as… liking him?
Live Up to My Yearing Chapter 9
Live Up to My Yearing Chapter 9
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Live Up to My Yearing English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
