Chapter 1265: Chapter 1273

“You’ve been all hung up on Theodore’s return, and here I am, right in front of you.

Why are you pushing me away now?”

Ariana inhaled deeply, wrestling her emotions into submission.

But as soon as she spoke, her voice quivered uncontrollably, tears running down her face.

She broke free from Holden’s grip.

“Why, you ask?”

“Because everything has changed, Holden! You’re not the Theodore I know! You are not him anymore! He Loved only me, but what about you? There’s another woman and a child.

A whole new family! So, why did you even care to come back to me?”

Ariana was a torrent of tears and shouts, releasing a day’s worth of suppressed emotions.

She covered her face with her hands, crying.

A heavy silence descended, the only sound being Ariana’s sobbing.

Holden raised his hand, aiming to brush away Ariana’s tears.

But midway, hesitation stilled his hand.

He withdrew it after a brief pause.

Finally, he sighed.

“What if I told you I’ve got no recollection of Sadie or how we ended up with Adele? Would you buy it?”

Ariana wiped her tears, meeting his gaze with a voice choked with emotion.

“I believe you.

I believe it all because I love you.

Every day was a yearning for you.

But the truth won’t change.

Even if I love you and trust you, I won’t betray my principles to meddle in your relationship.

We can’t rewind time now.

”

Ariana moved to leave but was stopped by Holden in haste.

His stare hardened.

“But I disagree.

I won’t let you go.

It’s not a dead end, and you can’t just walk away from me.

”

“Let go of me!” Ariana shouted.

For a brief while, Ariana fought hard, but she was unable to get free.

With a strong grip, Holden pulled her into his embrace.

Holden held on despite her resistance, weathering the kicks and punches.

Ariana cried out in pain and despair.

“What do you want?

Sadie’s carrying your child again! If you’ve got all this, why disrupt my life? I’d rather believe Theodore’s dead! He is indeed dead! You’re not him!”

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Ariana verged on losing her mind, words pouring out without coherence.

“Let go.

I can move on and start anew!” she said.

Holden’s ki*s stopped her from saying anything more as she cried.

He put his arms around her waist and gave her a passionate ki*s.

Ariana’s attempts to push him away were futile.

Holden relaxed his grasp on her as she began to cool down a little.

“Don’t say such things,” he said, his voice quivering a little as he looked into Ariana’s eyes.

“Theodore is who I am and always will be.

There is no one else you can be with.

”