Chapter 275

Chapter 275 A Chance to Start Over ני #Finished 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.

1/2 Tue, Feb 25 Chapter 275 A Chance to Start Over Finished 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.

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