Chapter Fifty Three

❤️ ALYSSA ❤️

“I have my reasons, Alyssa.” He paused and took a deep breath.

“I have my reasons for rejecting you.” I stared at him in anticipation.

“Take a seat.” He tapped the space beside him and I sat down, waiting for his explanation.

“There’s a reason why I don’t have any woman in my life now and before. Do you know before you came into my life, a lot of women has shown interest in me and even mum introduced some ladies to me, but I didn’t have it in me to take one in, not when they were going to leave me anyway. I remember the first day you walked into my office, looking like an angel and trust me, you got my attention without trying, I haven’t looked at any woman the way I stared at you. They were the same way I stared at my Charlotte.” I gasped. His Charlotte, Who was that?

“Charlotte was my first love, my life, and everything, she was my late wife and Chelsea’s mum. You see, Alyssa, when she came into my life, I thought everything would work out for me, us, wel