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Carter continued, "Well, you didn't say anything and I didn't ask, so I figured you were fine. You are fine, right?"I nodded and smiled. "If you don't give me something to keep me busy, I might not be."The next day, Carter put me in a design role at the company and loaded me up with work. He knew that my dream, ever since I was a kid, had always been to design my own products.I didn't complain. I threw every ounce of time and energy I had into the job. The beginning was rough, and I stumbled through a lot of mistakes, but it got easier with time.The sense of accomplishment kept growing, and for the first time in my life, I realized that the satisfaction of building something with my own hands was far greater than anything a good relationship or a good partner had ever given me.Three months later, I finished my first product. It passed inspection and made it to market, and Carter gave me two weeks off to rest."Don't say your brother doesn't take care of you. Three months is
I Blessed Their Marriage Instead of Ours Chapter 11
Isla's confidence slowly crumbled into panic the longer I stood there.When I still didn't move, she ignored every staring face in the lounge, grabbed my hand, and tried to force the ring onto my finger."I'll be good to you. I mean it."I yanked my hand free and stepped back, putting distance between us. The ring slipped from her grip and bounced across the floor, rolling until it disappeared under one of the lounge couches.Isla's eyes were raw and red as she dropped to her knees and reached under the couch, straining with everything she had to fish it out, but she couldn't reach it.It was just like us. No matter how hard she tried to salvage things, there was no getting it back.She finally gave up and sank back on her heels, tears streaming down her face. She stared up at me like an abandoned child, completely motionless.I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, everything was clear."I don't want to marry you."Isla, we're already over. Do you remember? It was right h
I Blessed Their Marriage Instead of Ours Chapter 10
"Without me, you wouldn't even be in this world. Everything you have is because of me."The two faces overlapped in my mind, the one from the dream and the one from that night, until I could barely tell which version of Isla was real.I woke up at 5:00 am. The images from the dream were still lingering, and it took me a moment to realize that none of it had been real.It was just a dream. Everything was already over.I packed my bags, checked out of the hotel, and headed to the airport. Carter texted me with my flight details and said he'd be there to pick me up. I replied with a quick okay, and a notification popped up at the top of my screen from the couples' tracking app."Your partner has logged in."I hadn't even realized the app could tell when the other person came online. I went in, unlinked the account, and deleted the app.While I was sitting in the airport lounge waiting for my flight, Isla called again. Figuring this might be the last time we'd ever speak, I picked u
I Blessed Their Marriage Instead of Ours Chapter 9
I listened to everything Isla had to say before I finally spoke, voice flat."Isla, I think you've misunderstood. What I cared about was never whether you and Damien actually slept together. What I care about is whether your heart stayed where it was supposed to be. And it didn't.""It did! I never had feelings for Damien, not—""Isla!" I cut her off, cold and sharp. I was done playing games. "You really don't see it? Everything you did for him, the way you treated him, it's the same thing you did for me, a hundred times over."You've been doing it since the day you started sponsoring him. How does that not count?"Maybe you don't love him. Maybe I'm still the one you love. Maybe he was just a novelty. But the second your heart drifted, even for a moment, it was already over."Isla, there's no going back. Stop trying to fix this. It's embarrassing."By the end, there was nothing but silence on her end.I paused, sighed, and was about to hang up when a broken, choked sound came
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"I know."My voice was calm. Damien clearly hadn't expected that, because he paused for a beat before laughing even louder."Oh, so you already knew? No wonder you left so easily. At least you know when you've lost."Think about it. If Isla thought getting married was no big deal, why didn't she marry you in seven years? And why did she say yes to me the second I brought it up?"When I didn't respond, Damien didn't seem to care. He just kept going."It's because she stopped loving you a long time ago. You didn't actually think you were the love of her life, did you? If she'd met me sooner, you never would've been in the picture."Anyway, it all worked out. You're gone, and Isla and I are planning the wedding. Thanks for doing all the heavy lifting, Nate. I'll be the one enjoying it."By the end, I was laughing too.Damien heard it and got angry. "What's so funny? Don't tell me you think Isla actually misses you. She just wants to track you down and tear into you for what you sa
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Isla still wouldn't give up trying to explain. I looked at the face I'd once loved so much and delivered the words she dreaded most, slow and deliberate."Isla, no wonder nobody wanted you."Love, when it went far enough, turned into something vicious. I'd heard that before, but I only understood it now.Behind me, Isla finally dropped the mask. My words broke something open, and she started saying whatever came to mind."Nate, you think you're such a catch? Seven years and you want to know why I never married you? Because you're old. Damien is so much younger than you. What could you possibly offer that he can't?"Without me, you wouldn't have lasted a day in this world. You rode my coattails for seven years, and all I did was find someone else. Everyone makes that mistake. What's your problem with it?"That last line stopped me mid-step. I turned around, looked at the woman falling apart in front of me, and nodded with a quiet laugh."You're right. Without you, I wouldn't be i
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