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I Gave My Future to Another Man Chapter 10
On the train ride home, Clifford held my hand tightly. He gazed out the window at the scenery blurring past. Suddenly, he asked softly, "Barbara, when all of this is behind us, would you let me give you a real wedding?"I froze for a beat, then turned to him. Clifford looked into my eyes, tenderness creeping into his features. "This time, it wouldn't be to prove anything to anyone or to do it out of spite. I just want to wait until you're truly ready to choose me."Tears welled up in my eyes as I looked at him. I squeezed his hand in return and said, "Okay."…In the end, Mom didn't make it through that winter.Her funeral was a simple affair. Harper stood off to the side in black, holding her child in her arms. Jeffrey was there, too. When he noticed how hard the wind was blowing, he walked over, took off his coat, and wrapped it around the baby.But as soon as he was done, he stepped back. He didn't take his usual place beside Harper, protecting her as though it were the
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All at once, Harper snapped. She set the baby down, grabbed a potted plant outside the bookstore, and lifted it over her head to throw at me.Just then, Clifford came striding out. He caught Harper by the wrist, wrenched the potted plant from her hands, and tossed it aside. He ignored her completely, turned to me, and asked softly, "Are you okay?" I nodded, and only then did Clifford turn to Harper. His expression was icy as he warned, "Ms. Brooks, if you keep this up, I'm calling the police."One look from Clifford was enough to scare her off. She grabbed her baby and hurried away in a panic. …That night, a relative called me. Mom had suddenly fallen seriously ill and was in the ICU. My relative let out a sigh, then said, "Your mom wouldn't let Jeffrey try to convince you to come, and she wouldn't let any of us pressure you, either. She said she wouldn't hold it against you if you didn't want to see her."I sat there with the phone in my hand, saying nothing for a long ti
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Harper burst into tears and lunged at me, trying to shove me. "How dare you say that! You took my father from me! You took Jeffrey from me, and now you want to take Mom too!"I sidestepped her, caught her by the wrist, and looked into her eyes. "Harper, what happened to your father was tragic, but it wasn't my fault. I never took anything from you," I said, enunciating each word. I went on, "You kept acting like everything I had was yours to take and that somehow you were entitled to it because of what you'd lost. "From now on, stop holding your father over my head. I don't owe you anything anymore."With that, I released her wrist and turned toward the door. Behind me, Mom cried out my name, but I didn't look back.…Outside, Clifford was waiting beside his car. The moment he saw me, he straightened up and opened the door for me.I looked at him, and suddenly, the weight I'd been carrying seemed to disappear. I reached for his hand and took it in mine. "Let's go home,
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Once Harper finished speaking, I turned to Jeffrey. "You heard that? She lied to you and made you believe that child was yours. That's on her. But you were the one who kept putting me last."Tears welled in his eyes. "Barbara, I've sent her away. I won't have anything to do with her anymore. Can we start over? I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to you."I rose to my feet and said, "If that child had been yours, you would've married her out of obligation. And now that you've found out the baby isn't yours, you came running back to me. "Jeffrey, what did you take me for?"He sat there without saying a word.…That night, Mom called. Her voice trembled when she spoke."Barbara, there's something I've been hiding from you for 13 years. It's about what happened the day Scott died. I can't keep this from you anymore."My fingers tightened around the phone when I heard that. …The next morning, I went back to Mom's. Clifford went with me, but he stayed outside. He par
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My phone started vibrating in the middle of the night. It was Jeffrey. I answered the call but didn't say a word. "Barbara, Harper had the baby. It's a boy. But the doctor just had me double-check the blood type, and mine doesn't match his."Jeffrey sounded completely wrecked, his voice raw and hoarse. Then, I heard him suck in a sharp breath."Barbara, she lied to me, didn't she?"I leaned against the headboard and stared out the window. "Go check the records from her first prenatal appointment."Jeffrey's breathing hitched. A moment later, he asked, "Did you know all along?"I didn't deny it. "I knew the baby might not be yours. I just didn't think it was my place to tell you."His voice broke. "Why didn't you tell me? If you had, I wouldn't have—""Jeffrey," I cut him off. "You held her, kissed her, and eventually married her. Are you really saying you did all that because of the baby?"There was silence on the other end. Without hesitation, I hung up. …Three days
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By the time Jeffrey came rushing in, the ceremony was already over.He hadn't even knocked. He'd barged straight in, sending the door crashing against the wall. Jeffrey was breathing heavily, and his eyes were bloodshot. His gaze met mine before dropping to the plain wedding band on my left ring finger. "Barbara, have you lost your mind?" His voice shook. "You really went and married someone else just to spite me?"Looking at him now, I felt nothing—none of the satisfaction I'd imagined. "Jeffrey, you were willing to marry Harper because you thought it was your responsibility. So, why couldn't I marry Clifford because I wanted to?"He rushed over and grabbed my wrist, gripping so hard it felt like he could crush it. "After 12 years together, you can't make a joke out of marriage just because you're angry!"Come with me. We can still undo this. It's not too late."Seeing that, Clifford stepped forward and positioned himself between us. But he didn't push Jeffrey away. He si
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