登入分享
Chapter 8
最新章節
Seven Times I Came, Seven Times You Didn't Chapter 9
I turned around and saw Benjamin walking over from behind the house.Following my gaze, Joseph saw him. He took a step forward and, for the first time, broke down. "You clearly still have feelings for me, Caroline! Otherwise, you wouldn't have said all that to me!"Look at me, Caroline! Look me in the eyes and tell me you don't love me anymore!"I met his bloodshot eyes. "I don't love you anymore, Joseph Kingsley. I admit I used to see you as the light of my life, but now…"I reached for Benjamin's hand. "I don't need a light that was always out of reach, a light that flickered on and off whenever it pleased. Not anymore."Joseph swayed where he stood, losing his balance. He bit down hard on his lip, his voice shaking with desperation. "Then, why did you break the hairpin? Why did you cry over me?""Because I was saying goodbye to the person I used to be," I replied."I wasn't crying for you. I was crying for the foolish woman who gave everything she had and ended up with nothin
Seven Times I Came, Seven Times You Didn't Chapter 8
I turned and went back inside the house. Benjamin ultimately chased them away.Over the next few days, Joseph halted all his work. He disbanded the film crew, blocked every call from the producers, and put aside the documentary he had spent four years making.Instead, he stayed just close enough to follow me.When I went to the creek to wash clothes, he stood on the opposite bank and filmed me with his camera. When I worked in the vegetable patch, he carried buckets of water back and forth for me.When I sat in the courtyard drying herbs, he would stand nearby and shield me from the sun.At last, I couldn't take it anymore. "Can you just get out of my life?"Joseph froze. With trembling hands, he held out the wooden hairpin. "Caroline, can you give me just one more chance? Please?"I looked up, my gaze landing on the glued hairpin with cracks. My voice was calm as I turned over the herbs drying in the sun. "We're more than over, Joseph."His hand remained suspended in the air,
Seven Times I Came, Seven Times You Didn't Chapter 7
That whole night, Joseph waited outside without budging. He stood on the stone steps outside my courtyard.The mountain wind was biting cold. Through the cracks in the window, I could faintly see his silhouette. He was still, as if he had frozen solid.By morning, when I opened the courtyard gate, I saw him covered in a layer of pale frost. His face was pale from the cold. The moment he saw me, his eyes lit up. He rushed forward and blocked my way."Caroline, let's talk."I stopped and looked at him calmly. "I don't think there's anything else to say between us.""I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have broken my promises again and again. I shouldn't have ignored your pain. I shouldn't have taken your feelings for granted."He spoke fast, as if afraid that I would disappear if he slowed down a little.I stepped around him. "As I said, I'm married. I swore in front of the mountain god that I'd never leave the mountains again.""But you can divorce him!" Joseph said desperately. "Or
Seven Times I Came, Seven Times You Didn't Chapter 6
The wedding ceremony was solemn, held with the finest feast in all of Pine Ridge.Still, the argument with Joseph on the mountain road earlier had stirred up gossip. They slipped into my ears like thorns, prickling my eardrums."Benjamin, you're one lucky bastard getting that director's ex.""That director's from the city, isn't he? No wonder he chose a pretty, innocent lady like her.""Who knows how far she's gone with him? I mean, look at her. It's enough to make any man uncomfortable."My fingers tightened slightly around my wedding dress. Then, a warm pressure wrapped around my hand. Benjamin, who had been standing quietly beside me, stepped forward.Without warning, he grabbed the table in front of him and flipped it over hard. With a sharp crash, plates and utensils clanged to the floor, shattering into pieces."From now on, anyone who dares to talk nonsense about my wife is making an enemy of me!"The noisy room fell silent.I lifted my eyes to his tall, steady back and
Seven Times I Came, Seven Times You Didn't Chapter 5
Joseph's camera-holding hand froze in midair. The last trace of a smile on his lips faded. "Caroline?"He looked at me in disbelief, meeting my distant gaze. Soon, that disbelief quickly turned into certainty. "What are you doing? I told you we'd get our marriage license once I wrapped up the filming."Why did you go all the way just to pull a stunt like this?"I looked at him, so confident and righteous, and almost thought it was funny. Even now, he believed I was doing this out of spite and that I should be waiting for him, as if it were natural.People along the mountain road had already stopped to watch. Murmurs rose among them."Hey, Mr. Director. In our local weddings, the marriage is considered done once the carriage moves. It's considered bad luck for you to interrupt it like this!""Shut up! Caroline is my bride! She's just doing this to get back at me!"The villagers laughed in his face. "She waited for you for four years and went down the mountain seven times for you.
Seven Times I Came, Seven Times You Didn't Chapter 4
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.During that period, Joseph was busy finishing the documentary. He never came to see me again. Sometimes, when he saw me from a distance, all that remained in his eyes was disgust.I stopped explaining myself to him.On the day of my wedding, the sky was only beginning to brighten when Grandma woke me up. She did my hair and helped me put on my wedding clothes.The heavy, traditional Arin wedding dress settled onto my clothes. It felt so heavy that I could barely breathe.Grandma held my hand and gently patted it. "Ladies from our mountains, marriage is where we find our home. Once you live a steady life, things won't feel as hard anymore."I nodded.When I stepped out of the doorway, the loud sound of cheering filled the air. "May the bride now step into the bridal carriage!"…As the carriage was wheeled forward, my phone suddenly vibrated in my pocket. The screen lit up with an incoming call from Joseph.I stared at it for a long ti
你可能也喜歡
I Became the Lover of My Ex-Boyfriend's Archenemy
Royal Shrine28.4K 閱讀量It Was Never Love to Begin With
That's All50.4K 閱讀量Color Me with Desire
July98.8K 閱讀量I Was Murdered by Dad’s Criminal and Autopsied by Mom
Cora Seals152.6K 閱讀量Daily Check‑in From My Cheating Husband
Scented Wild572 閱讀量Ruin My IPO? I'll Pull Your Funding
Lone Raining Cloud374 閱讀量Greed Leads to Nowhere
Glossy Shell1.3K 閱讀量When Love Ends
Spoiled Wolf151 閱讀量
