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Seventeen Years Waiting, Fourteen Years Betrayed Chapter 10
According to what Huntley had told me, I made my way to Mom's grave.As I traced the photo on her headstone, my vision blurred with tears all over again.I remembered how she had held me tightly back when those nasty mistress rumors first started spreading."I've got a clean conscience, sweetie. Lies don't last forever. I just hate that you have to suffer because you've got a single mom."I remembered the day Huntley agreed to meet her to discuss our wedding. She had spent hours trying on outfit after outfit. Her voice had trembled with excitement and anxiety."This is the biggest day of your life. I've got to look my absolute best so I don't embarrass you."I remembered waiting in that private room for three hours, only for Huntley to never show. I watched Mom's bright anticipation fade slowly into quiet disappointment.Even then, she comforted me instead, saying, "He's probably just tied up at work. It's okay, Ains. There's always tomorrow. We'll just reschedule for another ti
Seventeen Years Waiting, Fourteen Years Betrayed Chapter 9
When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Huntley's drawn, exhausted face.At the sight of me waking, a wave of desperate joy washed over him. His hands trembled as he gripped mine tight."Ains, it's been a month. You're finally awake. I thought I lost you forever…"Watching his intense display of devotion, I felt a strange sense of detachment."Where's my mom?" I asked.Huntley's hand went rigid, and a forced smile cracked on his face. "Ains, I took care of everything. She's been laid to rest. It's a beautiful plot in the city's finest cemetery, surrounded by greenery. You don't have to worry."Silent tears slid down my cheeks.Right. Mom was gone. She was killed by Quinn.She died on the very day she thought I was finally going to be happy.I closed my eyes. "Get out. I don't want to see you.""Ains…" Huntley's voice cracked, choked with agonizing desperation.I gave him no response.From the moment I woke up, Huntley acted like a terrified child who knew he'd mess
Seventeen Years Waiting, Fourteen Years Betrayed Chapter 8
Titus stared at Quinn, his voice heavy with interrogation. "So when you came to me in private, saying what happened with Huntley was all a huge misunderstanding, that you had feelings for me and wished I'd been the one to save you that night…"For 14 years, I showered you with everything I had, and you never once turned me down. Was all of it just a lie?"Quinn let out a cold, contemptuous smirk. "You actually bought it? What are you, an idiot? Why would I turn down a door-mat who gives me everything with zero boundaries?"Titus' face went pale as he stared at her in stunned disbelief.Nova pulled her hand back from supporting Quinn as well. "You knew all along that Titus was in love with you, yet you kept saying you wanted to set us up. Was that a lie too?"Quinn fired back with pure scorn, "I swear, I have no idea how someone as clueless as you ever became friends with Ainsley. Back in high school, she got on her knees and begged me just to keep me from taking things out on you.
Seventeen Years Waiting, Fourteen Years Betrayed Chapter 7
Huntley continued to care for me, never leaving my side. He constantly caressed my pale face, reminiscing over every little detail of our 17 years together.It was only when he went to get water for me that on his way back, he caught Quinn sneaking into my hospital room.His chest tightened, and he quickened his pace.Reaching the doorway, he saw Quinn glaring at me, venting her rage."Ainsley, since I woke up and you're still in a coma, it means God is on my side. You're honestly ridiculous. Your best friend unconditionally took my side and believed your mom was the mistress who killed mine, all over a few tearful sob stories from me."And Huntley too. Just because he never posted about me on social media, he felt so consumed by guilt that he thought me bullying you for three years was totally understandable. They have no idea that during a rare moment of clarity, my dad told me the truth about back then."Turns out it was just like you said. My dad tried to force himself on you
Seventeen Years Waiting, Fourteen Years Betrayed Chapter 6
Nova froze on the spot.Right. When did she start leaning toward Quinn?Back in high school, Nova was always right beside me, ready to throw down like a soldier. She fought so hard to protect me.Yet I was the one up on the podium giving speeches. I was the one the teachers praised. And I was the one both Huntley and Titus shielded.Even though she came from a better background, Titus' eyes never once settled on her.At that thought, her gaze flicked over to Titus, only to follow his eyes straight to Quinn in the hospital bed.Her heart sank, and her face went pale.Huntley turned to Aaron and Jessie. "We might not have been married these past 17 years, but didn't Ains constantly urge me to visit you two?"Didn't you both swear to treat her like your own daughter? Her mother died. The only family she had passed right in front of her. How the hell do you expect her to stay calm? How could she not lose her mind?"Aaron and Jessie went completely blank.They remembered how I use
Seventeen Years Waiting, Fourteen Years Betrayed Chapter 5
Quinn and I plunged through the tree branches and thick bushes before crashing onto the soft, rain-soaked ground below.Bystanders rushed us to the ER.When I came out of surgery, Huntley stayed glued to my bedside, refusing to leave. His deep-set eyes were filled with regret and anguish.Unable to stand it any longer, Titus came looking for him, grabbed him by the collar, and glared at him furiously."What did you promise me when you first got together with Quinn?" he growled. "You knew damn well I had feelings for her, but for the sake of our friendship, I stepped aside. And what did you do?"Quinn is lying in another room, fighting for her life! She's the one you married, and you're not even going to go take a look at her?"Huntley went rigid.His mind flashed back to when they had just graduated high school. He and Titus had been out carefully picking a birthday gift for me when they happened to see Quinn being dragged off by several delinquents.One glance was enough to te
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