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She Proposed, I Said No Chapter 10
That settled it. We were finally even.After landing in Callustria, I found the apartment Mr. Gilman had arranged for me and moved in.University applications for the year hadn't closed yet, so I spent three sleepless days pulling together every document I needed and submitting my application, then waited for the result.I'd actually always planned to keep studying. It was only because my grandfather's illness had gotten worse that I'd had to go straight into work instead, just to afford his medical bills.I still remember the guilt in his eyes the day I gave up my guaranteed university placement to take a job instead. By then, he could barely speak, just a few shaky, broken sounds and a mouth that wouldn't stop drooling.But I understood him anyway.He wanted to see me happy. He wanted a good life for me. He never wanted to be the reason I got left behind.The day my acceptance letter arrived, I went out of my way to find a candle, and lit it on a street corner in his memory, t
She Proposed, I Said No Chapter 9
"Enough."I couldn't take any more and cut Violet off, my voice flat and cold.When she still wouldn't let go, I pried her fingers off me, one by one, pushed her aside, and headed for the door.The instant I shut it behind me, she threw herself against it.She pounded on the door frantically, sobbing."Harvey, why are you locking me in? Why?"I miss you so much, Harvey. Open the door!"I can't really remember what happened these past three years. All I remember is you finding me at that hotel, and then staying with me for three years after. Why are you suddenly acting like this now?"Harvey, say something!"So Violet's memory hadn't fully come back after all.I couldn't quite name what I felt. It wasn't the excitement or joy I might have expected. If anything, it was strangely flat, like I'd already known this was how things would go.Whether or not Violet remembered me, I was leaving regardless.These three years had drained every last drop of love I'd ever had for her. Th
She Proposed, I Said No Chapter 8
"That rotten Peyton! His family never had anything to do with the Gilmans before, and here I was wondering why he kept pushing to work with us so eagerly these past three years."So he'd already planned this far ahead. Even if I found out the truth, he knew I'd never risk our entire company just to sever ties with the Wyatts."That was when I understood. Peyton had been playing the long game all along, which explained why he'd dared to keep showing his face around the Gilmans for three straight years.In Hanson Bay, the Gilmans and the Wyatts were two of the city's most prominent business families, held up as a textbook example of a powerful alliance.If Mr. Gilman decided to break with the Wyatts to get justice for Violet, it wouldn't just hurt the Wyatts. It would hurt the Gilmans even more.Peyton was betting that Mr. and Mrs. Gilman's love for their daughter would never outweigh the family business.Mrs. Gilman seemed to catch up to the same realization. She bit down hard on
She Proposed, I Said No Chapter 7
Peyton's screams, Carl's attempts to hold me back, even the sound of sirens closing in, all of it felt distant, like it was happening somewhere far away.Only one sound cut through clearly."Harvey!"I looked up sharply and found Violet standing there, her eyes red.She rushed over, grabbed me with trembling hands, and pulled me aside. Her mouth opened, but nothing came out.I finally came back to myself. I looked at Peyton, moaning in pain with blood dripping from his mouth where I'd hit him, then at Violet, her face twisted with worry, and let out a bitter laugh."Violet, the one you should be worried about is lying right there. Why are you trying to stop me?""That's not... Harvey, that's not it."Violet kept shaking her head, her voice too choked up to form a sentence, tears streaming down her face as she stared at me.Seeing her like that, something in me loosened, and against my better judgment, I let myself wonder about a possibility I had no right to hope for.Had Vio
She Proposed, I Said No Chapter 6
"You made it. I was starting to think you weren't coming this month. Where's your girlfriend? Still haven't brought her along?" Carl craned his neck to look behind me, looking a little disappointed."Hey, what happened to your head? You hurt?"Warmth spread through my chest at his concern. I shook my head and smiled."It's nothing serious. I'll head in now, Carl."Carl nodded and watched me head inside, already familiar with the path. Behind me, I heard him sigh wistfully."Three years, and he still hasn't managed to bring that girlfriend of his back. Makes me wonder if Stanley's soul is really at peace."I stopped for a second but didn't turn around.The first time I'd come to pay my respects after my Grandpa Stanley passed, I'd told Carl, the cemetery's old caretaker, that I'd bring my girlfriend along one day. Carl and Grandpa Stanley had been close friends, and he wanted to see me happy just as much as my grandfather once had.I never imagined that three years later, Violet
She Proposed, I Said No Chapter 5
Violet cursed me out thoroughly, satisfied only once she'd gotten it all out, then shot me a sideways glance, clearly waiting for an explanation.For three years, she'd scolded me over one thing or another, big and small, and every time I'd fallen over myself explaining, terrified she'd think badly of me once her memory came back.But now, I just gave her a flat look and said nothing.Violet clearly hadn't expected me to have no reaction at all. Her face flushed red with anger, and she jabbed a finger at me."Harvey Horstmann! What's gotten into you these past few days? Do you actually think I can't live without you?"I turned down several dates for you. I even skipped dinner with Peyton to stay by your side, and this is the attitude you give me?"Fine. I'll admit it, you got hurt badly this time, and you're entitled to feel wronged. Let's just leave it at that. Once you're better, we'll set a wedding date and get married. That should make up for it. Happy now?"By the end, Viol
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