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On the day of Claire Brooks, my wife's funeral, a grieving stranger arrived carrying white lilies. After placing them beside her portrait, he walked straight toward me. "I've envied you for thirty years," he said. Confused, I frowned as his eyes lingered on her photograph. "For thirty years, she gave me everything—her love, her time, her money. She never held anything back." He paused before looking at me with quiet resentment. "The only thing she forbade was letting you know I existed." My heart skipped a beat. "What are you talking about?" He let out a bitter chuckle. "It means that while you were married to her for thirty years, she was with me for thirty years too." Then he walked away, leaving me frozen beside her coffin. I stared after him, struggling for breath. Thirty years of betrayal and lies. The shock sent my blood pressure surging, and I collapsed in the middle of the funeral hall. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day Claire and I were supposed to be married. "Nathan Brooks, will you spend the rest of your life with me?" After a long silence, I took the ring from her hand and, without a moment's hesitation, threw it down the drain.
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Thirty Years Too Late Chapter 8
Her eyes reddened instantly. She looked as though I were the one who had betrayed her. As though I were the villain."I was wrong. Nathan, for the past four years, I haven't had a single good night's sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, all I could see was the look on your face when you left."She lowered her head, utterly humbled."I was arrogant. I thought you would never leave me, so I kept making mistakes. I kept getting tangled up with Ryan."She let out a bitter laugh and bent over slightly, looking as though she had aged decades in an instant."But I love you. I've only ever loved you."It was because I loved you too much. I was afraid of falling too deeply, so I forced myself to pull away. I used Ryan to stop myself from loving you so much."But now I know I was wrong. Nathan, I'm begging you. Leave her and come back to me. Please?"I listened quietly.Other than finding it absurd and ridiculous, I felt nothing at all."Love? Claire, you spent years claiming to love me
Thirty Years Too Late Chapter 7
Seasons came and went. Another year passed.To me, time had become nothing more than sunrises and sunsets, tides rising and falling.Before I knew it, I was already in my fourth year in Ardenia.Professor Peter Foster looked over my research findings, his face full of satisfaction."Nathan, excellent work. You're the only one who's produced results in this field so far. There won't be any problems with your doctorate."I smiled. "That's thanks to your guidance, Professor."He burst into laughter."By the way, my wife, Margaret, made a feast for dinner tonight and insisted you come celebrate with us. My daughter, Fiona, who's been so busy she barely has time to eat at home, finally managed to clear her schedule too."I nodded. "Of course. Please thank Mrs. Foster for me."That evening, just as I was about to head to Professor Foster's house, my phone rang."I'm downstairs waiting for you. No rush."I had just opened the car door when I waved my phone with a grin."The incred
Thirty Years Too Late Chapter 6
Claire slammed her foot on the accelerator and sped toward the house she shared with Nathan.She had no idea how many red lights she'd run along the way. All she knew was that her grip on the steering wheel was so tight that her palms were slick with cold sweat."Nathan..."Fear and panic wrapped tightly around her heart. She had never imagined he would actually be this resolute.She had always been confident that Nathan loved her more than life itself. Even if she made a mistake, she had believed he would never be able to leave her.That was why she had been so fearless.She had thought about it before.Even if the truth ever came out, all she would need to do was apologize, give in a little, and Nathan would forgive her.That was why, when he discovered everything two days earlier, she had quickly regained her composure after her initial panic.But she had never expected that Nathan would actually leave her at the altar.The Maybach screeched to a halt outside the villa, an
Thirty Years Too Late Chapter 5
For the next two days, Claire never contacted Nathan. She wanted to give him space.More than that, she was afraid that in her current state, she might say something that would hurt him even more—or do something she could never take back.At night, she didn't return home either. Instead, she stayed at Ryan's villa.Leaning against the headboard, she had a cigarette in one hand and held Ryan in the other.Claire frowned. She simply couldn't understand it. Why couldn't Nathan see that everything she'd done had been for his sake? Why did he have to go against her?"Claire, you shouldn't smoke while you're pregnant." Ryan's sleepy voice carried a hint of dissatisfaction, but the arm wrapped around her waist never loosened.Claire didn't put out the cigarette. Instead, she lowered her gaze to him."Were you the one who told Nathan about the college application?"Ryan stiffened. He carefully studied her expression before biting his lip unwillingly."Yes, I told him. Even if I hadn't
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