Bound by debt; Freed by love のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

ELENA'S POV As Lucas led me through the familiar paths of the park, a wave of nostalgia washed over me. This was where we had our first date back in high school, a memory that still held a special place in my heart."You brought me here on purpose, didn't you?" I asked, gazing up at the towering trees and the twinkling lights strung between them.Lucas smiled, his eyes meeting mine. "I thought it would be nice to revisit the place where it all began."Our gazes locked, and for a moment, I was transported back to that magical night so many years ago. The sound of our laughter echoed through my mind as we strolled hand in hand under the stars, young and carefree.Back in the present, we reached the same bench where we had shared our second kiss. My heart fluttered as Lucas took my hand, guiding me to sit beside him."Remember when we were here last?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper."How could I forget?" I replied, feeling the warmth of his hand in mine. "We were so youn

ELENA'S POV" Let's head home, shall we?" I suggested, and he nodded, taking my hand in his as we walked to his car. And yet, there was a part of me that couldn't help but wonder what it might be like if we were more than just friends.But then, he has a fiancée!The uncertainty of our relationship hung in the air, leaving me with a mix of hope and confusion as I pondered what the future might hold.I sighed as we approached his car. He pulled open the passenger seat for me before heading to the driver's seat." Elena," he called, and I turned to look at him." Are you sure everything is ok?" He asked, staring into my eyes and I smiled awkwardly. " Hmhh" I hummed, trying to retain the smile on my face.He nodded, not believing a word i said but decided not to push it any further." OK then" he muttered, starting the car as he zoomed off to our destination. I stared out the window, pondering about my life.' If only he didn't run away back then, we could have been married but I gues

ELENA'S POV " What thug did he hire?" I muttered, breathing heavily from running . I paces around my room in thought before finally deciding to sit on my bed." He hired a thug to molest someone. Was the someone me?" I questioned in a whisper. ' But if he hired someone to molest me, he wouldn't have come over to save me!'This is messing with my brain, and I need answers!" Who did he hire someone to molest? Why were they discussing secretly?" I muttered, resting my back against the wall tiredly. I slowly sat down and dragged my legs to myself, still thinking about what I had heard earlier. I began to doze off, and soon, I fell asleep in my awkward position. *******The sun shone directly on my face, and I frowned, opening my eyes.I hissed in pain and closed it immediately. The sun ray was shining directly into my eyes.I tried to stand up but fell back to the floor. It was then I realised that I had fallen asleep in an awkward position. " Oh well," I mumbled, stretching

LUCAS POV" Why didn't you try calling me? So you called Adrian instead of me? Is that how less you think of me?" I threw questions at her out of anger. " Well, Mr., I had called you that night but then..." she trailed off, and I felt like she was hiding something, but what?Why didn't she tell me about it?" But then what?" I asked, eagerly waiting for a response. " Nothing, just forget about it. The past is in the past, I just need you to help me find out about it, ok?" She asked, and I didn't reply immediately. " Ok, I will let you know when I find out about it," i muttered and hanged up the call.I was feeling frustrated and mad at myself because she made it seem like it was my fault she almost got molested when I didn't even know anything about it.'What could have happened the day she called me?' I thought, frowning in confusion. Anyways, let me find out about what she requested before any other thing.Picking up my phone, I dialled James's number and waited impatiently as i

ELENAS POVThe weekends were never enough to to get over the rollercoaster of activities in a week especially since my team had been assigned a new project at the company. It was the perfect slap on Karen's face to have won the custody of the project but I had a nagging feeling she would try to sabotage me like always. Anyways that wasn't my concern as I robotically prepared for work, constantly zoning out which seemed to have become my thing in the last few days. No, scratch that! Since I got stuck in this sham of a contract marriage. Rough, callous hands blindfold my eyes from behind making me yelp out of my reverie. “The fuck Adrian!”, I snapped in irritation, instantly pushing him off with my elbow while trying to keep my feet steady and push away the traumatic incident about to flood my mind again. Adrian backs off a little with a carefree smile plastered on his face and perhaps it would fool everyone that he's changed, maybe a little. But I just can't seem to notice a hint