I NEED YOU, ELENA의 모든 챕터: 챕터 51 - 챕터 60

Chapter 0051 WHERE SHE BELONGS EVAN, The house was silent, save for the rhythmic tapping of rain against the windows. It was the only sound that filled the empty space, the only thing that marked the passing of time. I stood in the hallway, staring at the closed bedroom door—the same one she had locked behind her the moment we stepped inside. She had once called that room her sanctuary. Now, it was a prison of her own making. I could have forced it open. The key sat in the drawer of my study, untouched but always within reach. I had kept it all these years, just in case. A precaution. A promise. It would have been easy to take it out, turn the lock, and end this illusion of control she was clinging to. But I didn’t. Let her have this moment. Let her believe she still had choices. She would come out eventually. With a sigh, I turned and walked toward the bar cart in the corner of the living room. The weight of the whiskey bottle felt familiar in my hands as I poured my

Chapter 0053NOT THE END.RYAN,The sound of Evan’s laughter followed me long after I left. It didn’t just echo in my ears—it crawled under my skin, twisting into something corrosive. It poisoned my thoughts, turned my stomach, and left a bitter taste in my mouth.I had lost everything.Not just my money. Not just my pride.I had lost her.Every step away from that house felt like trudging through quicksand, each movement dragging me deeper into the realization that nothing I had fought for mattered anymore.She had been the only thing that mattered.And she had chosen him.My hands shook as I reached for the car door handle. I could still see her standing there—shoulder brushing against Evan’s as he unraveled the bandage on her arm. The intimacy of the gesture made my chest clench.She had looked at me as if I were nothing.Not the man she had once whispered her secrets to in the dark. Not the man who had risked everything for her. Not the man who had bled for her.Just nothing.A ra

Chapter 0055I WANT YOU EMILY..RYAN,The night blurred into something distant—flashes of whiskey, Emily’s laughter, the hum of the city as we walked aimlessly through the streets. It was a distraction, one I let myself fall into too easily. Eddy had set this up, and I hadn’t even questioned why. Maybe because, deep down, I knew why. He had seen me unraveling, seen the weight of everything pulling me under. And instead of letting me drown, he had done the one thing I hadn’t been able to do for myself. Given me an out. I just hadn’t realized it yet.It wasn’t until much later, as Emily rested against my chest, her fingers tracing lazy circles on my arm, that I understood what he had told her. She thought I had lost money in a bad business deal. That was the story Eddy had given her. And I had let her believe it. I didn’t tell her about Elena. Didn’t tell her that the real loss wasn’t money, but something deeper, something I couldn’t name. Maybe I wanted to see if the lie would feel bet

Chapter 0057THE PROPOSALRYAN,I had finally put Elena out of my mind.It hadn’t been easy. It had taken time, discipline, and relentless effort, but I had done it.Letting go of her had felt like ripping out a thorn buried deep in my chest—painful, slow, and leaving behind a wound that still ached even after it was gone. Some nights, I woke up disoriented, haunted by dreams I couldn’t control. Other times, I would hear a song or catch a familiar scent that pulled me back into memories I had no business revisiting.But I refused to let those moments define me.I had made my choice.Emily was my future.She was the one who had stayed when she had every reason to walk away, the one who had seen the worst parts of me and never flinched. She had been patient, kind, and unwavering in ways I had never deserved.Tonight was her birthday, and I wanted everything to be perfect.She had no idea what was coming.The venue was exactly as I had envisioned—elegant yet intimate, glowing with the wa

CHAPTER 0059 SACRIFICE FOR LOVE. ELENA, The dim glow of my bedroom felt suffocating, pressing in on me like a living thing. My fingers curled into fists, nails digging into my palms until they left half-moon indentations in my skin. But I barely felt the pain. Not when the weight of my choice crushed me from the inside out. I had done the unforgivable. Not because I had wanted to. But because I had no choice. I had ruined him. I had destroyed the one person I had ever truly loved. And now, he would never know the truth. Because Ryan hated me. And I had made sure of it. I had fought. God, I had fought. I had told Evan no, over and over, my voice raw from screaming, my body trembling from the force of my defiance. I had sworn I would never go back to the sham of a marriage, but I did go back not because I wanted to but because I had no choice. Evan made me understand the implications involved if I decided to leave him. "You think this is about you, Elena?" His voice h