All Chapters of A Heart No Longer Waiting: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

After shooing away the guests, Benjamin and Milada finally pieced it together—Yara had bailed.Benjamin's face darkened. "She just had to make a scene. Can't even get through a wedding without stirring up drama. What a disgrace."Milada, though, was already thinking ahead. Her gaze flicked to Helen, who looked genuinely clueless, but something felt off."Yara and Mateo were fine, and now, out of nowhere, she runs? And Steven didn't show either..." Her eyes narrowed. "She wouldn't have changed her mind about giving up on Steven, would she?"A wild guess, but the more they thought about it, the more it clicked. Without wasting a second, they bolted to the Varga estate.Funny thing was, everyone who knew Yara had left jumped to the same conclusion—she must've run to Steven.Good thing he wasn't home. Otherwise, they'd all be banging down his door right now.***Steven had spent the whole day dodging the wedding, completely oblivious to the chaos unfolding.The thought of Yara in

Steven's words were met with skepticism.Benjamin frowned, disapproval etched deep. "If Yara didn't go to you, then who else? She has no friends in Belgrave. She's always been a disgrace, and now she's turned our family into a joke."Milada scoffed, nodding. "She's always been timid, always pathetic. The only thing she's ever been good at is trying to steal what belongs to Helen. Steven, I know you have a soft heart, but there's no need to cover for her."The venom in her voice was chilling—like she wasn't even talking about her own daughter.Helen, curled up beside Milada, studied Steven, a slow smile playing on her lips. But there was nothing warm about it. She didn't know why he was suddenly defending Yara, but one thing was clear—she couldn't let this go on."Steven," she murmured. "Marriage isn't a game. Yara agreed to marry Mateo, and now she's throwing a tantrum? If you know where she is, you should tell us. She can't just run away whenever she wants."Steven looked at the

That photo went viral in the most unexpected way.It started when a reality show viewer caught a glimpse of a man—Liam—before the screen blurred him out. The censor was fast, but the internet was faster. Someone grabbed a screenshot and posted it online.[This guy is gorgeous. I need all his details in three minutes!]The post exploded. Comments flooded in. Normally, Mateo wouldn't give a damn about entertainment gossip, but after five years of dead ends, he wasn't about to ignore any lead.So the photo landed in front of him.At first, it was just that—some random guy. Nothing special. But for reasons he couldn't explain, he took a closer look.And then he saw it.In the blurred, zoomed-in corner of the image, barely visible behind a cluster of flowers—a woman.The resolution was trash. Her face was impossible to make out. But deep in his gut, he knew.It was Yara.To confirm, he traced the show's production company and got the director's contact info.When the director saw

Mateo didn't show up solo.Benjamin, Milada, and Helen were right there with him.The Medici family hadn't had it easy these past few years.After walking away from his family's business, Steven built his own empire—and his first move? Crushing the Medicis in the market.Their whole game was power marriages, but Helen? Too spoiled to play along. When Steven dumped her, she threw tantrums like clockwork.Benjamin and Milada babied her too much to shove her into a business deal, even if it could've saved them.And their other daughter, Yara? Both engagements? Total disasters.Then she straight-up disappeared. Gone. No leads, no trace. If Mateo hadn't hunted her down, they'd still be clueless.And now?Now that they'd found her, they had plenty to say to their "disobedient" daughter.Especially after hearing she was living it up on some private island—without lifting a finger to help her own family.The second they stepped onto the boat, their faces were already tight with irri

Mateo felt completely blindsided. He'd brought Benjamin and Milada here thinking, 'It's been years—surely they could at least catch up.' Yeah, their relationship had never been great, but family was family, right? Parents and kids didn't hold grudges forever. They just needed to sit down and talk.On the way over, he had even warned them—stay calm, don't be confrontational, just talk. They had all agreed. Benjamin, Milada, Helen.And yet, the second they stepped in, it all went to hell.But deep down, Mateo knew—this was on him.So he swallowed his frustration, took a breath, and finally said, "Yara... it's been a long time."Five years. Five years of thinking about her every single day, imagining this moment over and over. So many failed attempts, so much fear that he'd never see her again.And now, here she was.He had a million things to say—but no idea where to start.But Yara? She wasn't interested."Mateo Lopez, you brought them here just to cause trouble for me?" she as