Todos os capítulos de The Forbidden Affair: The Man I Should Never Have Known: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

Lana’s POVI had never felt this shy or embarrassed before, not until I heard those words from Mrs Sheila. She must have been disappointed in me. I could not help but think that her opinion of me had changed. Before now, she had never seen me and her son acting close, at least not in any emotional way.As soon as she left my room, I moved away from Lee and walked towards my bed. I looked at him, hoping he would feel just as embarrassed, but he seemed completely calm. It was like none of it affected him. In fact, the moment the door closed behind his mother, he started walking towards me.“What are you doing? Are you trying to touch me again? How do you think your mum sees me now? Like I am cheap..”Before I could finish, Lee pressed his fingers gently against my lips, stopping me from saying more.“My mum has always wanted Rita out of my life,” he said. “I never wanted to treat women the way some men do. I was only waiting for a reason to let Rita go, and after what she did, being with

Lana's POVGoing to court with my ex because of my children was something I never thought would happen in my life. Deep down, I felt Austin was planning something. Something I was not ready for.We were five in the car, me, my two children, Lee, and his mother. We all stepped out at the same time, and that was when I realised Austin had brought me to family court. I was too angry to even look at the documents he handed me earlier.As I walked into the courtroom, my eyes caught a pair I was not expecting, my mother and her boyfriend. I stopped, surprised. I had no idea they would come. My mother came straight to me and pulled me into a hug.“Lana, it is time,” she said close to my ear.“Mum, it is not that simple,” I replied.“How long will you keep pretending you do not know the truth? Why put yourself through all this when you already do?”I did not want to argue with her. I kept walking forward. Then I saw him, the man I once loved with everything I had. Austin. I did not want to se

Lana’s PovI never thought I would say those words, but while we were in the car heading home, I actually wished we would not reach. The silence in the car felt like a heavy weight pressing down on my chest. It gave my mind the space to speak louder than ever. My thoughts were crowded, loud, and pushing against each other.I always knew the truth would come out one day. But I did not think it would be today. I had to speak. I had to say it. Austin was not just a problem, he was dangerous. The things he said were slowly poisoning my children’s minds, twisting how they saw me. If I had stayed silent in court, things would have been worse. Much worse. But even after everything I said, I could still feel the doubt in the way my children looked at me. Their eyes searched my face like they were still trying to decide if they believed me.And Lee… the way he held my hand so tightly, like he wanted to carry some of the pain for me, broke something inside me.His mother did not say a single wo

Lana’s PovLeaving Lee’s house felt like pulling myself in two directions. It was painful, but it also gave me some relief. I could not lie to myself anymore, I had started falling for him. He was attractive in a calm, honest way, and his kindness made it even harder to stay away. I wanted him. He could have filled the space in my life that had been empty for so long. But there was one problem, he was married to my friend. Wanting him was one thing, acting on it was another. I had no right to take that step.There was something else I had not told Lee. Suddenly, a bulk of cruel messages had flooded my social media. I had never been insulted like that in my life. I was certain it was Rita. She must have told people what happened, even shared my account details. She wanted to destroy me publicly, and I was helpless to stop her. So I made up my mind. If I truly wanted to prove that I was not trying to ruin their marriage, then the only option was to remove myself from their lives complet

Lana's POVI had never felt this panicked in my entire life. The remote slipped from my hand and hit the floor.“Which hospital? Which hospital?” I kept asking the reporter on the screen, even though she could not hear me. She was saying other things, but I was only focused on the hospital. If his mother had not collapsed, I would have called her right away.Just as I was getting more anxious, the name of the hospital finally appeared.“Unity Hospital,” I said aloud, my voice shaking.I ran into my room and grabbed my handbag, but I had forgotten that I had taken the car key out earlier. I got to the car, sat inside, and then realised there was no key. My chest was tightening as if I was the one about to perform surgery. I rushed back inside.That was when I noticed my phone was not in my bag either. I snatched it along with the car key and dashed outside again.As I drove out, I picked up my phone and quickly called my mum. One hand was on the steering wheel, the other held the phone