All Chapters of The Rose That Left His World: Chapter 21

"This is a love letter I never had the courage to send. Cecilia, I think I’ve fallen for you. But Marcus is by your side. When you look at him, your eyes shine. I know this can only ever be a secret crush."Standing there in her white wedding gown, Cecilia’s eyes grew wet.She truly hadn’t expected that Lucas had started secretly loving her back in high school.Through tear-filled eyes, she looked at him.Just then, a hotel security guard rushed in, breathless.“Mr. Paterson! Someone is trying to jump from the rooftop of the hotel. It’s… it’s Mr. Leedon.”Cecilia’s hand began to tremble.She had thought she made everything clear to Marcus yesterday.Lucas looked at her.“Cecilia, I’ll go handle it.”Cecilia shook her head.“Lucas… let the wedding continue as planned. Delay it by twenty minutes. Is that okay?”Lucas pulled her gently into his arms. His voice was soft.“I know if something happens to him, you won’t feel okay about it. I’ll wait for you.”Tears welled in Cec