Too Late for Roses のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 9

But very quickly, anger replaced the look on his face."Nora, do you think I'm useless too? Do you think I'll never succeed, just like the rest of them?"I knew it. I was wrong about you!"After saying that, he stormed out and slammed the door.I watched his back as he left and understood that he was trying to force me to compromise.But I did not call him back. I even picked up my phone and blocked every way he could contact me.Then I picked up the IOU. There was no borrower's name and no fingerprint.It was fake at a glance, yet I had stupidly believed it twice.I laughed at myself and called the property agent."Hello. Please help me sublet the flower shop on Central Street."I had opened that flower shop to support Lucas.Now that I no longer wanted him, there was no need to keep the shop running.Besides, I was leaving.The next morning, I stayed home to pack.Looking around the small, dark rental, I realized there was almost nothing worth taking.Birthday cards th

The phone in Lucas's hand dropped to the floor with a sharp clatter. He grabbed the agent by the collar, his expression vicious."What did you say? Married? Who's getting married?"The agent was frightened by his sudden outburst and began to stammer."M-Mr. Hart, it's Ms. Nora Bell who's getting married. Don't you know her?""Impossible!" Lucas roared.His eyes were bloodshot, and his chest rose and fell violently.The agent was so scared he nearly collapsed, but Lucas kept his grip locked around his collar.In the end, Lucas's friends rushed over and managed to talk him into letting go.Once the agent could breathe again, he quickly dropped the transfer contract and left.Lucas held that thin sheet of paper and felt as if breathing had become difficult."Lucas, Nora must be playing hard to get. She loves you so much. How could she marry someone else?""Exactly. Maybe she's transferring the shop just to repay your debt."His friends talked over one another. Lucas was panick

His voice was half a degree lower than usual, carrying a deliberate roughness.I pressed my lips together, still looking out the window."N-No, thank you."Just as I spoke, the plane hit turbulence, and the cabin jolted violently.He instinctively reached out to protect my shoulder. The warmth of his palm burned through the thin fabric of my clothes.The flight attendant's gentle reassurance sounded over the speakers.When he withdrew his hand, his fingertips paused above the armrest for half a second before finally curling into a fist and slipping into the pocket of his suit pants.By the time we returned to the Bell estate, it was already late.My father was still waiting in the living room to have dinner with me.Three years had passed since I last saw him. There was more gray at his temples than in the photos, and for a moment, he looked like an old man nearing the end of his years.I thought he would say many things to me, but the first thing he said when we met was only

Lucas jerked his head up, his face instantly turning deathly pale.He grabbed my hand again."It wasn't me... I didn't make you...""Mr. Hart."A cold male voice came from the doorway. Holden's suit was damp with rain, and his tie clip gleamed sharply under the light."What are you doing to my wife?"A vein throbbed at Lucas's temple as he stared hard at the man standing in front of me."So you're Holden Shaw?"Nora could never marry you! The person she likes is me!"He looked at me, his eyes pleading."Nora, listen to me. I didn't make you deliver those roses. I didn't buy them. I...""Lucas..." I interrupted with a smile."You're always so confident. But the moment I found out you lied to me, I stopped loving you."Lucas's face turned paler than my wedding dress.He suddenly gripped the edge of the vanity and dry-heaved, his knuckles turning bluish white from the force.Rapid footsteps sounded outside the door. The butler hurried in."Sir, the guests have begun enteri