All Chapters of He Chose Her for the World Cup. I Chose To Leave: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

I tore the apartment apart, but I couldn't find the necklace my grandmother left me before she died.It was the only memento I had left of her.Forcing down my rising panic, I walked out of the bedroom and looked at Louis."Did you see the sapphire necklace I kept in my vanity drawer?"Louis was lounging on the sofa, scrolling through his phone.He didn't even look up, his tone entirely nonchalant: "Oh, that. Monica was over the other day and thought it was pretty, so I let her borrow it for a few days."My blood instantly ran cold."When was she at our place?" My voice trembled slightly.I was a neat freak and hated people touching my personal belongings. Louis had explicitly promised me he would never bring anyone back to our apartment."Last week, when you were out with a client. She got drunk, and I didn't feel right leaving her alone, so I let her crash here." Louis seemed to finally remember his promise and gave me an apologetic, coaxing smile. "I swear, it was just this once."I

(Louis’s POV)On the afternoon of the 8th, Louis and Monica arrived back in New York.Sitting in the back of the cab heading into the city, Louis unlocked his phone and opened his chat with Skyler.The last message was from ten days ago—his cold, commanding "we'll go get our marriage license."Skyler hadn't replied.Louis tapped the screen and sent a text: "I'm on my way home. Miss you."Silence.Louis tossed his phone aside, completely unbothered, and rubbed his temples.He and Monica had a great time on their ten-day World Cup trip.As far as he was concerned, Skyler’s little explosion in the apartment was just a woman throwing a tantrum because she felt insecure.Once they went to City Hall tomorrow and got their marriage certificate, everything would go back to normal.He was planning to take Skyler to the South of France for their honeymoon—her favorite place. He knew once she heard the news, she would throw herself into his arms in excitement.He knew Skyler too well. She had lov

Just as Louis was about to hit purchase, a hand slammed down over his screen."What are you doing?!" Monica stared at him in utter disbelief, not even bothering to wipe her tears. "You're going to look for Skyler? She ruined my life, and instead of getting justice for me, you're going to bring her back?!""Let go!" Louis batted her hand away, agitated. "She’s my fiancée! Of course I’m going to find her!""Fiancée?" Monica shrieked. "What kind of fiancée is that?! She's vicious and has no boundaries! Louis, wake up! I’ve been by your side for thirty years! We grew up together, I’m the only one who will never betray you. She’s just a toxic bitch who tossed you aside like garbage!"The half-open front door was suddenly pushed wide."Monica is right."Louis’s mother walked in, her face stormy.She had come by to drop off the final proofs for their wedding invitations, only to overhear the screaming match from the hallway.She walked up to them, glaring sternly at her son. "Skyler crossed t

Louis looked like all the air had been knocked out of his lungs, staggering back a step.He stared at me blankly, the tears pooling in his eyes finally spilling over."No... Skyler, you're lying, right?""We've been together since we were eighteen. We fell in love at first sight in front of the college library. You told me yourself you'd never marry anyone else. Twelve years... you can't just stop loving me! How can you just erase everything we had?"Watching him cry, a cold smirk touched my lips."Yeah, twelve years," I said evenly. "But you seem to be forgetting something. All those past feelings? When you refuse to cherish them, and when I stop loving you, they just become useless garbage. I took my love back a long time ago. Right now, you mean absolutely nothing to me."Louis lowered his head, begging pathetically. "Skyler, I've changed! I swear! I cut Monica off completely, I deleted every way to contact her! Not only that, but to come find you, I quit my job in New York, I got i