All Chapters of You Loved Me, But I Love Not: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

Rowan’s arrival brought the entire scene to an abrupt silence. Then, whispers began to spread through the crowd.“What the hell? Eric just confessed to a woman who’s already married?”“Wait, I remember now. The woman Eric confessed to is Ophelia Hart. I saw her nudes online before.”“Oh my. No, what is this? Some kind of soap opera?”“How could Eric possibly fall for a woman like her? What did I lose to?”“You probably lost because you’re not as open-minded as she is.”The suggestive teasing made the smile on Ophelia’s face fade.Eric’s expression also darkened. He merely lifted his eyes and glanced over. Several soldiers in uniform stepped forward quietly and escorted the gossiping bystanders away. The others immediately fell silent.“Sir, what exactly are you planning to do with my girlfriend?”Rowan ignored him. His eyes remained fixed on Ophelia as he called out absentmindedly, “Come here, honey. I’m calling for you.”The shock that had gripped Ophelia’s heart at his sudd

Ophelia’s slender fingers curled into the man’s hair. Her face flushed bright red, and when she spoke, her voice was barely above a whisper. “You could do it now…”The man let out a muffled laugh and kissed her lightly. “No, we have to wait until after we’re married.”In the days that followed, the man seemed to have forgotten he even had a job. He was by Ophelia’s side every day, following her wherever she went.They discussed every detail of their wedding together and decorated their new home side by side.Every morning, she woke to a good-morning kiss. Every night, she fell asleep with a good-night kiss. There were little surprises waiting for her whenever she came home, and a warm light that was always left on just for her.Ophelia had never known what it was like to be loved in these small, tender ways.When she married Rowan, the Cabell family had never approved of her as their daughter-in-law. Even before the wedding, they had gone out of their way to put her in her place.