บททั้งหมดของ Love Was Never Enough: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 9

I looked up at her and answered calmly, "Okay. Got it."Claire, I'm done acting in this love triangle.My wedding really is still on. The bride just isn't you anymore.Hearing my lukewarm answer, Claire started lecturing me, irritated. "I'm busy every single day. I don't have time to cater to your moods. If you don't want to get married, then don't. Let's just cancel the wedding."With that, she left me alone at the mall and drove herself home.What she didn't know was that the wedding really had been canceled. And I really didn't want to marry her anymore.I opened my phone. Our chat still ended in a red exclamation mark indicating the message failed. I tried sending another message. Red icon again.She hadn't even unblocked me. How could she talk about marrying me?In the past, I would've talked myself into trying harder, into winning her back.But I was done lying to myself. Her heart had never been with me.I was about to call a ride home when I got a call from Rachel Moo

What she didn't know was that my wedding no longer had anything to do with her.The next morning, I woke up and went downstairs for breakfast.The moment I reached the dining room, I saw Noah was sitting far too close to Claire, nearly pressed against her side.She was coaxing and pleading with him to eat. First he complained that the egg whites smelled funny, then that the yolks would make him fat.Claire didn't get the least bit annoyed. She cut fruit into bite-size pieces and fed them into his mouth.The young man's soft lips deliberately brushed her fingers. She pulled away with a straight face, but the tips of her ears went red.I watched them flirt, completely unmoved.Noah finally noticed me and teased, "You look really nice today. Not going on a date, are you?"Before I could answer, Claire set the fruit plate back on the table and said, a little sternly, "Stop talking nonsense. He's your future brother-in-law."Even knowing Claire and I were engaged, Noah had always r

My closet was already empty. The bathroom counter was bare.She'd been in there just a few days ago. When had everything disappeared?So I really had been planning to leave all along?These past few days, she had actually been reflecting on how she'd treated me. She knew she owed me.But she truly thought of Noah as just a kid she was looking after. The only man who could ever be her husband was me.She wanted to make it up to me. But I wouldn't even give her the chance.Tomorrow. Tomorrow was Saturday, and I was going to marry Rachel.No. She couldn't let that happen. She had to stop it.She rushed back downstairs and told the guards at the door, "If your boss wants his things, he can come get them himself. This is my house. You can't just walk in."She put on the air of Claire Foster, CEO of Foster Group, and tried to intimidate them the way she always did.The two guards exchanged a look, then took out a phone and called me.Claire's eyes lit up. She thought she'd finally

"Then can you find him? And shut him up."I leaned hard on that last part.Rachel burst out laughing. "When we were little, you looked just this cute whenever you got into an argument with someone."My cheeks burned.She was right. I'd had a hot temper ever since I was a kid. Maybe that was exactly why I'd fallen so hard for someone as cool-headed as Claire.She never seemed to get angry or lose her temper, and I thought that was amazing. I worshipped her in a way I couldn't explain.But once we were together, I found out she was nothing like the person I'd imagined. By then, I was already in too deep to get out.I kept putting myself down to win Claire's affection, and in the end, all I had to show for it was scars.I shook my head to clear out those bad memories. "It's late. Get some rest. I know you can handle it."Rachel paused. "Thank you," she said softly. Then she wished me good night and left.I never imagined my approval and trust could mean so much to her. That was