A Life Beyond Us のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 17

Rita couldn't understand how things had come to this.She loved Greg and had been in love with him since their college days. But back then, he only had eyes for Kathleen.Rita had even entered a campus beauty contest just to get his attention, and she quickly became one of the most talked-about names on campus.She once signed up for an event simply because Greg was supposed to be there, only for him to drop out as soon as Kathleen said she needed him.Once, both Rita and Kathleen needed a model for a fashion design exam.Rita worked up the courage to write Greg a letter ahead of time, asking him to be her model. He didn't even read it before tossing it straight into the trash.Kathleen, meanwhile, didn't realize until right before the exam that she still needed a model. Greg had an exam of his own scheduled for the same time, but he asked to reschedule his exam so he could help Kathleen first.Rita had spent those years in Kathleen's shadow, watching Greg choose her again and a

Edward was silent for a long time on the other end of the line.Of course he knew where Kathleen was. But Greg had betrayed her, and she didn't want to see him. Edward couldn't force her, so he sidestepped the question."I don't know where Kathleen is either. But the story about you and that woman from the bar is all over the news, and it's hurting your family's company too. You should deal with that first.""Okay," Greg said, his voice catching.A moment later, Edward hung up.After everything that had happened with Rita, the Whelans clearly didn't want much to do with Greg anymore.Greg couldn't help regretting that he had gotten involved with Rita on impulse. But there was no point dwelling on it now.He left Whelan Manor and started looking for another way to find Kathleen.He reached out to every friend and business associate who had been in touch with her, asking each of them if they knew anything.They all claimed to know nothing about Kathleen, their voices edged with

Kathleen was already fast asleep in the back seat, her head resting on Randy's shoulder as the driver took them home.Almost no one knew that Randy had grown up with Kathleen and Greg. He had gone overseas for high school, and after that, he and the other two had gone their separate ways.The bad blood between Randy and Greg went back years.It had started with the business rivalry between their families. Later, when Randy returned home to run the company, Greg looked down on him.Greg saw Randy as nothing more than a playboy. Randy, meanwhile, thought Greg was nothing special and completely wrong for Kathleen.The two spent the next six or seven years going head-to-head, both openly and behind the scenes.Randy had wanted to be with Kathleen after she and Greg divorced the first time. But before he ever got the chance to tell her how he felt, Greg had already won her back.Randy hadn't taken it well. After that, he stopped paying attention to their relationship and tried to mov

At last, Kathleen was standing right in front of Greg.He had missed her for more nights than he could count. All those nights of longing hit him at once, and tears streamed down his face.Kathleen had been worried about him. But seeing him now, that worry faded into a quiet sadness.She knew they could never go back to the way they had once been.Maybe worrying about him had simply become a habit. Or maybe it came from whatever connection they had once had.Kathleen remained calm as she read the doctor's report. Greg watched her intently as she sent the results to Brian and asked him to pass them along to the Gilliams.Only then did she look at Greg again."Do you know about your condition?"Greg nodded. While drifting in and out of consciousness, he had heard enough of the doctor talking to Randy to know that his condition was serious.What upset him most was knowing he might not have much more time with Kathleen. There was still so much he wanted to tell her."Kat, I'm sor