Todos los capítulos de The Man She Left Behind: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

As soon as I finished speaking, everyone turned to Willow.Her lips trembled.Before she could say anything, her best friend, Aveline Sinclair, spoke up."Orson, are you still acting out after all these years? I've seen this ring before. The CEO of Winterburn Group bought it for $300 million back then. Are you seriously passing off a fake as your wedding ring? You're just embarrassing yourself."She looked at me with undisguised contempt.When Willow and I dated, Aveline never liked me. Whenever Willow and I argued over Gareth Wilde, she always took Gareth's side.She even helped cover for them when Willow tampered with my college applications and had an affair with Gareth. Because of her, I believed Willow's lies.I knew she'd always looked down on me. But this time, she was wrong. The ring on my finger was real."It's real."Aveline immediately laughed."What, are you going to tell us your wife is the CEO of Winterburn Group? Sure, the CEO of Winterburn Group has a secret h

Gareth was furious when he saw this. He took two steps forward, intending to pull Willow to her feet.But Willow remained on her knees.Gareth clenched his jaw and turned to me."Orson, Willow gave up on you back then because she was trying to save me. She's married to me now. But if you can forgive her, I'll divorce Willow. I'll step aside and let the two of you have each other."He lowered his head, looking deeply unwilling to accept it.And just like that, the two people who had destroyed my life were standing before me.Aveline finally lost her temper. "Orson, how much longer are you going to keep this up? Willow's already on her knees, and Gareth is willing to divorce her. What more do you want?"I found the whole thing absurd.Was Willow kneeling really worth that much? Could it make up for the three years I'd lost and my mother's life?Back in my senior year of high school, Willow had changed my college applications three times.The strain eventually became too much fo

The moment those words left her mouth, everyone looked up.Aveline's eyes widened in shock as she stared at the newcomer. "Hazel Winterburn?"Hazel frowned, not even bothering to look at Aveline. Her eyes stayed fixed on Willow. "What are you doing to my husband?"Before Willow could answer, Aveline eagerly jumped in."This has to be a mistake, Ms. Winterburn. Did you get the wrong person? He's a convicted criminal who went to prison for setting a fire that killed his mother. Why would you marry someone like him?"Aveline clearly wanted to ingratiate herself with Hazel. She wore a mocking smile, and whenever she looked at me, there was open contempt in her eyes.Our former classmates began whispering."Exactly. Orson's a convicted criminal, and he was always chasing after Willow, too. Back then, he had absolutely no self-respect. If my girlfriend changed my college applications three times, I'd have wanted to kill her. But he just took all of it.""Back in senior year, he broug

Back then, when I was covered in injuries, Hazel kept coming back to me, patiently trying to comfort me.She told me that at first, she'd only approached me out of sympathy.But the more time we spent together, the deeper our feelings became.Three years ago, we finally became a couple.Hazel had pulled me from the fire and stayed with me until I recovered. After a year of knowing each other, she confessed her feelings to me.She held out a ring. It was designed like my favorite flower, a rose."I saved you at first because I felt sorry for you. But after spending this past year with you, I have to admit that I've fallen for you. I love how strong and persistent you are. Even after everything you've been through, you still refuse to give up."I know you're still hurting, and I can wait. I just wanted you to know how I feel. If you're willing to give me a chance, I want us to date seriously. I won't change my mind, but I'll give you all the time you need."Hazel had been brave,

Willow's voice was filled with despair. I stopped and looked back.Before Gareth came into the picture, seeing Willow like this would have broken my heart. I couldn't stand to see her suffer. I wouldn't have even wanted her to shed a single tear for me.But now, I felt nothing for her, not even a pang of sympathy. If anything, seeing her in so much pain only irritated me.In that moment, I knew for certain that whatever I'd once felt for Willow was truly gone.I didn't stop. I tightened my hold on Hazel and carried her away faster.Hazel glanced at my face, then suddenly smiled."Wow, Mr. Delacroix. You really are cold-hearted. You can walk away from your ex without a second thought. After pursuing her for 15 years, aren't you worried about breaking her heart this time?"I gave an awkward smile."You know what she did to me. How could I possibly still have feelings for her? Maybe it's for the best that she showed up this time. I was already planning to make them answer for what