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Chapter 21

"Nathaniel, your apology and this so-called love of yours..."Rosalie paused, her lips curling into a contemptuous smile."They make me sick. I never want to see you again."She shoved Nathaniel away and smoothed down her rumpled dress. Her voice was cold and firm."If you come near me again, I'll call the police and have you removed."Nathaniel went deathly pale, the last flicker of hope dying in his eyes. But Rosalie didn't spare him another glance.She straightened and turned away with quiet pride and resolve, disappearing into the crowd beneath the gallery's dazzling lights. She never once looked back.Nathaniel stood rooted to the spot, as though all the life had been drained out of him. The music, laughter, and conversation around him faded into a distant hum.A cold numbness spread through him. He'd never felt so utterly defeated.But he didn't leave.Her words kept echoing in his mind, crushing what little pride and hope he had left.Even so, Nathaniel refused to ret

Chapter 22

Whose shirt was it? A roommate's? Or was Rosalie living with another man?The thought nearly drove Nathaniel out of his mind.Jealousy burned through him. He wanted to storm upstairs, break down her door, and find out who the hell had gotten close enough to make himself at home in her apartment.He clenched his fists until his nails dug into his palms, fighting the urge with everything he had.But he had no right.He was her ex-husband, the man who'd hurt her so badly she couldn't stand the sight of him. He had no right to demand answers about her private life.He couldn't interfere, couldn't change what might be happening, and the helplessness nearly tore him apart.And still, he couldn't let her go.He found out about a restaurant Rosalie often visited with her friends.He arrived early and chose a table in a quiet corner. The coffee he'd ordered sat untouched as he kept his eyes fixed on the entrance.At last, Rosalie walked in with a few friends, laughing and chatting.S

Chapter 23

Finally, Nathaniel found the courage to call out to Rosalie. His voice was hoarse and unsteady as he fought back tears."Rosie... Rosie, please, come to the window. Just hear me out. Please, come back with me. We can start over. I'll give up my rank, my position, my future. Everything. All I want is you, Rosie..."His desperate pleas carried through the rain. He'd cast aside what little pride he had left.But no answer came.The light in her window still glowed warmly, offering him no comfort against the cold and darkness around him.After a while, the window slammed shut, and heavy curtains were drawn across it, shutting him out completely. Whatever hope he'd been clinging to vanished.Nathaniel stood below, soaked to the skin, staring up at the curtained window.Through the rain, he could barely make it out. Still, he remained there all night, alone in the cold, thousands of miles from home.Only when the delegation's car arrived at dawn did he finally leave. He was so dazed

Chapter 24

Rosalie listened as Edmund tearfully explained what had happened. He'd exaggerated some details, but most of it was true. By the time he finished, she was trembling with rage.She exploded at him."Edmund Quinn! You and Nathaniel Farrell are both despicable! You sold your own daughter to get ahead, and now he thinks he can force me to come back? You make me sick! I'd rather die here than go back and beg him!"Suddenly, a familiar male voice cut into the call, chillingly calm and frighteningly possessive.It was Nathaniel.Somehow, he'd managed to break into their international call."Rosie."His voice crackled over the line, quiet but unmistakably threatening."Come back. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what'll happen to the Quinn family. And your mother's grave back in Nelmora? It'd be a shame if something happened to it."He paused before adding, his voice colder still."You know I can do it.""Nathaniel! You're insane! You bastard!"Rosalie screamed into the phone, so furio

Chapter 25

Rosalie's tone was firm and final, leaving no room for argument.Silence settled over the car again, broken only by the low hum of the engine.A muscle twitched in Nathaniel's cheek. The last trace of hope vanished from his eyes, and his expression closed off.When they returned to the house, Rosalie found it much as she remembered. The decor and furnishings she'd once loved were still there, along with the household items she'd used.Even the few potted plants she'd tended were thriving. Everything had been carefully maintained, as though she'd never left.Yet something had changed. The house was even more luxurious now, every room arranged to perfection. What had once been her home was now a gilded cage.Nathaniel had turned her into a prisoner in her own home.He called it protection, but the people he'd assigned to look after her were really there to watch her every move.She could no longer come and go as she pleased. He'd taken away every means of contacting the outside w

Chapter 26

Nathaniel's expression darkened, his eyes turning frighteningly cold.He barely spared Evelyn a glance before turning to the guards behind him. "Get her out of here! And don't let her back into this house without my permission!"The guards stepped forward immediately. They politely but firmly took the scissors from Evelyn and began escorting her out.Evelyn stared at him in disbelief, and she cried out, "Nathaniel! How could you do this to me? Have you forgotten how things used to be—""Evelyn," Nathaniel cut her off, his voice devoid of warmth.He fixed her with a piercing stare. "For old times' sake, I'll make sure you get the drug you need until you've fully recovered. But that's all you'll ever get from me."He paused, his next words carrying an unmistakable warning."If you bother Rosie again or push me any further, our past won't protect you. You'll be on your own with your treatment."Whatever hope Evelyn had left vanished.She stared at Nathaniel, realizing just how fa

Chapter 27

Nathaniel could see the resolve in Rosalie's eyes. She'd made up her mind to leave him, and something inside him finally snapped.Panic and despair overwhelmed him.He seized Rosalie's wrist and dragged her up to the rooftop, ignoring her struggles and furious protests.The last of the sunlight stained the sky a deep, bloodred hue.He pulled her toward the edge of the roof. Beyond the flimsy railing, the ground lay several stories below.His grip tightened around her arm. His bloodshot eyes were wild, and his voice shook with pain and desperation. He sounded as though he were threatening her and begging her at the same time."Rosie! If you leave me... if you really walk away..."He pointed to the ground far below."I'll jump! If seeing me dead would make you happy, if it'd make you feel even a little better, I'll jump right now! You think I won't?"Rosalie was trapped against the railing, her upper body leaning dangerously over the edge. The wind whipped her long hair around h

Chapter 28

As the shock and disbelief began to fade, a faint, desperate hope stirred in Nathaniel despite himself. He hardly dared let himself believe it.The baby would tie him to Rosalie in a way nothing else could.Maybe she'd think twice about leaving.Maybe he still had a chance to win her back.He looked at Rosalie, searching her face for some sign of hesitation. Instead, he found only cold disgust and unwavering resolve. Whatever hope he'd felt vanished.When Rosalie finally spoke, her voice was utterly devoid of emotion. Every word rang through the living room with chilling clarity."I'm getting an abortion. I'm not having this baby."Nathaniel's chest tightened so painfully he could barely breathe.He rushed over, crouched in front of Rosalie, and reached for her hand. His voice trembled as he pleaded with her more desperately than ever."Rosie, please, don't! This is our baby. It's all my fault. Hate me. Punish me however you want, but the baby's innocent. Please, keep the baby

Chapter 29

After dealing with an urgent military matter, Nathaniel raced home. All the way back, he clung to a sliver of hope he knew was foolish.Maybe, with time, the baby would make Rosalie reconsider.Maybe they still had a chance.But when he opened the front door, the house was eerily silent. Somehow, it felt even emptier than it had the first time she'd left.Once again, all her personal belongings were gone. On the living room coffee table sat a velvet box and a folded sheet of paper.A sudden sense of dread came over Nathaniel. His hands trembled as he picked up the paper and unfolded it.It was a medical record from a private clinic, confirming that Rosalie had undergone an abortion that very day. The reason was stated in cold, clinical language."Termination of pregnancy at patient's insistence."Nathaniel's vision went dark. His mind went blank, his ears rang, and his knees nearly buckled.He snapped open the velvet box. Inside lay the ring Rosalie had worn on their wedding d

Chapter 30

Back at the house, with Rosalie gone for good, Nathaniel locked himself in his room. He drew the curtains tight, shutting out the daylight and the rest of the world.Empty liquor bottles littered the floor. The room reeked of alcohol, and the air seemed heavy with despair.He sat on the floor, his back against the bed, clutching a yellowing photograph someone had secretly taken of Rosalie years ago at the Rose Garden in Nelmora.Beside him, a small recorder played a muffled recording on a loop. Whenever the tape ended, he rewound it and played it again. It was Rosalie humming to herself at home on a day when she'd been in good spirits.Her voice had a bright, slightly languid lilt, even through the muffled recording. Now it was a form of torture, each replay slicing through him anew.At times, a low, almost manic laugh escaped him. At others, he buried his face in his knees and broke into helpless, muffled sobs.Whenever the guards brought him food, he knocked it to the floor i

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