Todos los capítulos de Runaway Groom: Dumping the Cheating Bride: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

Joshua's POVI didn't have time to overthink it. I forced myself to calm down, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open.We hadn't seen each other in five years, and I immediately noticed the few strands of gray in Professor Stark's hair. The thought of how I'd ignored his repeated attempts to talk me out of leaving with Renee back then filled me with shame.I was the student he'd once pinned his hopes on, and I was also the one who'd let him down most. He looked at me, all his reprimands coming out in the form of a heavy sigh. He simply said, "Now that you're here, you'd better stick with me and focus on the experiments."I tamped down the emotions swirling within me and gave a firm nod.Professor Stark didn't say anything else. He just gestured for Violet to take me to the dorm so I could unpack.The second I got to the dorm, I put my backpack down, collapsed onto the bed, and let out a content sigh. From last night until now, I'd only dozed a couple of hours on the plane

Third-Person POVKevin couldn't believe Renee had forgotten something so huge. It made him feel even more upset on Joshua's behalf, and his disgust for her grew."You really have a selective memory, don't you? How could you forget what happened on New Year's Day six years ago? You never even thanked him back then, and now you've gone and treated him like this!"The more Kevin spoke, the more riled up he got. He ended up telling Renee everything—all the things Joshua had quietly done for her over the past 20 years, and what had really happened that terrifying night 6 years ago. He even showed her photos on his phone of Joshua in a hospital bed.Renee had no idea how she even made it out of Kevin's place. She walked around in a daze, feeling as though her entire world had crumbled around her. Everything had gone dark, and she couldn't see even the faintest glimmer of hope.She clearly remembered Chad saving her that night six years ago. How could it have been Joshua?If what Kevin

Third-Person POVRenee arranged to terminate her pregnancy that very day.When the Pattersons found out, they stormed into the hospital, accusing the staff of killing their family's sole heir.But the hospital had Renee's signed consent form in black and white. The staff called the police, who removed the Pattersons for causing a public disturbance.After that, Renee stopped paying attention to anything involving the Pattersons. She refused to give up on finding Joshua, so she went back to Kevin's place to ask where he'd gone.When Kevin refused to tell her, she started showing up outside his door every day. After several days of this, he finally lost his patience. He told her only that Joshua had joined a research lab and left Stonebrook. As for which lab, he refused to say another word.Renee and Joshua had attended the same university, and she was reminded of Francis. After contacting several fellow alumni, she finally learned that Francis had established a new research lab in

Third-Person POVBefore heading to the private dining room, Renee had even stopped by the restroom to touch up her makeup.She'd only come to the restaurant for a meal. Running into Joshua had been the last thing she'd expected. But now that she knew where he was, she couldn't bear to wait for another chance to see him. So she'd quickly freshened up before making her way to the private dining room.Before opening the door, she'd imagined all kinds of reactions from Joshua. Maybe he was still angry with her and wouldn't forgive her. Or maybe he'd already moved on from what happened and would treat her like any other friend.Either way, Renee thought she could accept whatever place she held in his heart now. As long as she could see him again, she was confident she could make him fall in love with her all over again.But there was one possibility she'd never considered—Joshua already had a new girlfriend. Worse still, he was about to get married.The moment she heard the word "fian

Joshua's POVMy parents were sitting off to the side, looking uncomfortable.When I decided to call off the wedding two years ago, I didn't tell them the real reason. I'd simply said I wanted to focus on my research. So as far as my parents were aware, our family was mainly to blame for the canceled wedding.Even though they'd always felt Renee wasn't particularly invested in our relationship, they'd still believed we'd treated her unfairly.Over the past two years, even though I hadn't come home, Renee had regularly shown up around our apartment complex. She'd never actually come upstairs to see them, but my parents could tell she was looking for me. And for the past six months, she'd been coming almost every other day.My parents had tried to persuade her to stop. After all, I'd made it perfectly clear that I was calling off the wedding. Besides, I was away working at the lab. I hadn't come home once. Waiting around outside our apartment wasn't going to change that.Still, they