Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

Chapter 144

"Is it not her? Could it be me?" I met his gaze without flinching, asking each word deliberately.

To say that I had no expectations would be a lie. I could deceive anyone, but I couldn't deceive my own heart. I still hadn't let go.

Even though I knew perfectly well that there was no possibility for us to continue, I still hoped that over these years, he had liked me even for a brief, fleeting moment. Eight years. How many of those would I get in a life time?

His dark eyes were like whirlpools, as if trying to pull me in. His voice carried a mesmerizing power, "If I said yes, would we not get divorced then? How about it?"

I froze, then froze again, for a long time, looking at him as soberly as I could, shaking my head.

"Ryan, even if you liked me at some point, it would only prove that all these years weren't entirely about me loving you. I might have been slightly more willing. But this... isn't a reason for us to continue."

"All these years?"

"Yes, all these years."

I was willing to lay bare this relationship completely, without hiding anymore. I smiled. "Eight

out loud might leave no room for regrets

told him openly that I

"How could it..."

then pleased and suspicious, "In

the bitterness in my heart. "Who told you that? Or do you think any boy and girl

But..."

you wish me a happy eighth

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"That day, when I woke up in the school hospital and saw you, I liked you Thank

"You"

slightly, throat

I seemed to see panic

forgotten, but to me back then, they were all shining moments... Ryan, no matter what, the old