First Love's Return, Heiress Strikes Back

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Chapter 2

“I was wrong back then. I was so immature and shouldn’t have argued with you and run away from home. Now I have come to my senses.

“I’ll go back to New York after I settle things here.”

Mariela

walked alone for a long time before

returning

to

the Waterfront Villa at past 10:00 at night.

Upon seeing her, the maid, Amina Hodge, handed her some soup.

“Ms. Logan, you’re back. It’s the soup you made for Mr. Herman to nourish his stomach, right? It was cold, so I heated it up. I was about to take it upstairs when you returned. Would you like to take it up?”

Mariela didn’t say anything. She took the soup and walked towards the upstairs bedroom.

one sitting at the desk. The computer screen was on,

rushing water from the bathroom, and the lights

taking a shower this early

put down the

from the computer’s WhatsApp

moved the mouse and clicked on

saw messages

at Los Angeles Airport

message ten minutes

taking a shower to

you. And I regret so much breaking up with you to pursue my career

both too proud to compromise. I know you still have feelings

I always dumped them soon after. Something was always missing.

dare go back to Los Angeles because I was afraid. What if you still hated me? What if you didn’t want to see me? What if you were already with someone else and no

wrong. Jay, can you forgive me?”

her messages silently, finding it

the dialog and leave when

this. Do you still love

on his computer, and he still used his phone to reply to her while he was in the

heart trembled slightly.

Jaime