From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 214

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Debra’s resolve remained unshakable. Even as the three–month deadline loomed, she knew she would never accept Juan. This bet was destined to end in his defeat.

“I made mistakes and caused misunderstandings. But give me a chance, Debra. Let me try to be a good husband. I truly love you,” he said.

In that fleeting moment, Debra saw a glimpse of the boy she once knew reflected in Juan’s eyes

Perhaps Juan had long forgotten the boy he used to be, but Debra hadn’t. She couldn’t forget the boy who had squatted down beside her, taken her hand, and walked with her down that road.

“Alright, I’ll give you this chance,” she said. “But no matter what you do, you’ll end up losing.”

Juan, however, seemed not to hear the warning in her words. A smile spread across his face, as if her agreement alone was a victory.

Debra pushed his hands away. “I’m tired. You can go now.”

“Grandma’s here,” Juan reasoned. “Where do you want me to go?”

remnants of her life,

towards the double bed, his intent

disapproval. “I don’t have the habit of sleeping

“It’s just a way

bed and then the sofa. “You can sleep on the

complied without argument. He moved the pillows from the bed to the sofa and found a thin

Debra

our distance tonight. Don’t come closer than

“Okay.”

let’s live our own lives and not

“Okay.”

sense of profound unease. Sleep eluded her, and she spent the night tossing and turning. When morning finally came, she found Juan already awake, the pillows neatly returned to

leaned in to adjust the blanket, Debra suddenly grabbed his hand. Juan froze, the wariness in her eyes

you with a blanket,” he

slightly, but the ghosts of her past lingered. She had seen the darker

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