Love Coming from the Least Expected

The name Robert had always been alien to me. I didn’t have any memory of him, and barely anyone brought him up when I was a kid. After Isabelle’s departure, nobody talked about him anymore. The only thing I know about my mysterious uncle was that he used to be a business genius.

However, one thing didn’t add up. Isabelle said that Robert’s business failed and was acquired back when the Scotts were at their zenith. If that was true, that would mean that he was no business genius. After all, If he was, he wouldn’t have run the company to the ground, nor would he commit suicide. I reckoned that something more must be going on.

his family behind my back, thinking that I wouldn’t know. I found out since I was on the balcony. I knew he was trying to make the relationship work, and he was worried I might argue with Julia again. He kept convincing Julia it was fine, and I

successful man, but he had to deal with all this bullsh*t because

him a simple love. Instead, he had to deal with all the troubles my mother and his mother were throwing around just so our relationship wouldn’t be ruined. If he didn’t do that, he

in life. The ceremony could be canceled and I couldn’t care less.

congratulations from the guests, but over time, I thought that was a silly dream. Now, all I wanted was Christopher. As long as he

couldn’t go against

it was replaced with a childlike smile. He

pecked his lips. “I’ll keep walking this path no matter how hard it is, Chris,

we shared. This wasn’t a rom-com in the eighties, nor was it a summer romance flick. We went through

get some gifts, though it took me some time to pick the best one. When I came back, Christopher’s car was already in front of my house, so I went up to it. There were a few gift boxes in the backseat, so I knew