Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 222

Chapter 222 My Wife on Paper

Zack looked like he had just rushed over from a construction site. His clothes were covered in dust, his face was smeared with dirt, and he was breathing heavily. But he didn't seem to care about any of those things. "What's wrong with Leonard?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.

"What do think? It's all because of Amelia!" Emma spat, her fists clenched in frustration." Leonard might be confused right now, but there's no way he's completely forgotte everything."

"And Amelia," she continued angrily, "knowing what's going on, how can she be so shameless, acting like she belongs in his life?"

Emma and Jill started ranting, their voices growing louder as they vented their anger. 1, however, closed my eyes, retreating into my thoughts.

Maybe Amelia had been in love with Leonard since college. Maybe that's where her resentment toward me started.

Suddenly, fragments of memories clicked into place-how I'd buy her lunch back then, pretending it was because I wasn't hungry or didn't feel like eating.

I'd thought I was doing her a favor, but now, I could recall the bitterness in her eyes, the flashes of hatred that I had been too naive to notice.

At the time, I assumed her resentment came from frustration with her own circumstances.

Maybe she felt trapped by her background, envying the things she didn't have. It never. crossed my mind that her real hatred was directed at me. Suddenly, I understood why she did what she did.

She was willing to go for it, even if it was just for a fleeting moment of happiness.

said in the

see the brutal deaths of my parents or the pain I had endured being forced

how

I deserved

and Emma were saying as they continued to curse out

fed up with the

go buy me something to

room fell silent when they left, leaving only me

bed for a long time without saying a word. His eyes

"Does it hurt?"

spoke simultaneously, then stopped, falling into an

shook my head. "No,

to hide

hurt when they gave me the anesthetic,

me feel like I

say he didn't want me to have kids because it would be too painful, and he knew I was afraid of

always knew I was terrified

got married, he would

the most basic respect.

reporter shouted that I was bleeding, I saw his footsteps falter, but he