Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 232

Chapter 32 You Should Leave

I picked up the earrings she had thrown at me. They were beautiful heart-shaped diamond studs, a style I used to love. I had bought from this brand after getting married, but after catching Leonard at the same store shopping with some model, I stopped going there.

I glanced at her ears. As I suspected, they were newly pierced.

I remembered how she used to say that only women with questionable reputations pierced their ears in her hometown, which is why she never did it.

Yet now, she had gone and pierced hers and even wore oversized earrings before the piercings

had healed.

Because I used to like these kinds of earrings-slightly exaggerated and super sparkly.

She probably didn't know that I'd stopped wearing earrings altogether, and I certainly wouldn't touch anything from that brand anymore.

I placed the earrings aside gently, and she let out a bitter laugh.

"I heard you sold your wedding ring for money. Why are you still pretending:

love him. It's for the money, isn't it? Leonard will pay you off, so why don't you just stay out

cared about his money. I'm telling you now, back off while

in her voice. She was

won.

came between you two?" I asked calmly. "Are you sure I'm the one who's only ever cared

knew the truth. There was no need to play

pretense.

have been with someone like Zack, who was my equal and could have offered me a comfortable life. I could have taken

watching as a flicker of doubt crossed her face. She glared at

it be? He loves me now," she shot

I asked, my

Her bravado cracked.

knew, deep down, that Leonard

when he remembers?

could see the tremor in her body as my words hit home. Fear

women could be and how harshly he would turn them away. He was never one to tolerate being pursued if

he wouldn't forgive her. The man was known for being unforgiving when it came to betrayal. His disdain

to Amelia and me. The truth was if Leonard woke up and