My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 204

Chapter 204

Evelyn

Jacob's body froze at my question, his green eyes flickering with a strange realization. Slowly, his grip on me loosened, and he stepped away, leaving my skin cold and my heart sinking. The warmth that had just wrapped around me like a safety net faded, replaced by the icy tendrils of doubt.

I couldn't read his expression. It was unreadable, distant, and yet somehow

heavy, as though my words had triggered something deep within him.

Had I crossed a line?

Did I say it too soon?

We had only just recovered from everything every wound, every misunderstanding, every piece of shattered trust. Maybe he thought it was too soon for something this monumental.

I opened my mouth to say something, but the words caught in my throat as he turned abruptly and walked into the room, leaving me standing there in silence.

I followed, confusion and regret tangling in my chest.

This was a mistake.

But as I entered the room, I stopped. Jacob stood with his back to me, his broad frame illuminated by the moonlight streaming through the window. It painted him in soft hues of silver, making his skin almost glow, his shoulders rising and falling with each slow breath he took.

"Jacob, I'm—" I started, but my apology was cut short when he turned to face me.

The corner of his lips quirked upward in a faint, almost mischievous smile. The warmth in that look melted the cold inside me, thawing the chill that had settled into my bones and making my heart stutter in response. It was a smile that made everything inside me surge-hope,

hand. But my attention was locked on his face, on the way his emerald eyes held mine as if he could see straight into my

something in it that I couldn't yet make sense of. I was consumed by him—his presence, his touch, the way he moved toward me like gravity pulling us together. I didn't know why my heart raced so violently, why every inch

with mine, the world

a shiver through me. He stepped closer, our breaths mingling in the small space between us. The air seemed to thicken with every second, the tension so palpable I could almost taste it. "I had this whole thing planned, baby. Bookings, speeches, everything. Bianca and I worked together on this for you just so

had to ask, didn't you?" he breathed, his voice breaking just slightly. "With that sweet

shifted down to where our hands were intertwined. That's when I saw it a velvet box

My eyes flickered between him

whispered, the question barely leaving my lips before my heart

at the sight of him kneeling, and a tear threatened to spill from the

on both knees," he said with a grin, "but this is how I want to do this. For you. For

of his touch sending waves of warmth through my entire body. It was as if my soul had been cold for so long, and now, in his presence, he was pouring light into every corner of me, igniting something I

God...

do to deserve to feel

his eyes glistening and a small smile on his face that warmed my heart.

holding mine, trembled, his eyes shining with

incomplete-fragmented-and now, here he was, offering me the missing piece, the promise

Forever... with him.

he said, his voice laced with a mix of frustration and affection, "you've

chuckle escaped his lips and I sniffled. I couldn't tear my eyes

couldn't find the

about you, no matter where

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255