One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 80: I want my family back

~~~Too blind to realize I was chasing a fantasy and hurting the one who'd never hurt me. I've been searching for one I've already found. This time I know it's real, God only knows I've been so lonely without you. Give me the chance to heal, oh, please take me back, can't go on living without your love~~~ -Norman Saleet-

"What the hell are you talking about and where did you get that idea?" I glanced at him, but instead of being afraid of my serious reaction, he did the opposite. His laugh grew louder as he shook his head.

"Haist! I wasn't born yesterday, Luke. You can fool everyone here in the office, but not me. I know who's on your mind lately, boss." He said, emphasizing the last word. "Anyway, how do you feel right now after seeing your ex-wife? Knowing that she has already moved on from you?" He asked, leaning against his seat. His face became serious as he crossed his hands over his chest.

Hearing his last question took me out the stage for a moment. How should I answer that question? How would I hide the truth and lie in front of my assistant and a friend who had known me for almost five years?

"Have you already talked to her?"

"Yes." I nodded and took a deep, frustrated sigh afterwards.

Patrick knew what happened between me and Sam. It's not that he witnessed them all, but I told him everything. Other than Dale, he appeared to be my second best friend as my friendship with Dale seemed to have changed when he found out what I had done. "She thanked me for everything... for what I did to her."

"What? W-What do you mean by she thanked you? Shouldn't she hate you for ruining your marriage and family?" He suddenly straightened his seat as he got confused about what I was saying.

"She told me she has to thank me for letting her go as she found David, the person who loved and appreciated her. He showed her the things I should have done before but---" but he interrupted me.

"But you closed your heart and chose to lock the door when she was knocking and begging for you to love her, am I right?"

But instead of answering him, I got up and walked to the glass window where the view of the San Francisco skyline came first before my eyes.

"I wasn't expecting to hear those words from her, Patrick. I mean, I-I wasn't ready to see that look in her eyes while she was talking to me, while she was saying thank you for hurting her and for letting her go. There was a smile that never left her lips, but her eyes showed differently."

"Why? What did you notice in her eyes?"

stood next to where

glimmer of

his hand on my shoulder. "Can

his question with a

who never treated you well, who

passed as I remembered everything I

the same and..." I stopped. I

I'm sure you will never forgive her." I glanced at

thought you had in your

are you my assistant or

to be both." This time, he gave me a throaty laugh that also made me laugh.

I never learned to love her, Patrick." I shook my head and decided to go

her, but you cheated on her because you're such a dumbass---cheater---jerk and asshole----"

me you loved her, then why did you cheat in the first place and why didn't you apologize at that time instead of letting her go?" "Because I was stupid back then not to realize what I had. I got confused about what I feel for her and Cherry until it became too late to realize that I was letting go of the wrong woman. The only woman who thought me the

did you wait another four years before asking her forgiveness? What did

happy when she's with me. I have never treated her right, I have never given her even the simplest things that a wife asked for her husband... time, acceptance, forgiveness

suddenly decide

right. I want to make

you, there's a lot of effort you have to put in than plan of

I suppose to tell her except for apologizing? I know I can't tell her how I feel

about the truth! That

to earn her forgiveness and I don't

are you going to hide it from her? Oh, dude, you know you can't

there's

he spoke again. "Are you also going to hide what really happened that night? That you discovered that