One More Chance by Jaycelle Rodriguez

Chapter 126: Back to being single

~~~There's goes my hands shaking and you are the reason. My heart keeps bleeding, I need you now. And if I could turn back the clock I'd make sure the light defeated the dark. I'd spend every hour of every day keeping you safe. And I'd climb every mountain and swim every ocean just to be with you and fix what I've broken. Oh, 'cause I need you to see that you are the reason~~~

-Calum Scott and Leona Lewis-

LUKE's POV:

"Whoa! Drinking at ten o'clock in the morning!"

I closed my eyes tightly when I heard Patrick's voice behind me. I went straight to my favourite bar right after the court granted our divorce. I'm back to being single again, but I feel so empty. It's as if the weight of the world has suddenly fallen on my shoulders and I couldn't move.

When she looked at me earlier, it was then that I realized how much I loved her and if I had only come to my senses a few years ago and apologized to her, maybe we wouldn't have reached this point. I wish I had known before how to lose someone important to you, maybe I could have been responsible and become a loving husband to her. A husband that she deserved.

"Hey," He sat down next to me and patted me on the shoulder.

"What are you doing here?" I asked bringing the glass of whiskey into my mouth.

"I should be the one asking you that question. What are you doing here and why are you drinking this early morning?"

I snorted. "Tss! It's as if you have no idea about what happened."

"Of course, I know what happened, you just got divorced, but dude, even if you drink all day and all kinds of alcohol in the world, you could no longer change the judge's decision---and your ex-wife's decision."

I threw him a death glare but he just shook his head.

"Besides, it's not the end of the world. You have to stay strong because you also have to move on. There are still a lot of things waiting for you and needing your attention. Your job, the company, your employees, your friends, your parents and your daughter... remember, your sweet and innocent little girl still needs her parents, her father."

I just took a deep breath, closing my eyes tightly.

"And anyway, our newest project in Canada including the expansion has been approved by the---"

my position, Patrick," I said

His eyes narrowed

office today and even the next day, next week, the whole month. Honestly, I no longer want to

ridiculous! I told you it's not

there was loud music playing around the bar, no one

silent after that but

I waited for more than four years to apologize to her and tell her my feelings,

mean by everything will turn back to its place? Are you expecting that she will easily forgive you when you apologize to her? That

I mean. I just thought she would give me a chance.

to tell you honestly, if I were her, I wouldn't give

head snapped

all, what you did to her during your marriage---cheating with your ex-girlfriend is unforgivable. Hmm... yes, let's say it can be forgiven when time has already healed the wounds, but it's unforgettable. You made her life miserable as if she lived her life in hell. You never appreciated her nor looked at her as your wife. I know what she did was wrong, asking a bartender to put sleeping

staring at the glass in my hand as I listened

old was she again when she fell in love with you?" I frowned at

was 16 then. I remember she mentioned it

God! Can you

with you and yet she sacrificed her youth days because to love you. Four

on how the way you

did you hear her complain about the situation she was in? She didn't, did she? That's what you told me. So it just means she loved you with

lost my

until now that she's already 26, she's still in love with you! What a surprise! She has loved you for 10 years. She cared about

mentioned the word divorce, I suddenly felt like the world was crashing down my feet. She told me the love

she

them at all.

her heart never. And in the

about herself. She was just asking you for space, for enough time to be herself again. The very important thing she lost and completely forgot when she fell

now?" I asked with a deeper

"Let go!"