Seven Years of Marriage with Jake

Chapter 72

Chapter 4

I liked Patrick, and that was my biggest secret.

Before Yaritza appeared, he was the brother I adored and looked up to the most.

He would help me with my homework patiently and travel miles just to buy my favorite little cakes.

On the anniversaries of my parents' deaths, he would always be by my side, sharing my grief.

He once said, "You will never be alone. No matter when or where, I will always be there for you."

Over time, my feelings for Patrick shifted from simple reliance to a deeper affection.

him disappeared the moment

never imagined he would find out about my feelings, nor did I expect him

of shame and

"Yes, but now I've seen you

matter.

being rushed to the hospital

a stretcher, Patrick and Yaritza ran to

love Yaritza. In my heart, she will be my

can separate us! Not my dad, not the

his words, was

We will prove to everyone, with time, that we'll end up in marriage. And we hope you will all attend our wedding one

water at the time, to choke and cough violently. Both were suspended from school for two weeks as punishment. Patrick, furious at Dustin, thought his

his two-week suspension, he refused to visit Dustin

the responsibility of looking after Dustin. I was deeply grateful to this middle-aged man, who, despite his stern exterior, had