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

at once, emotions of shame and humiliation welled up

him away and yelled, "Yes, but now I've seen you for what

"Doesn't matter. I

being rushed to the hospital after suffering a heart

Dustin was being carried away on a stretcher, Patrick and Yaritza ran to the school's broadcasting

"I love Yaritza. In

us! Not my

his words, was in

in love. We will prove to everyone, with time, that we'll end up in marriage. And

fodder for their classmates to mimic but also caused the principal, who was drinking water at the time, to choke and cough

he refused to visit Dustin in

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