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.

was in the past. My feelings for him disappeared the moment he sent people to destroy

he would find out about my feelings, nor

shame and

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

matter.

being rushed to the hospital

was being carried away on a stretcher, Patrick

proclaimed with deep affection, "I love

can separate us! Not my dad, not the

by his words, was

that we'll end up in marriage. And

caused the principal, who was drinking water at the time, to choke and cough violently. Both were suspended from school for two weeks as punishment. Patrick,

his two-week suspension, he refused to visit Dustin in the

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