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.

for him disappeared the moment he sent people to

imagined he would find out about my feelings, nor

emotions of shame and humiliation welled up

him away and yelled, "Yes, but now

"Doesn't matter.

being rushed to the hospital after

being carried away on a stretcher, Patrick and Yaritza ran

Patrick proclaimed with deep affection, "I love Yaritza. In my heart, she will be my

one can separate us! Not my dad, not

moved by his words,

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

the time, to choke and cough violently. Both

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

was deeply grateful