Chapter 50: Baring Her Heart
’Love?’
Arthur was stunned. This is the first time they are discussing Love. He felt this unexplainable joy combined with fear bubbling in his heart.
Talking about love might take their relationship one step forward or it might end the little hope he has in his heart forever.
"I do love you... In fact I’ve loved you for twelve years... I’ve loved you enough to make me mad, " he said and he could see her hands wrapping around his waist as if she is believing what he said.
He didn’t know what changed her mind. It seemed like she previously said he was pretending to care for her to make his family win.
Talia heard him and smiled silently as she listened to his heartbeat. It was beating like a drum and it was pleasant in her ears. His warmth from his chest passed through her ear to her heart and she felt blissful.
There is every possibility that he is telling the truth. He has no need to pretend to care for her if he had any other reason than his love for her.
They way he looks at her like he wants to swallow her whole, the anger he showed at David out of jealousy and a lot of things in the past couple of days like cooking for her... The roses...
She trusted him once and he wasn’t there for her that day... But, she is willing to trust him once more.
But... This time, she’d leave him, for good.
Not out of spite or for revenge but because it is good for him.