Chapter 31
Chapter 9
“Bella, I promised I’d bring you here p>
“I chased you here as soon as I found out you came alone p>
“You came here… that means you still love me, right p>
Looking into his expectant eyes, I suddenly remembered.
In college, I was a Rosetti but never wasted money.
I worked part-time jobs.
I loved earning my own way.
We’d planned a romantic trip to Nantucket.
When he suggested bringing Camilla, I agreed.
Now I knew-he wanted both of us.
And I finally understood why I’d always felt discomfort.
I laughed coldly.
“You’re wrong. I just didn’t want my plan to go to waste p>
“We’re done. Keep following me, and I’ll call the cops p>
I walked away. He stood there, lost.
Ten steps later, he blocked my path again.
Anger and desperation burned in his eyes.
“Rosetti Group rejected me. Every company blacklists me p>
“Bella, you’re really going to leave me p>
A shadow fell over me. Strong arms wrapped around my shoulders.
I looked up.
It was Marco.
He held me tight and laughed at Lorenzo.
“You don’t keep trash. You should throw it out before it rots p>
I stared at him, surprised.
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I didn’t know he could be so sharp. I smiled.
Lorenzo turned red. He stood there, speechless.
Marco took my hand.
“Let’s go to the beach. Forget this scum p>
He walked past Lorenzo like he wasn’t there.
The sea breeze blew, and I suddenly felt much more refresh.
Lorenzo still followed behind.
I stepped into the water and said softly,
“You didn’t come all this way just for me, did you p>
Marco spoke slowly, firmly.
“I went to the estate p>
“Your father said you went out alone to relax p>
“I couldn’t let you be alone p>
I stopped and looked at him.
“Why p>
“This is a business marriage p>
“You don’t owe me p>
He pressed a finger to my lips.
“I arrived at the café early. I watched you through the glass p>
“You looked so lonely. Just like me p>
“I think we can learn to love. After marriage p>
Lonely?
I blinked, then smiled.
Four years of college-
I had Lorenzo and Camilla.
I thought they were my everything.
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But I’d always felt trapped behind a wall.
Lonely…
Yes.
I glanced at Lorenzo, then turned back to Marco, certain.
“When we return, we’ll get married p>
He smiled.
“Okay p>
He leaned in and kissed me softly, possessively.
Lorenzo watched us, his face gray.
He finally understood-he’d lost me forever.
He fell to his knees on the sand.
When we returned, our families finalized the wedding.
I learned Camilla moved back to her small hometown with her mother.
Father didn’t relent. Men collected the debt daily.
She worked nonstop to repay the Rosetti family.
I didn’t care. I didn’t think about her at all.
On my wedding day with Marco, I stared in the mirror at my Vera Wang gown.
Not long ago, I’d feared introducing Lorenzo to Father.
“Someone gave you this,” a bridesmaid’s shout brought me back to my senses.
I took it. A Tiffany box.
I opened it. A pair of love locks.
A note fell out.
[Bella, I brought what you wanted p>
Before the trip, I’d clung to Lorenzo and begged,
“When we go, we’ll buy love locks. To lock us together forever p>
It meant nothing now.
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I tossed the entire box into the trash.
The wedding music began.
I linked my arm through Father’s and walked toward the man who promised forever.
I didn’t know if promises lasted.
But in this moment.
I said yes.
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