Chapter 42“I'm giving you the job. You'll be my secretary instead of him,” Charlotte uttered while we were in the café. My eyes were pinned to my resignation letter in my hands. I was a bit dubious to pass it to Sean. “Don't tell me you're hesitant? Come on, Dahlia. Do you think it would be good to still work with him? Besides, he's the one who broke up with you. The contract is invalidated,” she heaved a heavy sigh and I shut my eyes firmly. I had to massage my head for a moment. Yesterday, I was discharged from the hospital as well and Sean broke up with me before that. It's crazy, but I've been having these thoughts to try taking pain killers to lessen the heaviness of my chest. The pain is striking down, which shatters my heart swiftly. I couldn't take Sean out of my head. I've been thinking and thinking about him. I couldn't forget every corner of his face and every memory that we shared together. His kisses, his touch, his scent—everything about him is just hard to forget. “
Chapter 43“Why did you break up with him?” Claire asked while we were both in the room that her mother allowed us to sleep. The other room is for Charlotte, and for Ford who is still not here yet. “He's the one who broke up with me, Claire, not me.” I simply smirked and shook my head.She's just a little kid and yet she's showering me her tons of questions about Sean. “And why? He seems nice. I like him for you,” I breathed heavily and faced her. She's the first one who said that she likes Sean for me. Everybody around me hates him for me as they know that Sean only sees Celeste to me. I smiled weakly. Even if she likes him for me, there's nothing I can do. I gave it all. I did everything I could for him even though I was the one he was shattering. In the end, he still ended our relationship. “He loves you, I saw it from his eyes. The way he looks at you, love is in those eyes.” I paused from folding my clothes when Claire mentioned that. I really can't believe I'm hearing all of
Chapter 44Just like the waves from the ocean that never stops from coming back to the shore, everything came back as well and hit me all over again as soon as our eyes met together. The waves of our memories and the waves of the striking pain in my chest came back and hit the spot. “Sean,” I began to tremble through my spine. My knees became feeble all of a sudden and I almost lost my balance. The waves that hit the shore soaked my feet, and I didn't know if it was the one dragging me to lose my strength or it is the reason that Sean Cohen is in front of me after telling me to leave his life. “I should leave. It was nice meeting you,” I didn't absorb what the stranger guy told me anymore the moment I saw him leaving through my peripheral vision. My eyes were pinned at Sean that I wasn't able to give him an eye. “W-What are you doing here?” I had enough bravery to still ask that. “Can we talk?” My eyes watered. I swear, I was only trying to hold back my tears. After telling me a
Chapter 45 Third Person's POV “Why is he here? You didn't tell me that he's coming with you for god's sake!” Charlotte exclaimed with frustration filling her up. She was not expecting to see Sean together with Ford. “I'm sorry, okay? He talked to me. I saw how sincere he was so I allowed him to know where Dahlia is.” Ford heaved a heavy sigh while watching Ford and Dahlia talk from afar. Looking at them, it seems like everything is not going well. They could see how mad and hurt Dahlia was while glancing at Sean. “And you believed him? What if he doesn't really mean it? Who knows? He might just can't forget about Celeste so he wants Dahlia to stay with her,” she shut her eyes emphatically. This is making her gone mad. “Dahlia is here to have some peace, Ford. She's here to try moving on and breathe from everything—and yet you brought the man whom she's trying to erase in her heart,” it weakens her. She couldn't afford to watch her best friend falling for someone who can't even re
Chapter 46I quickly pushed Sean away from me before the kiss become deeper. It's like a sin that I was trying to avoid. My eyes landed on the broken pieces of the glass that he dropped the moment he invaded my lips. I didn't even know that he dropped it. I totally forgot that he was holding a glass of water. Instead if talking to him, I quickly started to pick up all the broken pieces of the glass that spilled on the floor. “Let me do that,” he said and stole everything from me as he did it already by himself. Once again, may eyes landed at him as I watched him cleaning it. It didn't fade. I still feel it; the loud beating of my chest. I knew that my heart is winning again over my brain. Watching Sean like this melts me like ice. It softened me, just like what he always do. “I'll get you another one,” he added before his eyes finally went back at me. “What happened here?” We both froze the moment I heard Charlotte. Her brows crossed while she was trying to figure out what happe
Chapter 472 years later…“Sean, you're gonna be late!” I exclaimed aloud that it almost echoed in the entire mansion. I was hurrying to prepare the table for the breakfast because I know that Sean has to go early to work. While me, well, it's my day off today so I can do everything I want to do. “Is he awake?” Cristal asked while helping me prepare the table. “I hope so. I swear, I tried to drag him out of the bed earlier.” I heaved a heavy sigh and shook my head. “You go in the kitchen, I'll do this.” She said and stole the plates from me that I was just about to put on the table. “Yeah, right. I'm still cooking,” I quickly ran in the kitchen and finished cooking the food that I prepared for breakfast. I cooked fried chicken and some vegetables to still keep us healthy. Well, Sean is a workaholic person. Because I am his secretary and his girlfriend as well, I became workaholic, too. Funny, isn't it? “Sean, what the hell? You have a fucking meeting!” The bomb has already explod
Chapter 48I pretended to be asleep until Sean left again for work. He won't let me work in this condition as well. As soon as he left, I quickly went out of our room even though I was feeble. “Hey, I thought you don't feel well? You should take a rest,” Cristal said when she found me on my way to Sean's office in his house. I saw she paused when she saw my teary eyes. I heard it out loud. Sean said ‘I love you’ to Celeste, which slaps me with the truth again and again. In two fucking years that I thought we were happy, I was completely wrong. I was only fooling myself in two damn years that Sean is madly in love with me. “Ms. Dahlia!” Cristal exclaimed when I ignored her and quickly barged inside the office of Sean. My eyes landed on his desk and I didn't waste time opening his drawers. My lips parted and it seemed like I was lost for words. Tears began to drip down on my face as I saw all the pictures of him and Celeste there. My hands were shivering and I dropped all of it on t
Chapter 49I am two weeks pregnant. That is glued in my head. I was outside of Dr. Knox’ clinic while my mind was somewhere else. I was having a hard time absorbing everything I heard from the doctor. I feel like I was flying with my feeble body. I could not move, even my eyes were pinned on the plain wall in front of me. This day is indeed not for me. First, Sean slapped me with the truth. In two fucking years, his love for Celeste didn't waver and I didn't get any piece of it. Now, the doctor just told me that I am pregnant. Perhaps, it's better to hear from him that I've been dizzy these past few days because I have an illness. The worst is, I am pregnant. What am I supposed to do right now? I can't go back to Sean. I don't want to go back. I'm so scared of what's waiting for me and this baby in the future. Would I be able to raise this baby? I fuck off. “Dahlia,” I heaved a silent sigh and pulled myself back to my senses when Dr. Knox came to his office. I asked him to double
Epilogue1 month later…“It's been a while, Sean.” I muttered as I placed the flowers on top of his tombstone. I paused when I felt how the cold breeze embraced me and I felt like it was Sean. It sounds crazy, I know. But then, for the past month that Sean is gone, I never really felt like he really left us. There are these weird moments where I feel like he was around me, responding to any of my thoughts through the wind. “Perhaps you and Celeste are really destined forever,” I added and made a chuckle before my eyes landed at Celeste's tombstone beside Sean as well. I was the one who decided to bury him beside Celeste. Well, I know that Celeste has a biggest place in his heart and this is where everything started. If it is not for Emman, I would feel like I was only an extra to their love story—perhaps, I am Sean's side story. I placed other flowers at Celeste's tombstone as well. Looking at her tombstone reminds me of the day I witnessed how miserable Sean was because of his de
Chapter 80“I'm sorry, Dahlia…” Nathan uttered to me right after I still brought Sean to the hospital. He eyed me with so much despair, mourning already while I was standing there with my tears couldn't stop from pouring out of my eyes. “I'm afraid what we fear just happened,” he added. The moment I heard that from Nathan, I fell on the ground, losing all my strength. I wanted to scream but I felt like I lost my voice. I wanted to cry aloud but I felt like I had no strength to. My world shattered into a million pieces again and it felt like everything just stopped. “I'm sorry,” Nathan's voice cracked. He tried to hug me, but I moved away and quickly stood up to see Sean once again. “Sean,” I called, feeling so weak. I wanted to hear his voice and see his smile that I used to admire, but then, I knew that it is not possible anymore, which breaks me even more. My hands were shivering but I managed to grasp his now cold hands. He died while he was with me to the place where he first
Chapter 79“They want to see you, Sean.” I uttered. Emman was still with us, sitting on the other side of the bed. He looked away, and I knew that he didn't want to see them or should I say, he didn't want them to see him looking feeble like this. I heaved a light sigh while still holding his hand. “Don't you want to see them? They have been worried about you, especially Ford.” I mentioned trying to convince him. He shut his eyes firmly before he finally made a nod at me. “Really?” I asked delightedly. “Yeah,” he replied. I smiled from ear to ear after hearing that.“Hold on, I'll call them.” I quickly said before I ran out of the room to call the three of them waiting downstairs. “Can you calm down? You'll see him,” I heard Charlotte say to Ford who was walking endlessly in front of them. “He wants to see you,” I said, loud enough for them to hear me. All their eyes shifted at me from upstairs while I was wearing a soft smile, feeling a glimpse of hope. After a few weeks of no
Chapter 78I was staring at the coffee in front of me, watching it become cold. I am at home now. Later, I will go back to Sean's house to look after him again. I feel tired, but I know that it is not because of taking care of Sean; I'm tired of seeing him struggling and hearing his screams each day. I feel like it traumatized me. His screams stay in my head and I still hear it wherever I am. “You okay?” Knox asked and sat beside me. I had to pull myself back together as I don't want to worry him. “Yeah, I think so.” I replied as I forced myself to draw a tiny smile. “Are you sure? I know you, Dahlia. You can't hide things from me,” he added and I felt his hand invade my hand on the table. That was the moment I glanced at him—and in one snap, I felt my eyes watered immediately. I look like a kid who cries automatically after seeing her father. “Perhaps, not.” I replied. Knox did what he always does. He pulled me closer to him and hid my face on his broad chest. I began to sob and
Chapter 77“AHHHHHHH!” “Sean, please! Let's bring you to the hospital!” I exclaimed for the third time while everything was a mess inside his room. I couldn't do anything while he was shouting in pain and crumpling on his bed. He looks so pale and weak and yet I couldn't do anything to help him out. He was panting, chasing his breath before he just grabbed the bread knife from the side table of his bed and now glanced at me, pointing me out with that damn knife. “Kill me, Dahlia! Just fucking kill me, please!” At that moment that he was almost begging me to just kill him, I felt how many daggers pierced my chest that I knew it was bleeding so much. My tears began to betray me again while staring at Sean. His eyes were glazing over while he was holding the bread knife so tight. “What are you waiting for? K-Kill me! AHHHHHH!” The knife fell from his grasp as he screamed again and started to crumple in so much pain on his bed. “Sean,” my voice broke as I went beside him and held hi
Chapter 761 month later…Some people hate to stare right through the sky when it is too bright. They get blind from it and the sky's brightness is hurting their eyes. But then, I am different. Watching how each cloud moved slowly in front of me felt like it was dragging me along with it as well. Seeing the beautiful color of the sky along with the sunshine shining upon us captivates me entirely. I heaved a heavy sigh as I closed my eyes calmly, feeling the heat of the sun shining upon my skin. I just offered myself there, laying down on the sand and enjoying the peace. I could hear the noises of the people around me who were having their own worlds but nothing can beat the deafening but mesmerizing sound of the ocean’s waves. I could hear every move of it, back and forth. The sand on my skin was so gentle that I felt even more comfortable with it. “Wake up, woman.” My eyes remained closed even after hearing that voice. I don't need a minute to identify whose voice is that. I heard
Chapter 75 “Have you asked him?” Nathan asked. He came here this morning and I guess he only stopped by to ask about that. I placed the coffee on the small table in our living area before I glanced at him and sat beside him. “I did,” I replied. “He already knows that truth as well about Emman,” I added and wore that tiny smile. “How sure are you that Sean will live if he takes the treatment?” I asked again, even though Sean already refused to take it no matter how I persuaded him.Nathan paused and looked away for a moment before he blew out a little sigh.“As I said it's a risk, Dahlia. Who knows? He might still live if he decides to take the trea—”“And if he doesn't?” It shut him up. I witnessed how he was lost for words the moment I brought up the other side of Sean's situation. No matter how we avoid thinking about that negative side, we cannot run away from it; we cannot deny that death is indeed chasing him, trying to collect his life. “Dahlia, you know that I'm just doing
Chapter 74 “Do you think he won't hate me for being absent all those years?” Sean asked while he was driving. We are already near our house. After I revealed the truth to him and right after we fought, we reconciled for the sake of Emman. I still feel bad everytime he mentions his absence, which was not just his fault, but mine. I do not blame myself as I know that I had a deep reason to leave and hide my pregnancy from him, however, I couldn't help but wonder what change could it make if I came back and just told him that I was conceiving our child. “Emman thinks like an adult,” I uttered as the side of my lips rose. That is one of the things that makes me proud as his mother. “Like Claire before?” He asked and chuckled. “Yeah,” I paused for a moment. “Raising him alone wasn't hard. Not because Knox was there, but because Emman stood up with me like a real man beyond his age. He did everything to avoid worrying me and making me feel a headache. He's matured at his young age,” I
Chapter 73“Emman is your son, Sean…he's our son,” I bursted into tears as soon as I said that. After carrying it for 6 years, I finally spilled the truth to Sean. His lips parted but he remained stunned. He didn't move as if he became a statue who was still absorbing it in his head. Instead, a single tear just fell from his left eyes while his eyes were firm and surprised, glued at me. “I-I’m so sorry, Sean.” He dodged my touch before I could even reach his arm. He stood up and turned his back at me, facing his desk. He didn't say a word, but I could see right through his face that he was upset because of what I had done. “You were pregnant?” He uttered as he faced me again. I nodded slowly in tears. What I just told him weakened him. I can see that from his eyes right now. I was only trembling while looking at him. My chest was aching every pound of it. “And you didn't tell me?” He asked unbelievably with unfairness invading his eyes. “I'm sorry, Sean. I'm so so—”“Bullshit, D