All Chapters of The One I Couldn’t Let Go: Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

"Ah… K-Keith! You’re here too…"Howard’s reaction was almost comical.His face went pale so quickly it was as if someone had flicked a switch.I had no idea what was going on, but when I instinctively reached out to steady him, Keith yanked me back, gripping my wrist tightly."He’s fine," Keith said, his voice cold and flat."Y-Yeah! I’m fine… I should probably get going. Don’t want to interrupt you two…"And just like that, Howard bolted—faster than a rabbit.Keith didn’t slow down, tugging me along with quick, purposeful strides.His grip was so tight that my wrist started to ache.I winced. "Ow—"Only then did he finally let go."Keith, do you know Howard?”I looked up at him only to realize something was different.It had been a long time since I’d seen him like this.Keith was always smiling and wearing that casual, unreadable expression.But now, his eyes were black as a bottomless pit, carrying a kind of danger that made my stomach twist.His fingers, cold against my skin, brush

"I'm not saying all this to make you pity me or to make you stay. I’m just… afraid I won’t get another chance to tell you. You still don’t want to marry me, do you?" I hadn’t expected him to bring it up first. It felt like a long time before I answered, and in that silence, he simply waited. For a fleeting moment, I wished he would get angry. If he did, at least I’d have a reason to tell myself he was never good to me in the first place. "Yeah." He didn’t seem surprised by my response. He nodded, then asked another question. This time, I understood that he had probably played out this conversation in his mind countless times before. "Where do you plan to live after leaving me? I know you won’t take the house or the car. But your mom remarried, didn’t she? And you told me you can’t stand your half-sister." "I have some savings. I can rent an apartment." "A shared place? How big? With whom?" "Do you really have to ask—" Keith just looked at me, silent and steady