NovelEnglishChapter 203 He frowned. He felt conflicted. He was standing far enough that she wouldn't notice him unless she turned around but near enough that he could hear every word she was saying.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtElisa touched her father’s face in the photo. Her heart thudded heavily in her chest. “Dad, | should have listened to you. | should never have married him...” The man’s heart sank. He stared hard at her and kept his distance. He restrained himself from approaching her. He wanted to hear what else she had to say, and it wouldn't do for him to interrupt her.
Elisa sighed. “Back then, you toldthat rather than marrying the wrong person, you'd rather | never marry. But | loved him. Dad, did you know that I had been in love with him for so long that the years have blurred together. | don't even know how long | have had these feelings for him. All | know is, he has never been far from the forefront of my mind from the moment | met him when | was a child.” The man was shocked. He stared at her in disbelief. He suddenly sneered. So what if she had spent all those years pining after him? Now she was going against him! Elisa pursed her lips. “But when Linda appeared, | knew that | had been acting a fool all along. He had hatedfrom the start.
Why then should | continue to give him my heart if he was going to keep treatingthis way? | am his wife in the eyes of the law, and yet here | am, being treated like the mistress trying to tear them apart using any means.” She chuckled. “Dad, I'm so sorry. I've wasted all the efforts you've put into raising me. I'm sorry for not following the path you've set for me. I've thought things through. If he doesn’t love me, my feelings for him will end here. It'll be as if we had never met.” Gareth gritted his teeth. This woman! Elisa's eyes dulled with bitterness. “I used to think about what | would do if one day he were to tossaside. | have spent many a sleepless night thinking about this. But no matter how | wished or prayed, it happened. | thought my heart would be broken beyond repair. But, Dad, the moment | signed those papers, | felt a sense of relief. | felt that | would be fine without him, maybe...
He wasn't the person | was meant to be with, after all. He wasn’t as important as | thought he was to me. At that moment, | realized that what love | had for him had disappeared because of the hatred he had shown towards me.” Gareth’s complexion paled.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Dad, | realized then that | should have trusted you. He was so talented. And he stood out from everyone else. But the thing was, he was never mine.” Elisa chuckled again. Relief was etched in her features.
Gareth clenched his fists so hard that his veins bulged in his forehead.
“Dad, | am a sorry excuse for a daughter. I'm sory for taking so long to csee you. | am free now. There's no one to orderaround or to tellwhat to do. So from now onwards, I'll visit often.” “Don't worry about me, Dad. Grandpa and Grandma Wickam treatedwell during my twith them. They spoiledas if | were their own granddaughter. They treatedwell after you left. And it was Grandma Wickam who comfortedwhen | found out that you were not doing well.” Elisa looked down. Her tears fell uncontrollably.
Gareth couldn't see her cry, but he saw her shoulders shaking. He was shocked. Was she... Crying? He had never seen her shed a tear in the past three years. He subconsciously took a step towards her.
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