Chapter 189


    Chapter 189


    Leanne found herself imprisoned in Curtis’ embrace, unable to move an inch.


    “It’s toote,” her voice muffled against the solid wall of his chest.


    “Not toote,” Curtis’ breath warmed her forehead, “What if we just don’t split up?”


    “It’s toote,” Leanne repeated.


    She tilted her head back within the confines of Curtis’ arms to behold the chiseled


    contours of the man before her.


    Curtis had a strikingly handsome face, bearing a resemnce to Phillip, yet the vibe he radiated was


    entirely different.


    Before marrying him, Leanne had never really been in a serious rtionship. Perhaps it was her nk


    te that made her so easily conquered by the deep affection he seemed


    to offer.


    After all, Curtis had an alluring demeanor, and when he elected to charm, it seemed nearly hopeless to


    resist.


    Just one look from those eyes, a sh of his smile, and your heart would start doing. somersaults.


    Back then, she didn’t know the steep price she’d eventually pay.


    Leanne said, “Back when you were still at Stake, I called you numerous times. I was clinging to a


    shred of hope, wanting to ask if we could avoid divorce.”


    A flicker of emotion crossed Curtis’ eyes as if something deep within him had been


    struck.


    “If you didn’t want to divorce, why didn’t you tell me?”


    “How could I tell you?” Leanne’s tone edged toward mockery, “You wouldn’t spare me a minute of your


    time, and eventually, you stopped taking my calls altogether.”


    She thought she had fully escaped the cage of her past, but discussing it now, she realized her heart


    was still disturbed.


    Like a stone thrown into a well, causing a persistent, faint echo.


    Remorse slowly filled Curtis’ eyes, “I…”


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    Leanne cut him off, “Every time I wanted to talk to you, not once did you listen properly, just like now.”


    “I thought you wanted to talk about divorce.” Curtis’ voice was strained as if choked by an invisible


    stone, filled with a dyed regret that flooded his chest. They both mistakenly


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    believed the other wanted the divorce, one too afraid to speak up, the other too afraid to


    listen.


    “So you ignored my calls, wouldn’t listen to me, left me on some deserted road, all because you were


    afraid I’d bring up divorce?” Leanne found it absurd:


    “I didn’t leave. I stopped ahead and watched you. I got out and sent Jake back to pick you. up, but your


    taxi arrived first.”


    Curtis had lived a life of whims, with little regret. Perhaps karma was finally catching up, forcing him to


    taste remorse in those three months..


    “I was a jerk. I didn’t realize then that you didn’t want the split. In the two-plus years I’ve been in


    Embend, you never once reached out to me. On that same day, after my mom’s morning reminder, I


    got a call from you in the afternoon. What was I supposed to think? I thought you couldn’t wait to get


    away from me, I was clear that divorce was the inevitable end to our story.” Curtis gently brushed away


    a lock of hair from her ear, “I don’t like that ending, but I didn’t know how to keep you.”


    Leanne felt her heart clogged. Why had they reached this point if neither wanted to?


    “Maybe this is the end our paths were meant to take. Once it’s missed, it’s missed. It’s all.


    toote now.”


    “Even a wrong turn can be righted. I’m not so old that I don’t have the strength to catch up with you.”


    Curtis said firmly.


    Leanne was a realist, and realism often carried a tinge of pessimism, but Curtis was a


    born romantic idealist.


    He cradled the side of her face, the rough texture of his palm against her soft cheek, his eyes


    unguarded as they met hers, “Unless I’m dead, it’s never toote.”


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