Chapter 138


    The day he went to see ra, he indeed overheard her mention something of grave Importance,


    but never in his wildest dreams did he imagine she was talking about a proposal.


    Whenn stared at the pictures of the ring and the design mock–ups the girl had sent him, a sharp


    pain seized his ability to speak. A burning something gathered in the depths of his shadowed eyes.


    His voice was hoarse as he asked the housekeeper, “Call Chase over to bandage me up.” He


    needed to heal and find ra.


    When Anders stepped outside, he was greeted by the sight of ra’s forlorn silhouette. He strolled


    up behind her, his voice as smooth as silk. “ra, have you ever considered starting anew?


    Perhaps a fresh rtionship could help you forget the pain of the past.”


    ra turned around to find Anders looking at her with tender eyes. The warmth in his gaze was


    unwavering. Beneath those passionate eyes hid emotions she couldn’t decipher.


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    With a slight curve of her lips, ra responded, “Anders, I’m just not ready yet.”


    “Is it that you’re not ready, or can’t you let go of him?”


    Caught off–guard by his insight, ra managed a bitter smile. “I’ve thought about moving on, sure,


    butn’s been in my heart for seven years. I don’t know when I’ll be able to truly let him go. To start


    something new now would be unfair to someone else.”


    Anders‘ handsome face broke into a slight smile. “What if the other person doesn’t mind? Would


    you consider it then?”


    Standing tall and lean, with striking features and eyes that shimmered with fragmented light, he


    nervously clenched his fist. His gaze was intensely fixed on ra’s reaction.


    ra’s eyes lifted to meet his lingering stare, and she chuckled, “Anders, any man would


    care.”


    “But I don’t,” he insisted. “Let’s give it a shot, ra.”


    Her smiling face froze at his words. She stared at him in dumbfounded silence before finally


    speaking, “Anders, what did you just say?”


    His adam’s apple bobbed with nervous tension. His voice was deep and gravelly. “ra, I’ve had


    feelings for you for many years. I wanted to confess after you graduated college, but then I heard


    you were withn. I saw how much you loved him, and I couldn’t intrude on your happiness, so I left


    the country alone. But I never forgot you, not for a moment. When Sasha told me about your


    miscarriage and your breakup withn, I came back


    immediately, hoping to give myself a chance to pursue you.”


    Shock was the only thing ra’s eyes could convey. She had always known Anders held at torch


    for a girl for many years, but she never realized she was that girl. Shaking her head. with a smile,


    she replied, “Anders, my past withn was hardly honorable. I won’t let it affect you and Trevor.”


    His gaze earnestly met hers. “I don’t care about that, ra. You don’t have to rush with an answer.


    Just let me know when you’re ready. But I’m sincere about wanting to try with. you, even if it means


    going through hell and high water.”


    Anders‘ words left ra feeling shaken. She spent the entire night mulling over it, falling asleep


    only in thete hours.


    It took several persistent calls from Sasha to rouse her from slumber. She answered the phone


    groggily, barely awake, when Sasha’s frantic voice burst through, “ra, have your seen the


    financial news?n’s interview has gone viral, and now the whole inte is on a manhunt for the


    woman who abused him.”