Lachlan's face turned pale, and he grew visibly frustrated and agitated.
"Elode, don't you regret this! If you leave with him now, don't you ever bother coming back."
The door slammed shut with force, and Lachlan stood frozen in place, staring blankly ahead. He had never expected Elode to actually walk away with Soren.
Even more surprising was that Soren... who had been living abroad for five years, had suddenly returned home and would even go back with Elode for the holiday season.
Lachlan remained rooted to the spot for a long time, his chest rising and falling sharply with heavy, uneven breaths.
He only snapped out of his daze when Linnea called out to him.
"Lachlan, stop staring. They're gone, and they're not coming back... Let's go to the registry office and get our marriage
