“Poppy! Wait!” I turned on my heel to face Ashton. My entire body wanted to run, and yet by only the sound of his voice, I was frozen in my tracks. Tears threatened to escape my eyes as I took in the man I was so in love with. The man that had broken me down piece by piece and deserted me when I needed him most. I glanced around as I wanted for him to speak.I had managed to make it out to the bench where we had first met before everything happened. I watched him intently as he stopped and nervously rubbed his neck. Tears stung my cheeks as I waited for him to continue. “Poppy, I did what you wanted. I’m divorcing my wife. Our relationship is public now, why are you upset?” He spoke with a confused tone as he watched me for any sign of what he had done wrong. “I rejected you Ashton! There

