(Scarlett’s POV)
“You wanted to propose to me…”
“I wanted to propose to you.”
“But because of the storm…”
“We were unable to go to Hawaii.”
Because of that, I never got to see the venue he prepared. Because of Virginia, I left him in the hospital, battled and bruised, to nurse my wounded heart in secret.
And knowing Virginia, she must’ve poisoned his mind against me, because of which, he grew colder, more distant from me.
The tears come without warning, hot and relentless, streaming down my face. If I had only stayed, if I had only waited until he saw my face, would I have heard him tell me he loves me?
Would I have gotten the proposal I never received?
“So, my beautiful wife, there’s no need to be jealous. I only see Virginia as a sister. In this world, the only woman I love i
