When he got home, Sean immediately saw the specks of blood on the wide\u2013open window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was nowhere to be found in the apartment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Isabelle screamed when she saw the blood and fingernails on the floor; she never imagined Sean could be so brutal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she quickly realized, the more brutal Sean was to that woman, the more it proved he loved her, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She turned her head and saw Sean, his eyes narrowed, staring intently at the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean\u2019s fists slowly clenched. Nina had actually run away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then, as if he\u2019d thought of something, his tightly furrowed brow relaxed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Isabelle frowned. \u201cIs Nina gone? We should go look for her, she\u2019s all alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Sean smirked. \u201cShe\u2019ll be back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She can\u2019t leave me. Sean didn\u2019t say the second part out loud, afraid Isabelle would be upset if she heard it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Isabelle didn\u2019t know why he was so sure, she didn\u2019t ask any further.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean looked at Isabelle with a tender gaze. \u201cIsabelle, will you marry me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Isabelle was stunned. \u201cBut aren\u2019t you supposed to marry Nina?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean took her hand. \u201cThe person I\u2019ve always wanted to marry is you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heart instantly felt as sweet as honey, and Isabelle gave a shy smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI do.\u201d The next moment, she looked guilty. \u201cBut Nina will be heartbroken if she finds out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Looking at the kind Isabelle, Sean\u2019s heart ached a little. He stroked the top of her head. \u201cBut she didn\u2019t hesitate when she hurt you.\u201d With that one sentence, he condemned Nina.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That night, Sean and Isabelle slept in each other\u2019s arms, but Sean couldn\u2019t fall asleep. Images of Nina\u2019s face and smile, her vulnerable expressions, kept flashing through his mind. The thought of Nina being sad actually made his heart ache with sharp pangs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He walked to the bedside, his gaze dark as he watched the endless stream of cars outside the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina used to love sitting by the window, hugging him while watching the scenery outside. She would hang on him, just like a koala.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another time, Nina suggested going to the amusement park. He took her there, but as soon as they reached the en- trance, she got scared and didn\u2019t want to go in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She looked at Sean timidly, her eyes holding a vulnerability he couldn\u2019t understand. \u201cI\u2019m already so old, is it embar- rassing to still want to go to an amusement park?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean still remembered the ache in his heart back then. He had sworn at that moment that he would never let Nina be wronged again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman on the bed turned over, making a slight noise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sean seemed to snap out of it instantly. He pinched the bridge of his nose, not understanding what was wrong with\u00a0<\/p>\n
him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019s just a substitute for Isabelle, isn\u2019t she? He only cherished and protected her because of Isabelle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Letting out a breath, Sean forced himself to stop thinking about Nina.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nina had a nervous condition and was afraid to sleep alone at night, so Sean was certain she would come back to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When that time comes, he would just have to make her apologize to Isabelle, and this whole thing would be over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thinking this, Sean\u2019s heart gradually settled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He got back into bed, pulled Isabelle into his arms, and fell into a deep sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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