💌I spent seven years loving the wrong person. Seven years mistaking habit for destiny. He let me watch from the doorway while he chose someone else. Then told the world I’d finally stop causing trouble. Everyone waited for me to cry. To chase. To beg for one more glance. I didn’t. I boarded my flight.✈️ Said yes to a man who never made me compete for kindness. 👰🏻Two weeks later,I would become someone’s wife. And for the first time… I realized losing him wasn’t heartbreak.💔 It was freedom arriving quietly.✨ --------- The last time I confessed my feelings to Brian Crawford, I made a complete fool of myself. The private room was full. Dead silent. Not a single person spoke. Minutes dragged by. Finally, Natalie stood up from her seat beside him. "Brian, come on. You're making this awful for her." She offered a gentle smile. "She's still young." A snort from somewhere in the room. "Twenty-one. Young? Sure." Laughter rippled through the crowd, building on itself. I stood my ground. Stubborn. Refusing to run. But my vision kept blurring as I looked at Brian. "Skylar." He tapped ash from his cigarette and rose to his feet. "How much plainer do I need to make this? I turned you down the first time when you were sixteen." A sob caught in my throat. "But you were furious when I started dating someone back then." "Because you're the Crawfords' ward. Every mistake you make reflects on this family." "And the kiss at prom when I was eighteen?" The faintest trace of disgust flickered in his eyes. "You were drunk that night. Caused a scene. I just wanted it over with." I laughed then. But the tears came faster as I did. "Brian. In all these years, you've had four women. Every single time, I'd cry, throw a fit, and you'd cut them off." "After all this time, you're telling me you never felt anything for me?" "Because I hadn't met someone I actually wanted." He pulled Natalie into his arms. "Skylar, listen closely. I'm only saying this one last time. I love Natalie. I'm going to marry her. None of your little tricks are going to work anymore." Natalie gazed up at him, her face glowing with adoration. "Brian..." No hesitation. He bent down and kissed her. She threw her arms around his neck, rising on her toes to meet him. The kiss was deep, fierce, like no one else existed. And in that moment, all I could think about was prom. That kiss had been deep like this. Long like this. Enough to keep me dreaming for four years. Stupid enough to believe he actually loved me. #Goodnovel#EmotionalStory #romancebook#Melodrama #Dreame#UrbanRomance #BrokenMarriage #PowerfulWoman #FromWeaktoPowerful 📚Only a limited number of chapters can be displayed here. Tap “Start Reading” to continue the story on the next page.👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
