Chapter 168:

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Kelly’s POV

“Can I ask you something?” Pierce’s voice broke the deafening silence between us. It had been almost five minutes since he decided to stay, but we had been sitting across from each other in silence until he spoke just now.

I lifted my face and nodded. “Yes…”

“Did you ever think about telling me about Snow?”

I looked down and bit my bottom lip. Now, he was ready to hear it.

“Yes,” I said softly, almost a whisper. “I always thought about telling you, but… I-I’m scared…”

“Scared of what?”

“Scared of your anger.”

I heard him suck in a breath. I squeezed my eyes shut and swallowed hard.

“You had a chance when we were together, after you ran away from Klay Carver. You had the chance when you came back and we met again. I never gave you mixed signals, Kelly. I was wrong. I wronged you, but you said you already forgave me. So I don’t understand why you had to hide the truth from me.”

I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t want to apologize again because I knew it would only worsen the pain he was feeling.

“Tell me, Kelly. Did my feelings scare you?”

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“No,” I said with a hoarse voice, looking at him.

I saw the pain in his eyes, and I realized why I couldn’t bring myself to tell him. It was because I couldn’t bear to see that pain. I had been in love with him for so long, and I was still falling deeper every day.

“Then why did you say you were scared? Kelly, I love you so much. I’m willing to understand every million reasons you have, all because I have one reason to listen. I love you.”

Tears rolled down my cheeks as I smiled at him. “I love you so much too, Pierce. But I won’t deny that I tried to hide her from you at first because I was heavily wounded. I’m afraid of trusting again, and I’m sorry if my trust issues affected you and hurt you—”

“It doesn’t matter now,” he cut me off, his gaze intense as he stared into my eyes.

I swallowed the lump in my throat and stared back at him. I didn’t know what he was thinking. I felt like there was something he wanted to say, something he was weighing in his mind, deciding whether I was ready to hear it.

Is he going to take Snow away from me? Or perhaps, does he want us to break up? Thinking about it hurt so much that I started sobbing without warning.

His lips parted, and he stared at me in shock.

Then he spoke, his voice softer. “I think I’m going to stay. You have a lot of explaining to do, my ex-wife.”

I laughed painfully, trying to wipe away the tears that continued to fall down my cheeks. “D-Don’t mind me. I’m… fine.”
I couldn’t help it. Even as I tried to suppress my sobs, they came uncontrollably. My cries intensified, and I could no longer hide them. I continued crying like a child in front of him, my palms pressed against my face, trying to stifle the tears while biting my lip to suppress the sobs.

“Kelly…”
“D-Don’t mind me,” I gasped between sobs. “I’ll understand if you don’t want me anymore. I-I’ll just leave and never come back again…”
“Why would you leave?” The coldness in his voice made me cry harder.
“Did I tell you to leave?”
I bit my bottom lip and shook my head. “N-No, but that’s what I should do if you want to break up with me.”
“Why would I break up with you? I waited for you for so long, Kelly. I didn’t dream of having you back every single night just to let you go again. Hell be damned! You are mine!”
My heart started hammering in my chest as I stared at his face. He was looking at me seriously, and I couldn’t help but part my lips in shock. His words left me breathless.

He clenched his jaw and slowly stood up. My heartbeat doubled when he walked towards me and knelt in front of me.
I gasped, my eyes widening in shock. I cupped my mouth as I watched him open a velvet box, revealing a beautiful diamond ring.
“P-Pierce…”
He licked his lips and swallowed hard, trying to maintain his composure, but I could feel his nervousness. The rain was still pouring heavily outside, but all I could hear was his voice, and my heartbeat. It felt as if the world around us had disappeared, and we were in the middle of a beautiful paradise.
“I’m tired of this chasing game, Kelly. I know I told you I’d wait until you were ready, but damn it! I can’t wait any longer. Had I known you were carrying my child years ago, I would’ve forced myself to stay with you and never let you slip away…”
“P-Pierce, a-are you sure?”
“I’m sure as hell now. This isn’t like our first marriage, Kelly. This time, I’ll treasure you more, love you more, love you better…”
I smiled through my tears, wiping them away. “Please don’t break my heart again.”
He shook his head, clenching his jaw. “I won’t. It’s terrifying to break your heart. It breaks me too.”

He slowly took the ring from the box and extended his arm, asking for my hand.
“Let’s forget the past, Kelly. Let’s start a new life. You, me, Snow, and our new baby. My best friend, my girlfriend, my ex-wife—will you be my wife again? I’ll marry you in any way possible.”
I chuckled through my tears, nodding at him while biting my trembling lip.

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