In dreams, he had dreamt of her countless tis. He dreamt of her crying, of her laughing, and even of her being in danger. Whatever the dream was, she was in his heart! Long ago, he had developed an affection for her, and years of longing had turned that affection into deep, unyielding love. With his status, with his looks, what kind of woman could he not have? But he had always deferred, simply wanting to find her.
He believed any man, after searching for a woman for so long and yearning for so many years, would be as thrilled and as terrified of her disappearing as he was the mont he saw her again.
"Jimmy, listen to your uncle's advice and go ho with your aunt," Jas Horne winked at his little nephew. Jimmy blinked back, understanding the silent ssage in Jas's eyes, and obediently agreed to go back with Rebecca Hughes.
Noah Reyes's n tried to stop them.
"Mr. Reyes, Jimmy has school tomorrow, and it's already past nine o'clock at night. He's still young, and lack of sleep will affect his classes the next day," Jas Horne said coldly.
Noah Reyes looked deeply at his son, then gestured with his eyes for his n to let Rebecca Hughes and his son leave.
Right now, what he wanted most was to spend so quality ti with Adele Horne and explain what had happened all those years ago.
"Mr. Reyes, you heard what Adele said. I believe your Syrena Language is excellent, so you don't need to explain, do you? That incident back then was an accident—do you understand? An accident. Adele is living a good, peaceful life now," Jas said, guarding Adele behind him and speaking coldly. "I hope you will disappear and stop disturbing her life."
"Young Master Horne, I think I've made myself very clear as well. This is a matter between Adele and , and I ask that you not ddle. I can assure the Horne Family that I am not here to take Jimmy, nor will I harm Adele. However, I hope you can all give Adele and so ti together to clear up what happened in the past," Noah Reyes's voice was equally heavy and cold.
"I don't want to talk about the past anymore!" Adele said lowly, her voice laced with pain.
She thought back to when she had awakened and opened her eyes to find she had lost her virginity—and to a complete stranger at that. She didn't even know his na or what he looked like. She felt as if her world had crumbled. That was the most painful mory of her life.
She tried so hard to forget that incident. She did not want to rember it.
Her eyes involuntarily reddened and filled with tears.
Adele Horne turned away coldly, saying in a detached voice, "Mr. Reyes, my brother is right—it was just an accident. I have nothing to discuss with you. I beg you, please grant this, and do not co to see Jimmy again."
After speaking, Adele turned to leave. As she did, the tears she had been holding back began to fall.
"Adele!" This ti, Noah Reyes himself stepped in front of her. When he saw her tears, he froze as if struck by lightning, his heart aching as he looked at her.
She was crying!
She was in pain!
That one night of passion had brought him joy and hope, but for her, it had brought only pain and despair.
He realized that while he had thought he might have a child, she had thought her world was destroyed.
He had never once considered it from her perspective.
Not to ntion all the gossip and slander she had endured, being a single mother for four years.
She had every right not to want to see him!
She had every reason to resent him!
"Mr. Reyes, please don't make resent you even more! I'm begging you!" Adele turned her face away, but tears stread down like rain, unstoppable.
"Adele…" Noah Reyes desperately wanted to say that he had co to find her now to make ands, for both her and Jimmy. But at that mont, he found he couldn't utter a single word.
Seeing her tears fall like rain was like a knife to his heart. The power of a woman's tears was so imnse; it felt as though his heart was being torn apart, a pain so intense and real that he thought it might actually break.
He stretched out a large hand, pulling Adele into his embrace—forcefully, yet tenderly and lovingly. He held her tight, no matter how much she struggled, and would not let go. Because he was determined to give her a truly stable life, to be the support she could lean on for a lifeti.
Yes, their encounter had been an accident, but an accident could also be fate. From the mont he took off his necklace and placed it around her neck, their destinies had intertwined. She had bravely brought their son into the world amid a storm of gossip, and that ant the accident could never truly be just an accident. They could never treat each other like complete strangers, because they shared a son!
After hugging her fiercely for a mont, he loosened his hold. With gestures more tender than any he had used in his entire life, Noah Reyes wiped the tears from Adele's face. Then, he looked deeply into her eyes and said hoarsely, "I won't give up." After speaking, he turned away, full of sorrow and finding it imnsely difficult. With a pained wave of his hand, he signaled his n to let Jas take Adele away.
The n in black stepped aside silently. They watched as the woman their boss had obsessively driven them to find—the Boss's wife—was protected by her brother and slowly disappeared from their sight.
Their boss's grief-stricken actions, his agonizing decision, and his painful letting go—all of it made their hearts ache for him.
In their world, the Boss was their very soul; seeing their soul in such agony, they felt his pain as if it were their own.
Only after Jas had taken Adele away did Noah Reyes turn back. His dark eyes were deeply somber as he stared at the entrance of the street. He silently swore to himself that he would make Adele accept him, even if it ant plucking the moon from the sky or catching turtles from the deepest sea!
Because she was the wife he had chosen!
Unless he died, he would never, ever give up!
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