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CHAPTER 119: DARE TO LOVE ME The Wrong Place

Ashley

I snapped out of my surprise and looked at her.

“Well, Jessie, Will and I aren’t very close. I don’t know how much help I can be with your intentions, but if you feel like he feels the same, go for it.”

I wasn’t getting involved in this mess. I highly doubted William was considering falling in love with anyone. I saw him very comfortable in his single life with the attention of all those girls.

But if Jessie achieved her goal, well, good for her. It wasn’t my life and I had nothing to do with

it.

“Thank you, that’s enough for me.” Jessie hugged me.

“It is?” I made a face of disbelief. If I hadn’t given her hope, if I hadn’t said anything to her… She

was delusional if she was getting her hopes up over nothing.

She nodded, smiling broadly.

A little more time passed and William returned. We finished our work, at which point I decided

to leave. Jessie had remained silent in the office since the two of them were going out. I

watched them out of the corner of my eye as they got ready.

Jessie went into the bathroom and I was left alone with William. Questions flooded my mind

and I pressed my lips together to hold them back.

“You’ve seen each other a lot since she came back,” I spoke and immediately regretted it. *Good going, Ashley!* I scolded myself.

“Yes, despite the time, my relationship with her is still good. She’s one of the few women I feel

comfortable with outside of bed.” He shrugged and put on his suit jacket.

I bit the inside of my cheek. According to what he said, Jessie had a clear path.

“Anyone would think you’re dating,” I said, unable to stop my words. Curiosity about the

situation had gotten the best of me. William raised his eyebrows.

“I don’t see why that would be a problem.” He assured me calmly.

I sat down, unable to utter a word.

“Shall we go?” Jessie came out of the bathroom and took William’s arm.

“Go ahead, I’m not done packing my things yet,” I said as they waited for me to leave.

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“Close the door after you leave,” Will asked, walking towards the door.

“I will.” I watched them leave.

I went down in the elevator, feeling thoughtful. As I walked through the glass door at the

entrance to the building, I saw William smiling at Jessie as he opened the car door for her.

She caressed his cheek and got into the car.

I stood there like a statue, watching them, and I felt something in my stomach, which I

dismissed in the same second. But what was I doing looking at those two? They could fall in

love and it wouldn’t be my problem. William Garnett was not my problem. My life was

complicated enough without looking in that direction and fixating on him. I’d be crazy to do

that. He might be very handsome, but he wasn’t the kind of man I wanted in my life. So, he and

what he did with his life was nothing to do with me, not in the slightest.

I shook myself out of my reverie and walked to the car where the bodyguard was waiting for

me with the door open.

**Patrick**

I had come to visit my daughter since I traveled to Los Angeles with my grandchildren. The

house in the UK felt empty without them, so I came constantly. What had also brought me here was the longing to see Paula, my daughter’s mother. I watched her as she exercised with

Elise, who would always be my sister–in–law and was the mother of my dear niece Ashley, a

good woman that Kurt didn’t know how to value. Luckily for her, they signed the divorce

papers in time.

I remembered when I fell in love with Paula over twenty years ago. It was an intense and

passionate love. She drove me crazy, made me feel emotions I hadn’t felt in a long time, even though I tried to stop them because I knew Paula didn’t feel the same. But it was inevitable. She could never feel what I felt for her. I knew I did everything wrong at that time. I should

have ended my relationship with Rachel after I knew I had stopped loving her. But Paula’s arrival in my life was unexpected. I was young and I let myself get carried away. And although I tried to tell the truth, a truth that my daughter’s mother refused to hear…

After what happened with Paula and my father Rachel finding out, and Paula leaving Chicago,

chaos began in my life.

I looked for her and didn’t take long to find her. I went to see her hoping that she felt the same way I was beginning to feel. But her coldness in confronting me made me know that she didn’t love me and wasn’t going to forgive me for cheating. We came to an agreement regarding the baby growing in her womb. At that time, I had to travel to the UK and settle there. I thought

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that putting land and sea between us would help me forget what I felt for her. And regarding our daughter, I was always there. I fulfilled my role as a father from day one and forced myself

to keep what I felt for Paula to myself, since she only showed me indifference every time I

went to see Alaia.

Things between my ex–wife and I ended, but there were business dealings that would affect

my father’s estate and our families. The prenuptial agreement required us to remain married

for another ten years. Rachel moved to the UK with me, fearing what people would say, but we no longer had a husband–and–wife relationship. We were two people sharing a house. Over time, we managed to have a cordial relationship without feelings of love. She asked to have a child before signing the divorce papers and I agreed. Alaia made me immensely happy. I

wanted to multiply that feeling. We started the process at a fertility clinic and months later, little Aidan was in my arms. I couldn’t have been happier. After I was finally able to tell Alaia

who I was and took them to the UK, I kept my distance from Paula, a distance that she imposed without saying a word. But I couldn’t help but feel that the story was unfinished. The fact that she and I were not currently in a relationship with other people might mean something. And I wasn’t going to stand by and watch this new opportunity slip through my fingers. I believed that giving up was not an option, that the love that was born in me at that time had not faded and that there might yet be a new beginning for us. All I had to do was break down the thousand–layered wall that Paula had built around herself. I wasn’t sure I had it in me, but it was worth the risk for that yes.

I took a few steps to enter the gym silently and observe her, noticing that she hadn’t lost her figure. She was still a desirable woman who stirred the senses.

“I don’t think we’re up for that kind of outing anymore,” Elise said to Paula.

“I know, it didn’t happen for me when I could still do it, and we’re too old to be dating a young, immature man, or men who have probably stopped working,” Paula commented and they both

laughed.

The comment made me laugh too.

“Patrick, darling.” Elise smiled as I entered the gym, while Paula continued on the treadmill and turned serious. The seriousness didn’t last long when she looked at me while pretending not to notice, something that had revived my hopes.