Chapter 291 - You should leave (1/2)

Charles…

She had been avoiding him, mostly because of guilt. She still loved him but this was the best thing she could do for herself right now. She wanted to work on herself, become a better person, and going out with Charles wasn't going to help her.

Rejecting the call, she blocked his number before walking into her house, but her lips fell open when right there in the sitting room, Charles was standing with his phone in his hand.

They stared at each other, not saying a word. When Michelle finally came to her senses, she blinked and looked away from him.

''what are you doing here? '' she tried to sound annoyed but her tone failed her, her voice came out rather needy and she bit her lower lip. She didn't like being like this, weak and vulnerable.

''Michelle, I… ''

''you should leave… '' she cut him in knowing that one more word from him would send her running straight into his arms and she knew she would regret it.

''We've waited so long, why are you hurting yourself more by doing this? '' Charles asked, walking towards her, but Michelle inched away in return.

''I regret everything I did and I truly want to repent of my sins, so please, leave… ''Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click /book/his-beautiful-addiction_16827899305401905/you-should-leave_50032188753756265 for visiting.

She saw him stiffen as his hands fisted on his sides;

''Why are you doing this to yourself? You've been hurting for so long, why do you want to keep being sad?''

''because that is the only way I'll be able to forgive myself and live with everything I've done; how do you want my son to look at you? Call you, father? Uh? How do you want your daughter to look at me after everything we've done to her mom? '' Michelle paused;

''Charles, if you can live with it, I'm sorry but I can't. We should have gotten married when we had the chance, but we missed it, we missed our chance, Charles and nothing can change that. I'm sorry, I truly love you but I can't, we can't anymore. ''

The words burned her tongue as she said them, she loved this man, she loved him dearly, but she couldn't do this to Richard. Even if it hurt her, she would bear with it. There was pain in his eyes as he stared at her; it still shocked her how he could love her after so many years, unwaveringly. His eyes still bore the want, the longing, the raging desire she saw in them the first time she kissed him.

Wow, it's been over 20 years and yet he had not changed one bit.

''Will you ever give us a chance? ''

Charles asked, his voice so broken. Michelle looked down at her legs, she wanted to say no, but her heart couldn't let her do it. Tears were welling up her eyes and she knew if he continued talking, she would actually cry, and she didn't want him to see her cry.

''Leave… '' the word left her lips before she turned and walked out of the sitting room, Michelle didn't know how she reached her room, but as soon as she got there she dropped down and cried bitterly.