Loving You Too Long

Nathan shook his head. “No. I took the initiative to come here on my own. I tried to reach you because I couldn’t contact you directly.” Nathan said, and Haisley nodded.

“I changed my phone number and deleted all contacts because I didn’t want to suddenly have the urge to contact you.” Haisley’s response made sense.

Nathan nodded. “I then tried to find out about you from Crystal, and you know, she absolutely refused to help.” Nathan said frustratedly. “She even cursed me and said I’m the source of all your sadness.

“Fortunately, Juan is more communicative. He told me that you’re now working, mentioned where you live, and the hotel where you work. Then, I prepared a flight ticket to Miami. Somehow, he knew everything,” Nathan complained again. “He then discussed vacations to Miami and more. I told him to restrain himself, and he threatened again to send me to jail.

“I’m not afraid of his threat, but I’m afraid that my issues with you aren’t resolved, and you might leave with someone else. That’s more suffocating for me than anything else,” Nathan said seriously.

Haisley looked at him, raising her hand to gently stroke Nathan’s face. Nathan closed his eyes and savored Haisley’s touch, something he had missed for a long time.

“I then told Gilbert everything, and he gave me this idea. He said he already made a deal with Dean to meet you here.

“At first, I refused, thinking that Dean would complicate everything, considering he also wants you,” Nathan snorted, making Haisley laugh. “But it turns out, no. Dean said he’s ready to have his heart broken if it means you choose me over him.”

“Dean is indeed much better in everything compared to you,” Haisley said straightforwardly, without intending to offend or mock Nathan.

Nathan nodded and sighed tiredly. “I know,” he admitted reluctantly. “And that’s what scares me. You chose him over me,” he said again.

Haisley bit her lower lip. “I haven’t chosen anyone between you two. You can relax,” she said, shrugging. “Continue your story,” she ordered.

“I was angry seeing you greet both of them at the airport while ignoring me,” he complained again.

“I was disgusted seeing you with him,” Haisley replied just as bluntly. “Is that why you were throwing a fit at me in Gilbert’s bungalow?”

“What do you think?” Nathan snorted. “Loretta somehow always follows me. When I came to Gilbert’s bungalow, I thought I could have a private talk with you. You saw for yourself how I requested a separate room from her. If I really loved her, shouldn’t I choose to be alone with her? But I was repulsed,” Nathan honestly replied. “She monitors me, as if she attached a tracking device to my body because then, when I opened the door to the room, she was already there with her disgusting grin,” Nathan said again.

Haisley tried to bite her lip to hold back laughter. How many times had Nathan described Loretta as repulsive? Even though she knew, as a fellow woman, she should feel sympathetic, Haisley couldn’t feel that way. She was too angry and hated Loretta just like Nathan did.

“I lost the chance to talk to you. And when I looked for you again, Gilbert said you were gone. I intended to look for you, but once again, Gilbert stopped me. He said it would look suspicious if I intentionally went to find you. No one knows whether he paid someone here to follow me or you.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

“Then Gilbert came up with another idea. I don’t understand why Gilbert prefers photography. He deserves to be an actor or maybe a director. Because there are clearly many weird things in his head,” Nathan commented, met with Haisley’s nod. “Loretta then came to the bungalow, right when I was there. She pretended to ask about your whereabouts, even though I knew she was looking for me. I deliberately left my phone in the room and didn’t lock it so that she would think I didn’t go far.

“Then Gilbert said you weren’t there. He also said that he and Dean planned to pick you up and take you somewhere. And you know, Gilbert’s mind didn’t go wrong. Just when he found me, he immediately invited me to go to the place Gilbert asked about.

“I told Loretta that we needed a car to go for a stroll. She enthusiastically accepted my idea, suspecting that I would go for a walk with her. Little did she know, Dean and Gilbert also rented another car for me to use besides the one they used to pick you up. Their goal was nothing but to confuse Loretta and anyone who might be following us,” Nathan answered again.

“That party?” Haisley asked, confused.

“That was just a coincidence,” Nathan replied matter-of-factly. “The universe helped me,” he said proudly. “And now, I’ve trapped you here. And I’ve told you everything without holding back. I just need to wait for your answer, Haisley,” he said with a melancholy tone. “Do you still have feelings for me? Do you still love me?”

Haisley didn’t answer Nathan’s question. Instead, she chose to scrutinize the man carefully. It’s not that she didn’t want to express her feelings; she just felt that she needed time to process everything.

She had to reconsider whether all of Nathan’s words came genuinely from his heart or were just a lure to make her willingly give everything to him. Haisley didn’t want to be a greedy monkey falling into the hunter’s trap for the second time just because she was promised fresh bananas.

“Haisley?” Nathan shook the girl’s body, urging her to give him an answer.

“What would you do if I said I still love you?” Haisley asked softly. “And what would you do if I said I love someone else?” she asked again, making the man’s back straighten, his face turning pale.

“You love someone else?” he inquired.

Haisley shrugged. “You know, after I left England and opened my eyes and mind, I realized that in this world, there are many men who are much more handsome, much better, much more polite than you. Stability can be sought, but someone’s attitude is not something that can be shaped in a matter of days.

“You can see for yourself how Dean has treated me all this time. He’s clearly much better than you. And honestly, I feel very comfortable with all the special treatment he has given me so far. Until I thought, if I married him, I would definitely be treated like a queen.

“Especially since I also know what his parents are like; they also like me, just like Aunt Monica has cared for me all this time. So yes, living with Dean won’t be difficult.”

“But you don’t love him,” Nathan retorted.