My Blessing

In the dim corner of the bar, I was pinned against him, breathless from his cold, ruthless kiss.

He whispered against my ear, "No one can hear us, why are you shy?"

I clung to him, swept away by the torrent of longing. But just then, his phone rang, shattering the chaos.

He frowned, glancing at the caller. I looked down-it was his best friend Edmend.

"Are you really getting back with Elena?"

"After everything she did to you... and now you're going back to her?"

"If I don't marry her, her family will force her to marry that gambler. I can't let her suffer."

"And what about Ava?"

"She stood by you, gave everything for you. Can't you see her heart breaking?"

"She'll never know. I'll handle this."

A beat of silence, then Isolde's voice quickened. "Seal this."

Just as I was about to speak, Isolde's phone lit up with a new message.

He glanced at it, his expression softening for a second. "Ava, there's an urgent matter I need to attend to. Go home first, okay?"

I nodded, tears silently falling as memories shattered like broken glass.