RedNovelChapter 275 1 sighed, a frustration bubbling up from somewhere deep inside. "I didn't mean it like that," I muttered. "It mean to-" Luke didn't letfinish. He simply stared at me, his expression unreadable, his gaze like a silent reprimand. I hated that look. It was the slook he always gavewhen he thought he hadfigured out, when he thought he could manipulateinto doing what he wanted.
"You can lie to yourself all you want," Luke said, his voice low but firm, "but you are not fooling anyone. I know what you are feeling, Nick." His eyes narrowed slightly, his words coming out slow and deliberate. “And don't think for a second that I don't see right through you. You are jealous, aren't you? That it's Marcus with her and not you. The man who's had her heart all along, the man who she chose over you." The words hitlike a punch to the gut. For a moment, I felt like the wind had been knocked out of me. I wanted to deny it, to lash out at him for daring to speak the truth that I hadn't even been able to admit to myself. But there was no denying it. The jealousy was there, a gnawing, bitter thing that I could no longer ignore.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI clenched my fists, my teeth grinding as I tried to keep my emotions in check. But it was getting harder to hold them back. "I don't want to hear this from you, Luke," I said through gritted teeth. "You think I don't know what's going on? You think I don't know my place in all this?" I motioned toward the direction where Marcus and Olivia had gone, my eyes hard. "She's his wife. She belongs to him, not me.
П Luke didn't flinch. He just looked atwith that knowing smirk, as if he were enjoying this little gof ours. It's not just about what she belongs to, Nick,” he said, almost casually. “It's about what you want. You want to be there for her. You want to be the one to take care of her. But you can't, can you?" I wanted to shove him, to tell him to shut up, but instead, I just stood there, my eyes burning with frustration. Keep that to yourself, Luke," I muttered, my voice low and defeated. "I don't need your pity." Luke's expression softened just a fraction, but it was enough to makefeel like I was being looked down upon He shook his head as if he were watching a fool try to deny the truth.
"I won't say anything, Nick," he said quietly, his voice losing its usual bite. "But I will warn you, don't act on those feelings. Not now, not when you know where it will lead. She's with Marcus now. It's over. It's done." The words hung in the air, heavy with meaning, and I knew they were right. It was over. It had always been over. I had been living in sfantasy, swishful thinking that I could somehow have the life I wanted, even if it wasn't mine to take. I had convinced myself that maybe, just maybe, things would fall into place, that Olivia would look atand remember the past we shared. But the truth was, she had moved on. She had chosen Marcus. She had built a life with him, and I had no place in that life.
I didn't know how to let go of the feelings that still clung tolike a shadow, but I knew I had to. Because if didn't, I would lose myself in this tangled mess of jealousy, regret, and longing.
"I won't act on it," I said quietly, more to myself than to Luke. My voice was heavy with the weight of everything I was trying to suppress. "But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt." Luke's gaze softened just a little, and for a moment, I thought I saw something almost sympathetic in his eyes. But before I could think too much about it, he turned away, his back toas he moved toward the car.
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"You will get over it, Nick," he said over his his shoulder. "Just give it time."
Time. Twas the one thing I didn't have. Not now. Not when Olivia's life ΟΙ was hanging in the balance, and i wae still standing on the sidelines, watching as someone else took the lead.
It hurt. More than I was willing to admit. The contentnovelenglish.net! Chapter 176.
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