Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

If this wasn’t the nanny, then who the heck was it?

The room was as dark as a cave, Comelia couldn’t make heads or tails of anything Outside, the lights flickered faintly on the window, casting a silhouette of someone who seemed much larger than the nanny

Confused, Comelia blinked, then as if a lightbulb went off, she woke up to reality. In a flash, Cornelia made a grab, catching the hefty hand pressing down on her ankle

The hand stuttered, quickly trying to pull away, but Comelia held on tight. With all the strength she had, she held onto that hand, like it was her last hope.

She recognized him. It was the man she’d been missing day and night, Marcus.

Comelia’s voice tremored, Tve got you now, can you stop running? Can you give me two minutes to talk?”

silent, his hand frozen, as if

prevent him from taking off, Comelia embraced his wrist with both hands. She

trying to tick me off. Everyone’s been lying to me for you and you’re just trying to protect me. But have you ever considered what I really want?” Comelia asked.

her heart out, she felt his hand quiver, but not in an attempt to

“If you’d even for a moment, seriously considered what I wanted, you wouldn’t have everyone lie to me. You think if you keep your distance and pretend to be dead, I won’t be heartbroken. Do you have any idea how devastated I was when I thought you’d betrayed me and been with my own sister, Tahlia? You think

the heart. It felt like someone was ripping a chunk of flesh from her heart, blood gushing out. Yet, Cornélia

be strong, to adapt to life without Marcus. However, just as she was

everyone lying to me, you shouldn’t have come back and been nice to me. Why are you here? What am

out, expressing all her thoughts to him, but he didn’t