The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Chapter 2269

The white roses were now stained with crimson drops of blood.

"Let's end this." A few simple words, spoken so softly, shattered Asher's ironclad heart, leaving it in pieces too broken to even look at.

"Arnold... I won't let you leave me!" Asher trembled from head to toe. A storm unlike any other was raging in his usually composed eyes. "I know who I love! You were never anyone's substitute! Arnold. Don't leave me... I won't let you leave me!"

Asher was terrified, more than he had ever been.

Tears flowed as he begged, then he turned desperate, doing whatever he could to keep Arnold. He would try anything and accept anything, as long as the person he loved did not leave him again.

Asher had barely survived the first time. A second time would drive him to madness.

Asher's breath grew harsh, his reddened eyes filled with obsession. He opened his arms, desperate to embrace the man who was falling apart in front of him. As he leaned in, a sharp pain tore through his left eye. "Don't touch me!"

Arnold, overwhelmed and out of control, had grabbed another rose, its sharp stem slashing across Asher's left eye.

Luckily, Asher had closed his eyes just a second before, or the rose stem would have cut his eyeball, possibly even blinding him.

at the deep cut running across Asher's eye. For a moment, the sight

But he forced himself to hold back. With a hoarse voice, he said, "Asher, you need to go

about himself. Blood trickled down his pale face, but he pulled Arnold close with an almost savage

me that you

Asher's embrace was now completely gone. "I admit it, I still love you. But I can't convince myself to

day by your side. Your love for me has lost the purity it once had. What I want

though his voice broke. "You and him... You were an enviable pair. It's because of him that I was able to experience such a deep, unforgettable love

Asher's body stiffened.

enough, Asher. Let's

and Steven arrived, Arnold was

remained kneeling, his back hunched, casting a lonely shadow

sank, and she took a step back, overwhelmed

her was still alive, but he looked like a ruin, left

Steven had asked her

for years and had never seen him

deep breath, Bella steadied herself. "Steve, wait outside.

but nodded, stepping outside

her brother, her eyes filling with tears. She kneeled beside him, gathering the scattered roses one by one. When she picked up a card,