The Girl He Craves

The Girl He Craves By Demiah13 Chapter 177

Meredith’s pov

He hauled in a shaky breath, his eyes swimming with sadness. I had hit him with the

past, something that could potentially bring out the man he once was.

’She’s dead.” He whispered, pushing the photo away. “The dead can’t speak.'”

I blinked in sadness, pitying the man he is now today. “But they can still see and hear.

If mom was here, she’d smack you upside your head and then nurse your wounds.”

He clenched his fists, turning away from me completely.” Is this why you came here?

To remind me of why I’m actually doing what I’m doing? Look at me, Meredith.” His

eyes snapped up to mine suddenly and I had to take in a very sharp inhale as

emotions swam through the windows of his soul.

Father was in more pain than I realized.

’I’m a shell of a man because of her. I can love no other, I have a permanent hole in

my heart because of her. Love is selfish Meredith, the pain is unbearable. I tried to

save you from it too,” He looked over my shoulder at Grant.

He continued. “But I was too late. I need to save my grandson before it’s too late.”

I shook my head, reaching out for him. My heart ached for my father. A man who once

believed love was the answer to everything now made love his enemy. It was painful

and tormenting to watch him become this person.

When my fingers touched his hand, he flinched. His eyes swept to mine in shock. I

don’t remember the last time I held my father’s hand or the last time I voluntarily stood

this close to him.

After mom died, our father-daughter relationship was swept up and tom into shreds.

He would come home late from work, smell of booze, and trash the entire place.

I can recall listening to a few bottles shattering on the wall. I can even remember the

feeling of that broken glass piercing through my

rampage.

flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked at me dead in the eyes

maid to help

day too.

Instead, he had me stay up alone in my room, crying my eyes out. My foot wasn’t

that hurt that day, my

came to terms with the fact that I

mother.

each other coldly, like we were

what he asked and made sure to

of course, I

wrong

called him dad in a while

when he heard my words. There’s a flicker in his gaze,

the past and the

worth it. Those years you shared with mom, I was sure

been. Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with her?

life with her?’

he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I

it comes to your mother Meredith.’ He

pain deep

had to go back I’d do it all over again.” He whispered. “I’d

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions

think you’re hurting her now that you’re trying to hurt her grandson dad?

dearly. You’re trying to tear his family

is a good idea? Why

snapped his eyes to me. “Don’t you see I’m trying to help him Meredith? Yes. I

mother and would choose her all over again, but

Love

go of his hand, growing angry now that he

beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

Stop hurting Aiden because of what I had

Grant, my father had tried his best to change my mind

But Grant and I

that I

that it was his actions that drove me to do such a

He lost his wife and

understood his loneliness and how a dead mind

any action they take, is really

blurred my vision as I cracked. ‘I’m sorry

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