A Love as Restless as the Wind novel Chapter 1

Everyone said that Clifford Jones loved Tessa Turner like she was his whole world. He spent ten years chasing her and spoiling her. Just the sight of her frowning was enough to break his heart.

And yet, this same man betrayed her not once, but three times.

The first time, he was drugged by a rival at a business banquet and ended up spending the night with a college student named Tania Evans.

The day Tessa asked for a divorce, he rushed to send Tania abroad that very night. Then, he stood in the rain outside Tessa's place for three days and three nights. He said, "Tess, I was wrong. Please, forgive me just this once."

Tessa looked at his pale face and caved.

The second time, she ran into him at the hospital, where he was accompanying Tania for a prenatal checkup. With tears in his eyes, he explained, "Tess, I was overseas two weeks ago on a business trip and got into a car accident. Tania pulled me out of the wreck, risking an explosion. She saved my life.

"Later, we found out that she was pregnant. My grandma threatened to kill herself if I didn't keep the baby."

He held Tessa tightly in his arms and shakily said, "Please don't leave me. I swear that I'll send her away after she gives birth. The kid will be sent to the Jones residence, and neither of them will ever appear before you again."

Tessa believed him.

The third time, he went head-to-head with her over the keepsake of her mother, Emerlyn Greene, at an auction. That sapphire necklace was Emerlyn's favorite piece of jewelry and the only thing she'd left behind for Tessa.

However, Clifford kept raising his bid more and more aggressively. Ultimately, he even went all in, outbidding everyone just to give the necklace to Tania.

Tessa stormed into the private room to confront him, but he only rubbed his temples in exhaustion. "Tania has been struggling with prenatal depression. She saw the necklace and really wanted it. Tess, just let her have it, okay?"

At that moment, she suddenly laughed as tears streamed down her face. "What if I don't?"

He frowned before saying, "Tess, stop making a scene. Tania's about to give birth. Once the baby's born, everything will go back to the way it was."

She stared at him, her heart splitting open like it had been hacked with an axe. "Back to the way it was?"

What was it like before? When he only had eyes for her? When he'd drive three hours through a storm just to get her a slice of strawberry cake?

Did he even remember?

"Mr. Jones…" Tania's voice came from behind them. She was leaning against the wall while holding her belly, her face pale. "I sprained my ankle, and it really hurts…"

His shoulder slammed hard into Tessa, sending her stumbling backward. Her lower back hit the edge of the table with a sickening thud, and the sharp pain made her break into a cold sweat. "Clifford!" she called out in a trembling voice.

But he didn't even look back. He walked away with Tania in his arms, his retreating figure fading from view.

Tessa stood there, laughing through her tears.

She thought, "A life debt, and now a child. Clifford, you're never getting rid of her. So, how could we ever go back to the way things were?"

She then forced herself up, wiped the blood from her forehead, and got into her car.

The driver tentatively asked, "Mrs. Jones, are we going back to the villa?"

"No." She closed her eyes. "Take me to the law office."

Two hours later, Tessa walked into the hospital with signed divorce papers in hand.

Outside the VIP suite on the top floor, the bodyguards looked awkward and lowered their heads when they saw her.

She stood at the end of the hallway, watching as Clifford remained glued to Tania's side. He'd booked the entire hospital floor for her, with doctors and nurses on call around the clock. The moment she frowned, he would flinch and grow anxious, as though the sky were about to fall.

"I want that tiramisu from the dessert shop on Westside Street," Tania said sweetly.

Without hesitation, Clifford grabbed his keys. "Wait here. I'll be right back."

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