Goodbye My Arrogant Ex (Marguerite and Leonard) novel Chapter 154

After finishing what he had to say, he hung up without another word.

Back at the office, Leonard was buried in work. By the time his friends were finished socializing, it was already late into the night. At this hour, Marguerite was probably fast asleep.

It had truly been a hectic day—endless meetings, urgent tasks, and persistent calls from the PR department. He’d been so swamped that he hadn’t managed to reach out to Marguerite at all. He told himself he’d make it up to her the next day with a call—anything less, and the guilt would eat at him.

Meanwhile, Marguerite was still at home with her parents. It was well past midnight, yet she lay in bed, wide awake, tossing and turning. Sleep felt impossibly far away. Every so often, she’d pick up her phone, hoping for a message or call from Leonard—something, anything. Each time, all she found was a blank, unlit screen.

She couldn’t understand what was going through his mind. After everything that had happened—regardless of what her mother said about there being nothing between Leonard and that other woman—wasn’t she owed at least an explanation? Marguerite wasn’t worried about what he might have done; she trusted him. What hurt was his silence, the lack of any effort to reassure her.

Before she realized it, morning had come.

Marguerite didn’t get up until nearly noon. She’d been up late, thoughts of Leonard keeping her awake long into the night.

Leonard, having finally wrapped up his business at the firm, decided it was best to visit her in person. Some things simply couldn’t be resolved over the phone.

When he arrived at the family’s old house, it was already lunchtime. Marguerite’s family was gathered in the living room, and as soon as they saw Leonard, they hurried over to greet him.

“She’s still asleep, so I’ll wait here for her. I want to talk to her face to face and explain everything myself.”

Guilt gnawed at Leonard. He knew he’d let Marguerite down and left her alone with her worries.

“You must have come straight from home this morning, right?” Marguerite’s father said. “You probably haven’t eaten yet. Why don’t you join us for lunch while we wait for her to wake up?”

Hogan’s voice softened, just a little. “Marguerite still trusts you, you know. She’s more level-headed than she used to be. But you two are about to get engaged—some things just need to be said out in the open.”