Chapter 203
I found it ridiculous. “You’re a grown man, not an idiot, and definitely not some clueless kid who doesn’t understand what love is. You know better than me how Alicia feels about you.‘
“But I only like you,” Jonathan blurted out.
I froze for a second, and so did he.
After a brief pause, he turned his head. “I don’t have any feelings for her, Elise. It’s just something passed down from the last generation. I had no choice but to look after her. You know how Grandpa treats her.”
“Even so, the two of us were never meant to be.
I stayed quiet for a long time, not wanting to argue. “You’ve hurt me too many times. If I hadn’t been so blindly in love with you before, I would’ve left long ago. Maybe the memory loss was just me trying to save myself.”
“I didn’t want to stay, but I couldn’t bring myself to walk away. So, I forgot everything, hoping the 18–year–old version of me would finally make the choice to leave you.”
“Impossible.”
Jonathan dismissed what I said without a second thought. “You love me. You would never want to leave.”
He brushed his fingers near my eyes. “You just forgot how you felt about me. Once those memories come back, divorce won’t even be on your mind.”
He seemed completely convinced of that. I shoved him away, staring at him in disbelief.
“When Alicia and I both fell into the pool, you went straight for her. You didn’t even look at me. And now you’re standing here saying you love me? Don’t you see how your actions completely contradict your words?”
Jonathan sighed. “How could I possibly choose to save her? If it ever came down to two choices, I’d always choose you. You weren’t even a choice. You were the only answer.” 2
“Then why did you save her?” I asked.
I felt like he was just saying all this to make
feel better.
“I already told you that I didn’t know you were in the water too. If I had known, I wouldn’t have spared a glance at anyone else,” he said.
“So, that’s what you’ve believed all this time? You lost your memory, so you don’t remember how strong our relationship was. I thought I didn’t have to explain it,” he said.
“Not explain what? You seriously think something this big doesn’t need any explanation?”
Jonathan gave me a helpless look. “You lost your memory, so you don’t remember ho
deep our love used to be. That’s why you believe I would leave you behind to save Alicia. But if you could remember it, you’d know that between you and her, I would never choose her over you.”
He made it sound so convincing and righteous, but I didn’t believe a word.
“If what we had was really that strong, people wouldn’t look down on me all the time. They wouldn’t say you and Alicia are the ones who belong together. Even she had the nerve to threaten me to my face. And you expect me to believe there was nothing between you two?”
He frowned. “When did she threaten you?”
I sneered. “Of course, in your eyes, she’s always the innocent little girl. I’m the one who’s constantly causing trouble. Isn’t that right?”
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