This Time, I Choose You!
Chapter ¹
𐍃т𝐨𝕣ყ_𝕥𝘦𝒍𝒍𝘦r
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The storm outside the mansion was nothing compared to the storm inside Valencia’s heart
The doors slammed open.
Valencia walked in with sharp steps, her heels hitting the marble floor like the world owed her something. Her eyes.... red from crying, were not crying for Amedeo.
They were crying for Koen
And Amedeo knew it. He always knew it
Amedeo stood near the bottom of the staircase, waiting like a man who still hoped she would look at him once, just once.... as her husband. His hands were clasped behind him, knuckles turning white, but his voice was soft when he spoke
𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓸
Valencia... you’re late. You didn’t answer my calls. I was-
She snapped, throwing her purse on the couch.
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
Don’t start your ‘concerned husband’ lecture. I’m tired
Amedeo swallowed every word, burying them inside himself
He had spent the whole evening pacing, calling her, searching for her, praying nothing happened
she didn't even look at him
𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓸
Did something happen?
He tried again, stepping toward her
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
Why do you care, Amedeo?
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
Why do you act like you love me?
More than she would ever understand
But she wouldn’t let him speak
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
Do you want to know where I was?
She asked, lifting her chin defiantly
The name alone stabbed him
Amedeo froze, his heart dropping to his stomach... His voice trembled despite him trying to remain calm
𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓸
Valencia... he hurt you
𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓸
Every time you go back to him, you come home crying. Why do you still—
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
Because he’s the one I love!
She yelled, her voice echoing across the room
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
Not you. Never you
Amedeo inhaled slowly, painfully, like breathing itself hurt him
Valencia continued, her bitterness spilling out like poison
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
I didn’t want this marriage. You forced it.
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
Your stupid love, your stupid promises, your stupid care—I never asked for any of it!
He had loved her quietly, deeply, without expecting anything.
But she saw him as a cage..
𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓸
You never even tried to know me- *whisper*
𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓮𝓸
You never gave me a chance to show you I’m not your enemy
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
You took away my freedom
Her words cracked something inside him
She stepped forward until she was right in front of him, her voice sharp enough to cut
𝓥𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓪
You want to hear the truth, Amedeo?
𐍃т𝐨𝕣ყ_𝕥𝘦𝒍𝒍𝘦r
how is going?
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