Five Lost Angels: My Husband's Fatal Deception novel Chapter 175

His heart stumbled over its rhythm, giving away his pain. Bright gently withdrew from the hug and smiled, caressing my cheek with the back of his hand.

"It doesn't matter, Laura. As long as I see you, it's enough for me."

"Bright!"

His sincere words touched me deeply, I cried out and buried my face in his chest. "I have only one heart, how many times will you win over it?"

...

The sunrise after a long, dark night brought happiness and joy to my home. My kids caught a whiff of Bright's return and ran inside my room early in the morning.

"Daddy is back!"

Jane and Zoe hopped on the bed, trying to hug Bright first. They held him tightly from both sides,

"We won't let you go anywhere now, daddy. You will stay with us for a week."

"No, a month!" My little girl demanded cutely, "We want you to take off days from work and spend all the time with us, daddy. You can't make excuses; we won't back out!"

I was in the room too, but they totally ignored me and showered their love on Bright, and the fun part was, I didn't feel jealous. As an adult, I badly missed his presence and my little angels were just kids, longing for the love of their daddy. I could feel Zoe's sadness from his words as he spoke innocently,

"You didn't even call or text us, daddy. I thought you forgot us. Please don't do this to us, we miss you."

Bright kissed their foreheads, securing them in his strong arms. His voice was laden with fondness as he swore,

When I mentioned it before Bright, he agreed with me,

"You are right, Laura. I have tried to persuade my mom and dad, but it was fruitless. We need something else."

I had analyzed the situation thoroughly, anxious to help my fiancé in this dilemma. He had done so much for me, so it was my duty to fight for our love.

As it was clear that we were at a dead end, the one outside from our family was our last hope. Considering that option for us, I informed Bright about my plan to contact the third party,

"It's impossible to convince your parents, so we should speak to Sienna to break this engagement off.

I will go to her office and negotiate with her. Let's see what she has to say ..."