The Last Time I Loved Him (Autumn and Ryan) novel Chapter 96

Chapter 2

After recording the video, I didn't go in to catch them in the act.

One video alone wasn't enough to get Ethan out of the picture.

I forced myself to stay calm as I left the office.

When the elevator stopped at the underground floor, I couldn't hold back all the emotions that had been building up inside me.

I quickened my pace and ran toward my car. The moment I slammed the door shut; tears poured down my face.

The overwhelming pain almost swallowed me whole.

Flashes of Ethan and I together kept replaying in my mind, but the more I thought about it, the more I remembered how good he had been to me.

The last image was of him and Grace kissing, and that moment kept looping in my mind, unshakable.

I felt like I was suffocating, my heart hurting as if gripped by a tight hand.

Unable to stop, I screamed hoarsely.

In the enclosed space, my cries sounded particularly pitiful.

I couldn't understand. Everything had been going according to the plans we made.

But why did Ethan cheat?

We had weathered all the hardest days together — why now, why this?

The new house had just been renovated. We had planned to have a cute baby.

Now, everything we had hoped for seemed like a cruel joke.

Ethan and I had a very ordinary story.

We met through a blind date, just like most people do.

At the time, he wasn't the boss he is today, running a successful business. When I met Ethan, he had just suffered a business failure and was deeply in debt.

It was probably the lowest point of his life.

With the help of our families, we met a few times, and we both felt things were going well.

He didn't mind that I was shy and reserved, and I didn't care that he had debt.

Six months later, Ethan confessed his feelings.

Since we both wanted the same thing — marriage- process moved quickly.