“You got sick after your fall and went for treatment, right? You didn’t tell him because you didn’t want him to worry?”
How sweet of him.
I thought about my trip to Japan.
Sincerely, I replied, “Yes.”
“Just explain it to Mr. Halter properly. He adores you. He’ll come around soon.”
With that, the butler left.
Suddenly, it was just the two of us in the sprawling house.
How could I possibly explain? Brad found me in a host club!
While he was in the shower, I snuck back to my room.
Everything was exactly as I’d left it.
She said Brad jumped into the ocean after me…
The shower stopped, but there was no sound for ages.
Knowing he’d been sleep–deprived, I got worried.
“Brad?”
“Mr. Halter?”
“Darling… Honey?”
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Chapter 12
The door flew open. Brad scooped me up and tossed me onto the bed.
He leaned over me.
He was crying, but fighting hard not to let the tears fall.
Bitterly, he said, “Lindsey… what did I do wrong? Why would you do this to me?”
He stared into my eyes, showing a hurt I’d never seen before, like an abandoned puppy.
“Nothing, you’ve been great to me. I misunderstood you.
Knowing I’d messed up, I said, “I’m sorry.”
“Hey! Don’t cry!”
“Look, I won’t run away again, okay? What do you want? I’ll make it up to you, I swear!”
Brad’s tears fell like pearls, dropping onto my face.
Who could resist this?
A man’s tears are like catnip to a woman.
My maternal instincts went into overdrive. “Tell me, what do you want? Name it, and it’s yours!”
Brad buried his face in my shoulder, wiping his tears.
He looked up again. “You promise?”
“Absolutely!” I said firmly.
“This is serious. You have to marry me.”
“Okay.”
“And give me a baby.”
“Okay.”
“Wait, what?”
“In return, I’ll sign over all my assets and work for you for life.” Brad whipped out a ring box and opened it in
front of me.
The diamond inside nearly blinded me.
“But…”
Brad gritted his teeth and lifted his shirt. “You can touch my abs too!”
“Deal!”
The next second, a ten–carat diamond slid onto my left ring finger.
