There's No Turning Back (Elara and Harvey) novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Elara opened the gift box, revealing a sapphire bracelet inside. Her gaze sharpened as she picked it up.

“What’s the size of this bracelet?” she asked.

*56 inches,” Harvey replied instinctively.

Elara let out a dry laugh, and a bitter taste was rising in her throat. “That’s Niamh’s wrist size”

She extended her hand out the window, letting the sparkling sapphire bracelet slip from her palm

Harvey’s brow furrowed as emotions rippled through his usually cold eyes. “You’re just jealous of Niamh. That’s why you’re throwing this tantrum

Tye known Niamh for over 20 years. If there were something between us, do you think you’d even be here?”

His words seemed to stir something deep

p within Elara–a memory buried in the past. Her broken smile reflected back at her

in the rearview mirror.

“Do you remember about the night you left to find Niamh three years ago? You made me go to the hospital alone,

Thad a fever of 102.2 degrees Fahrenheit that night. Taylor was on leave, and the staff had gone home. I was counting on you to drive me.”

As Elara spoke, the memory resurfaced for Harvey.

“Didn’t you take a cab to the hospital?” Harvey responded, puzzled by her fixation on such a minor incident

“I went to the hospital and called you several times, but you never answered ”

“Niamh had gotten drunk and wandered to the beach. It was pitch black out there, and I was busy looking for her.”

He chuckled bitterly at this. Elara was always competing with Niamh in her mind. Women simply weren’t cute when they were jealous.

hospital, waiting for you to sign the

Elara’s vision blurred as she stared straight ahead. She continued, “Harvey, I was at the hosp consent form for a pregnancy termination.”

Harvey froze as he was utterly caught off guard. “You had a miscarriage? Why didn’t you tell me?”

Elara lowered her long lashes, unwilling to see her own reflection in the mirror. Seven years of love had eroded into nothing but bitterness and resentment

“Do you even remember why I had that fever?”

A flicker of recognition crossed Harvey’s eyes. He did remember that incident

Beau, in his mischievous play, had emptied the wish jar on Harvey’s desk. He took the glass marbles inside and launched them one by one into the lake with a slingshot

Those marbles were a keepsake from Harvey’s late sister

His fury erupted, and his voice echoed through the house, leaving the staff too frightened to intervene. He then turned to Elara and ordered her to retrieve all 32 marbles from the lake

That night, she waded into the frigid water until she found every single one. By dawn, she barely had time to rest before heading to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the children

The relentless demands of her day continued By nightfall, her body finally gave out as she helped the kids with their

homework, consumed by fever and exhaustion. She had become nothing more than a burned–out ember.

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“Harvey, I stopped loving you three years ago. And now, I won’t waste my time foolishly waiting for my son to come close to

me.”

She no longer looked to anyone for rescue, nor did she harbor any illusions about receiving even the slightest hint of care.

from Harvey or Beau

d her foot to the gas pedal. She drove

While Harvey stood in stunned silence, Elara slammed the car door shut and pressed forward, feeling resolute that she would not look back.

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