Too Late, Mr. Cooper: Your Bride Ran with Your Baby novel Chapter 289

Liliana was speechless, her eyelid twitching. She was truly at her wit's end.

She tried to reason with him. “Aiden...”

Aiden looked at her, his smile as warm as ever. “Liliana, this isn’t up for discussion.”

She fell silent, her argument dying in her throat. She had to admit, in some ways, Aiden knew her all too well.

Liliana sank onto the soft sofa in her office, one hand resting on her swollen belly. She stared up at the ceiling, completely defeated. “Fine. I’m not getting involved anymore. Do whatever you want. I don’t have the energy for this. But let me be perfectly clear: you are wasting your time and your feelings on me. When you end up regretting this, don’t blame me.”

She had laid her cards on the table, leaving no room for misunderstanding.

Aiden calmly poured her a glass of warm water and handed it to her. “What’s this? Still not over your ex-boyfriend? Are you starting to feel sorry for him now that you see how miserable he’s made himself?”

Her eyelid twitched again. “That has nothing to do with it. How did you get ‘pity’ from what I just said? I just don’t want to be a heartbreaker who plays with people’s emotions.”

After a moment, she spoke with profound sincerity. “It’s not about giving up my right to be loved. It’s that I can’t make any promises. I have no idea when I’ll be ready to start a new relationship. Right now, my baby is my entire world. If you waste your time on me, waiting for a definitive answer that may never come... What then? If I never give you that answer, will you just waste your whole life on me? Let it go, Aiden. I can’t bear the weight of someone else’s life on my shoulders.”

Her eyes were clear and bright. She had thought this through. Maybe, one day, she would be ready for a new relationship. But not now. Maybe, one day, she would meet the person she wanted to spend her life with. But not now.

Her future was a vast unknown. Where she would go, where she would find her home—none of it was certain. How could she make a promise she couldn't keep? Maybe, in the end, it would be simple. At some unexpected time, she would meet an unexpected person, and in some unexpected place, she would find a peace that settled her soul. But none of that was something she could predict or control.

She didn’t want to waste anyone’s time. It was best to be painfully clear.