Too Late to Say Sorry novel Chapter 9

I’d planned to tell David ahead of time, but he mocked me instead.

“Cora, don’t make me laugh! Marriage? Are you marrying a ghost? I’m telling you, when it comes to Helena, you better keep your jealousy in check!”

Then, he added, “Stop standing around—go take care of the things I asked you to handle. I don’t trust anyone else with this.”

Watching his back as he walked away, I finally understood that his care for me over the past ten years was nothing more than a way to distract himself when he missed Helena. But it didn’t matter. Just one more month, and I’d be out of his life for good.

Pushing through my exhaustion, I left to buy everything David had requested for Helena’s arrival. I spent the whole day running around. In the afternoon, I got a call from Erik.

“Cora, I… I already have the engagement ring ready,” he said. “I’ll have my assistant bring it over right now. Just send him your location, and I’ll be back in Seattle as soon as possible. Don’t worry, anything you need, just ask him—he’ll handle it all.”

Hearing Erik’s comforting words made my eyes sting, and my voice caught as I replied, “I’ll wait for you to come back.”

“Are you alright, Cora?”

“I’m fine, just didn’t sleep well.”

“Sweetheart, get some rest. You don’t need to worry about anything—I’ll take care of everything.”

Erik’s gentle care always made me want to cry and reminded me of those ten long years I’d waited up for David night after night. Even though he knew I was waiting, he still never cared to come home early.

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