Chapter 103 I’m very sorry for everything
Roger froze momentarily before responding, “I will send the keys, but she has to see me asap.”
Hector agreed, and after that, Roger started the ignition, leaving Karen confused. “Are you leaving? We should wait for her to come out.”
Roger shook his head as he looked at the people coming out of the club, most of them too drunk to even stand on their feet.
“If Wade is such a gentleman, then he’ll ensure her safety.”
Karen agreed, remembering how Wade had insisted on taking her home that day at the club, but Giovanni stepped in to take her from him.
Indeed, Wade would not have left her on her own, and it was going to be the same for Delanie.
Roger and Karen barely caught an hour of sleep before getting ready and making it to her graduation.
As interesting as the event was, all Karen wanted was a good sleep, and as soon as they reached home, they had a quick meal and cozied up in bed when a knock on the door woke them.
Guessing who it might be, Roger woke up to take care of it, but Karen was awakened by the knock as well.
“It must be Delanie, right?” She was the only one who would dare to knock on their door, and Roger nodded.
He didn’t respond but opened the door to see his sister, looking all fresh and tidied up.
Delanie and Oriana returned to the mansion, but it wasn’t what Roger thought. Pulling Delanie into his warm embrace, she smiled at him and said something that shook him to the core.
“I’m very sorry for everything, Roger.”
A smile spread across Roger’s lips. Delanie had learned her lesson, or so he thought. “It’s alright. I’ll always be here for you, so tell me, what exactly happened.”
Delanie smiled at Karen, who stood beside Roger, and said to her, “I owe you an apology too, Karen. Roger is yours, and yours only.”
Warmth filled Karen’s heart as she embraced Delanie tightly. Something had changed in her overnight, but Karen couldn’t quite put a finger on it. Looking around, she asked, “And Oriana?”
“She’s in the living room with Milo. Can we talk in your garden?” Delanie replied.
There was something about Delanie that was too strange to ignore, and Karen couldn’t help but ask, “Are you sure you are okay?”
“Better than I thought,” Delanie replied with a glow in her eyes. As the three of them walked to the garden, they overheard Oriana telling Milo in the living room, “I’m going to miss you, Milo.”
“I’m going to miss you,” Milo replied.
Something didn’t sit well with Roger, but he held his thoughts until they sat under Karen’s special summer hut.
“So?” Roger asked eagerly. Delanie smiled. “Roger, my plan to go see Wade was to make you jealous, but I realized that love was too strong to destroy. I’m sorry.”
“It’s all in the past,” Roger said with relief as he stared at Delanie. There were only a few of Karen’s old clothes at the apartment he rented before, but the dress Delanie wore didn’t seem like Karen’s.
“Where did you get that dress?” Roger inquired.
Delanie smiled shyly. “Wade got it for me, and Oriana said his best friend treated her well.”
Now Roger was beginning to get a headache, as things didn’t seem as he had imagined. “Can someone tell me what’s going on?”
“Roger, I had a long night with Wade, and I think I really like him. Before, I was just trying to make you jealous, but after last night, I want to give it more of my time.”
Roger’s fingers balled together as he asked bluntly, “Have you slept with him?”
Delanie’s face turned red. “No, he’s a gentleman, Roger. We just talked, danced, drank, and ate throughout the night.”
After ruining his date with his wife, Roger was suffocated with worry as she seemed to be having fun. He didn't think it was fair.
"Lani, you are still young and inexperienced. Wade might not be who you think he is," Roger expressed but Delanie was getting upset.
"And how would you know?" she asked, causing Roger to purse his lips. "I think it’s time for you to know everything about Wade from the beginning."
Delanie smiled, but her smile didn't reach her eyes, and her revelation stunned him. "If it’s about how envious he was of you as a kid, I know.”
Roger was about to say something when she added, “And if it’s about how our parents killed his, that, I also know."
Confusion filled the air as Roger stared at Karen. She was the only one he had told, and they hadn't left each other's company.
Karen hadn't even spoken on the phone to anyone, so how did Delanie know all this?
"Lani, where did you get that information?" Roger demanded, Delanie smiled, but her eyes held a hint of sadness. "I've been with Wade, and perhaps, you should know everything that happened last night."