Chapter 294 Missed

Chapter 294 Missed

Aurora Ross's POV:

The sun was shining, but all I felt was cold.

"Where's your fiancée?"

Louis replied, "The engagement party was canceled."

"Since when?"

Since when did his feelings for me change?

He smiled, but it was tinged with self-mockery.

"Always."

My mind was a mess.

"But how could it be? You clearly..."

He clearly had so many female companions and was always flirting with other women.

But now he's telling me he likes me?

This didn't make sense.

But in my mind, I saw him choosing to stay with me.

I saw the look of hope in his eyes, wishing I would always be by his side.

I was a bit stunned.

Louis said, "It's my fault for not showing you my true feelings."

My mind was chaotic, even complicated.

Eventually, I felt a bit tired.

"Louis, I can't reciprocate your feelings."

He pressed his lips together, his expression gradually turning cold.

He slowly raised his eyes, staring straight at me.

Louis continued, "Do you know what I regret the most?"

"If I had known you'd get entangled with your ex-boyfriend right after returning to the country, I wouldn't have let you go alone, even if it meant dying."

His eyes reddened, his tone filled with resentment.

"I came back as fast as I could."

When I needed help the most, he was forcibly summoned back by his family, and I had to return to the country alone.

Then I met Alex. But...

"It's not your fault. You didn't know I'd run into trouble."

"Maybe it's just fate."

My feelings were complicated, too.

If Louis had been by my side during the time my parents had their accident.

Maybe the ending would have been different.

Louis gave a self-deprecating smile. "Fate?"

He repeated the word, "If fate really exists, why did it let me meet you, only to lose you? We were meant to be together."I retorted, "No, we..."

Louis asked, "Weren't we, Aurora?"

His beautiful eyes were focused and passionate, as if trying to see through my facade and into my heart.

"Seven years didn't make you fall in love with me, but what about the next seven years?"

"I have enough patience and confidence."

"If you hadn't returned to the country, you would have fallen in love with me."

The words of denial were on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't say them.

In that foreign country without family or friends, it was Louis who took care of me every night I was sick.

He prepared many surprises for me, and he made me feel safe.

Wouldn't I?

Deep down, I had the answer.

I would.

I would fall in love with him in the next seven years.

My hands on my knees slowly clenched, and I lowered my head.

Louis's lips began to tremble, and he closed his eyes slightly, filled with sadness and vulnerability.

Silence became the answer without words.

That was why he was so unwilling.

"I was only two months late. Why aren't you mine anymore?"

The answer to that question no longer mattered, and there was no need to discuss it further.

"I'm sorry."

I silently stood up.

"I came here today just to get a clear answer."

"I'm actually very angry and a bit disappointed."

"But maybe you already guessed that, even if you did this, I would eventually forgive you."

This was the first time Louis had seen me walk since we met.

So slow, yet subtly different from ordinary people.

He was slightly stunned, then his eyes filled with shock.

"Aurora?"

I ignored him and turned to leave the café.

As I reached the parking lot, hurried footsteps sounded behind me.

He seemed to have just realized, tightly grabbing my wrist.

"Aurora! I... I didn't know, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"I really..."

He apologized frantically, even trying to grab my hand to hit his face.

His craziness made me frown slightly, and I forcefully pulled my hand back.

"Enough."

He froze, looking at me with regret and pain.

I looked at him and said seriously, "Nothing can change now. Louis, let's keep the last bit of dignity."

In my heart, he had always been a prince in a white suit, as beautiful as a fairy tale.

Humorous, gentle, with those beautiful eyes always focused and patient.

This craziness didn't suit him at all.

Thinking about the reason that made him like this, my brows furrowed slightly.

After getting in the car, I ignored the person still standing outside and started the vehicle.

Louis murmured to himself. "He caused you more pain. Aurora, how can I be willing to let go?"

His voice was quickly drowned out by the sound of the engine.

I stared at the road ahead and finally sighed deeply.

...

Third-person perspective.

When someone was sad, someone else was happy.

Recently, Alex had been in an extremely good mood.

So much so that people in the company often saw the usually stern CEO playing records in his office.

Even the department heads who came to get their plans approved faced less scolding.

Yes, the Phillips Group hasn't changed CEOs; Alex was still working, but the difference was that now he was very willing.

He woke up early every day to go to work, and left on time to rush back to the estate to be with his wife.

The secretaries watched his cheerful demeanor, their mouths twitching.

"Wife? Has Ms. Ross married him?"

Jacob responded with a smile, "Not yet, but it should be soon."

The secretaries, often overworked and deprived of time for romance, rolled their eyes.

"So they're not married yet. If Ms. Ross rejects him, wouldn't it be awkward?"

Alex's footsteps suddenly halted ahead, and he turned to look, his dangerous gaze instantly making everyone lower their heads, as if they hadn't just spoken.

Only after he left did they secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"So fierce, it's hard to imagine what he's like when proposing."

Regarding this question, Alex had been thinking about it, even for a long time.

Every time Aurora passed by the study, she saw him sitting at the desk, deep in thought. After seeing it so many times, she was puzzled.

"Is something troubling you?"

But what she got was his deep and complex gaze.

Aurora rolled her eyes and lay on the couch to watch TV.

She was already three months pregnant.

But perhaps because she was too thin, her bump was much smaller than other pregnant women at the same stage.

Because of this, Eleven was always very worried, constantly watching her eat supplements.