Chapter 321

I stared into his eyes, a laugh slipping out from sheer anger. He knew nothing. "You don’t even know what you’re saying—" "I know exactly what I’m saying." Ronald Wright’s face was icy-cold, his tall shadow completely engulfing me. His gaze was layered with too many emotions. "And I know what you want to hear. Grace and I… we’re bound by something special. I wasn’t with her because of love. I thought I could use her to save you. But... it didn’t work." He suddenly paused. His Adam's apple bobbed, voice hoarse. "You don’t trust that I love you? Or do you trust me—but can’t let go of the fact that I betrayed you in another life?" I frowned, locked eyes with him, and that bitter smile disappeared from my lips. His logic didn’t really hold up, but his eyes told me he meant every word. What I couldn’t understand was—if he wanted to save me, why did he end up hurting me? Why marry Grace? Sure, she was a gastroenterologist and I had stomach cancer, so it kind of made sense. But weren't there