Chapter 11

Henry was the CEO of Garner Group, a man whose word was law in Juville. Even Luke had admitted more than once that they were lucky not to be on his bad side. And now, this cold, ruthless man was asking Lexi if she'd ever give up on him. "Henry, whatever I had with Jeremy ended a long time ago. From the moment I left him, there was no going back. I've told you this before. Why won't you believe me?" Lexi wasn't someone who liked explaining herself, but she'd already explained this to Henry more times than she could count. Henry finally let go of her and stared into her eyes. "Because seven years ago, you gave up on me for him. You never loved me. I was just your second-best option." Those words hit her hard. After a moment of silence, she said quietly, "Henry, it's not that I didn't like you. I just hated the feeling of being controlled, like my whole life was mapped out. "We grew up together, and both our families just assumed we'd end up together. It was like I was branded as yo