Chapter 9

Facing Emily's sharp question, Oliver answered in a flat voice, "Julia is my wife." A mocking smile appeared on Emily's face. "She's your wife? Then what am I? What does that make us, Oliver? You told me you'd always be there for me. Are you taking it all back now? "Did you forget it was me who saved you when you were a kid? You promised you'd only ever love me. Those were your words." Oliver froze. He didn't have a single word to say in his defense. He'd let down Julia, and he'd failed Emily too. All of it was true. He really had said those things. Back then, he'd been bullied and pushed into a lake. When he woke up in the hospital, everyone told him it was Emily who had rescued him. She visited him every single day while he was recovering. From that moment, Oliver had decided Emily was the woman he wanted to marry. The year he graduated, he'd arranged the biggest, most extravagant proposal their town had ever seen, but Emily left for another country without a word. While ever