Chapter 45

"Hank, please come back... I forgive you, I'm not filing for divorce anymore, I mean it. Just come back, okay?" Chloe crouched down, bawling like a little kid. Ryan couldn't bear to see her like this. He pulled her into his arms gently. "Chloe, don't do this to yourself." But really, what else could she do? She once gave her heart to someone. She thought burying it deep would help her move on, but he had to leave her in the cruelest, most final way that made forgetting utterly impossible. "Do you think I'm a horrible person? I caused my mom's death, and then my baby's… then my dad, and my sister... now even him. Maybe I'm the one who deserves to die." "Chloe, none of this is your fault. Let's get out of here for now, okay? I'll take you home. You need rest." Ryan tried to lift her up, but she pushed him away. "I don't have a home anymore. This is our home—Hank and mine. If he comes back and I'm not here... he'd be upset. I can't leave. I have to wait for him." Chloe wiped her tears, tr