Chapter 102

Everett’s POV: I lowered my gaze, the pain crashing down around me. What I really wanted to say was that I didn’t want to move on. I didn’t want to drift further and further away from her. But my rational side screamed no. I opened the folder in my hand, pulled out a property deed, and handed it to Scarlett. “This is the deed to this place. I know it’s probably too late for this to matter, but I still want you to understand everything about the house.” She barely glanced at the paper. “Everett, you know I’m not going to accept this.” “I know.” I placed the deed on the coffee table, locking eyes with her, my gaze firm and steady. “I just wanted you to know… I remember everything you said. The movie you loved, Twilight Romance—the one where the guy built a house for the woman he loved. I never forgot it. You told me about it like it was a dream you were chasing. That look in your eyes when you held my arm… it stayed with me. I asked Davis to find a plot, got a designer. My plan was to su