Chapter 308
Chapter 308
Emily didn’t feel even a shred of sympathy-in fact, she couldn’t help but find it laughable. She never thought she’d see the day Lucas would badmouth Lydia.
She sneered. “Lucas, if I killed you one day and just said sorry, would you be able to forgive me?”
Lucas was stunned for a moment. He didn’t understand why Emily would say something like that.
He said, “I never wanted to hurt you. Even when I was fooled by Lydia, at most I just said some harsh words to you-I never once laid a hand on you.
“I really know I was wrong, Emily. Please, just forgive me. Even if you could just give me one chance to make it up to you, is that okay?”
Emily’s lips curled into a cold, distant smile, and she said, “Lucas, ever since the day you sent me to St. Gabriel Reform Academy, there’s no way things can ever go back to how they were. I’ll never forgive you.”
She thought, ‘If I could just forgive him because of a few apologies, then how would I be any different from killing the part of myself that fought so hard to survive St. Gabriel Reform Academy?’
Lucas felt like his heart was being crushed in someone’s fist, and the ache was so sharp it brought tears to his eyes. He said, “I really know I was wrong. I know you’d never push Lydia down the stairs.
“There had to be some misunderstanding back then. And I know now-it was you who saved me on Lightning Valley. I know everything now. Emily, please, I’m begging you here.”
Emily snapped, “You really think I still care about any of that? Whether it was pushing Lydia down the stairs or saving you on Lightning Valley, I’ve explained it to you over and over. You were the one who never believed me.
“At this point, do you honestly think I care whether you know the truth or not?”
It was like a giant hand was squeezing Lucas’s throat-he couldn’t get a single word out. That’s when it finally hit him: something he really didn’t want to admit-Emily no longer cared about the truth anymore, just like she didn’t care about him at all.
Not wanting to waste another word on Lucas, Emily said to the cemetery staff on the phone, “If anyone comes looking for me at the cemetery from now on, just turn them away. I don’t want to be disturbed.” With that, she hung up.
Lucas stared at his phone after the call ended, completely dazed, taking a long time to process what had just happened.
Since the phone had been on speaker, the staff member from the cemetery had heard the entire conversation and was left standing there, feeling seriously awkward.
Seeing Lucas just staring at the phone in a daze, making no move to give it back, the staff member finally had to reach over and take it back himself.
The staff member said, “Well, you heard what Ms. Harper said. I’m just an employee here, and Ms. Harper is our biggest client. I can’t really go against her wishes.”
Lucas could hear the rejection and the hint to leave in the staff member’s words. His face turned a little pale, but he didn’t get angry.
If it had been before, Lucas would’ve probably gotten pissed and tried to throw his money around to put the staff member in his place. But now, he just glanced at the staff member, turned around, and sat down on a nearby chair.
He had no idea why Emily had bought so many burial plots here, but he was sure she’d show up here eventually. He thought, ‘If she refuses to see me, then I will just wait right here for her-no matter how long it takes.’
Chapter 308
This was the first time Lucas had ever been this stubborn about anything other than racing-he didn’t budge, not even to eat or sleep.
But precisely because of who he was, the cemetery staff could do nothing about him.
Ever since the argument with the Bennett family, they hadn’t cared about Lucas at all. So even though he hadn’t been home for days, no one came looking-surprisingly, it was Vincent who showed up instead.
