Chapter 780
“Alright.” Wendy immediately pulled out a sharp, pointed knife. Im going to do it now!”
Horace nodded calmly. “Go ahead.”
He closed his eyes.
Wendy raised the blade, the cold, sharp tip aimed straight at Horace’s heart.
“Stop!”
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At that moment, Brittany bolted off the bed and lunged forward, stopping Wendy. She threw herself into Horace’s arms, holding him tightly.
Horace opened his eyes slowly, his dark gaze settling on Brittany. What’s wrong?”
She shook her head fiercely. “I don’t want you to die!”
Horace looked at her gently. “I’d do anything to save you.‘
Brittany’s voice trembled. “Why are you so good to me? Back then, our families arranged this marriage for status. I know you never had feelings for me.”
Horace cupped her face in his hands. “Yes, it was an arranged marriage between our families. When we got married, I wasn’t interested in you. I felt like it didn’t matter who I married.”
As an heir of a powerful family, marriage was simply a tool for consolidating power. Anyone would have done.
Brittany lowered her eyes, a wave of sadness washing over her. She had always known Horace didn’t have feelings for her.
Slowly, she began to pull away.
But Horace continued, his voice soft and steady.
“I wasn’t interested in you at first because we barely knew each other. But over the years after we married, you slowly found your way into my heart. You kept coming after me, whether I wanted it or not–you clung to me, stuck by my side. I couldn’t resist anymore. I started falling, and soon, you’re all I want, all I’m thinking about. Brittany… I’ve loved you for a long, long time.
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Brittany froze. He actually loved her?
Horace’s eyes softened with emotion as he gazed at her.
“During all those years you disappeared, do you know how long I searched for you? I spent every day, every hour, every second looking for you and our daughter. I imagined countless times how it would be when we met again. Honestly, I’ve wanted to ask you… How could you be so cruel, taking our daughter away and leaving me? I missed you both so much.”
Horace was a quiet, reserved man who had never confessed to any woman before. This was the first time he laid his hidden heart bare, revealing years of longing and pain.
His heart was full of love for Brittany. He had loved her for many, many years.
Tears blurred Brittany’s vision, and soon heavy drops spilled down her cheeks. She had resented Horace and blamed him, all because she believed he didn’t love her.
She envied Ida. She envied how Horace treated her so well.
But now she realized… He had loved her all along.
Horace gently wiped away her tears. “Don’t cry.”
Brittany reached up, wrapped her arms around his neck, and on tiptoe, pressed her lips softly to his.
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Horace was taken aback.
She smiled through her tears. “I love you, too.”
His expression shifted.
Brittany’s lips curved in the glow of her tears.
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“I’m the heiress of the Brewer family. Even though our marriage was arranged, my parents always told me that someday, I would marry the man I loved. The day I received your photo, I knew right away that I wanted you. I told my parents I wouldn’t marry anyone else. I said that if I was going to marry someone, it had to be you. That was how the alliance between the Larson and Brewer families came to be. On the day we met for the arranged marriage, I wore a red dress on purpose. I wanted to catch your eye. I wanted you to fall for me, for you to love me the way I love you.” I
