Chapter 19
Chapter 19
When Claude woke up, he found himself lying in an unfamiliar place. He was confused for a few seconds, then suddenly sat up, remembering he’d collapsed outside Aaliyah’s apartment. Did this mean she’d taken care of him?
Joy and excitement immediately flooded his heart. Claude carefully got out of bed, wanting to sneak a peek at her. As soon as he reached the living room, he saw a busy figure in the kitchen.
It was Aaliyah.
His heart warmed, overwhelmed by the feeling of getting back something he’d lost.
He wanted to rush over immediately, hold her tight in his arms, tell her about all his love for her over these years, let her know she didn’t need to worry anymore. But after taking just two steps forward, he saw there was another person in the kitchen-someone who took his place and hugged Aaliyah from behind.
‘Come on, stop it. I’m making soup.”
You’re not making soup for your ex-husband, are you, Ms. Rhodes? I guess you two are divorced, right?”
It’s for you. Didn’t you say yesterday you wanted to try this soup?”
Then I want you to feed me~”
Aaliyah laughed helplessly. She ladled out a spoonful, blew on it to cool it down, and brought it to the man’s lips. Watching him drink it, her eyes lit up with enderness and happiness-a sight that cut Claude to the core.
How could Aaliyah look at someone else like that? She used to only make soup for him. Whenever he was sick, Aaliyah would spend hours making just a small >ot of soup, carefully cooling each spoonful and feeding it to him. As long as he drank it, she’d smile with her eyes crinkling-so how was it some other man
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He couldn’t believe what he was seeing, standing there watching for a long time before finally speaking in a hoarse voice.
‘Aaliyah…”
His voice abruptly interrupted the two of them. Aaliyah turned around, no longer wearing that gentle expression, but looking at him coldly instead.
You’re awake? Good. Now go. Claude-if you ever show up passed out at my door again, for whatever reason, I’m leaving you there next time.”
laude felt stabbed by her coldness, as if an invisible hand was squeezing his heart tight, making it hard to breathe.
He’d found her again, they were seeing each other after so long, but Aaliyah didn’t look happy at all. She… she even seemed disgusted by him.
laude suddenly realized this, and he was terrified. How could Aaliyah hate him? How could she be with another man?
Multiple complex emotions churned in his chest. He took several deep breaths to control himself.
We’ve only been divorced a few months and you already have someone new…” But the moment he spoke, he still couldn’t control his jealousy and bitterness.
Aaliyah remained silent.
Looking at the man in front of her, she really hadn’t expected Claude to track her down here. But seeing him, apart from feeling like he was a stranger, she had no other emotions-as if both disappointment and love had been completely worn away in the past.
Even facing his questions, she felt nothing.
When she first came to Paris, she immediately threw herself into work. Her professor hadn’t lied-though the studio was still small, it was already well-established. Within a month of joining, she’d already learned all the workflows.
That’s when Leroy Granger appeared. He showed up out of nowhere, as if he’d come specifically for her. At first, when Aaliyah discovered his identity, she thought Claude had sent him, but Leroy assured her he didn’t know Claude at all.
It took months for Aaliyah to slowly let her guard down.
Yesterday had been her first date with Leroy, but because of the heavy rain, she couldn’t get home and had to stay overnight at his place. She never expected that when Leroy brought her back, they’d find Claude collapsed at her door.
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Iter first reaction was that he was insane.
Still, she’d gotten Leroy to help carry Claude inside.
At the time, Leroy had raised an eyebrow at her.
“You’re not still hung up on this guy, are you?”
