Unexpected Gift: An Enemies to Lovers Fake Marriage Romance (The Billionaire's Secret Book 6) by R. S. Elliot
Author:R. S. Elliot [Elliot, R. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-03T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Twelve
Sawyer
I found Marcus walking through the gravel path of the hedge maze at the back of the house, barely visible in the evening light but for the glow of the cigarette in his mouth.
He must have heard my footsteps approaching, but he didnât turn to face me until I was nearly on top of him.
âI havenât smoked one of these in nine years,â he said, and when he sighed, a silver cloud pushed up and into the sky. âBeing here always brings out the worst in me. Donât tell Ophelia,â he added in a conspiratorial voice he hadnât earned. âSheâll tell my wife and then Iâll really be in trouble.â
âIf youâre having such a hard time,â I said darkly, âyou should probably just go home.â
He grinned at me, unoffended and ⦠tired. âI had to see if youâd jump through my old manâs hoops one last time. If youâd answered my calls, Iâd have told you it wasnât worth it.â He waved a hand, dismissing the house, the grounds, everything. âNone of this is worth it.â
âThis,â I hissed, pointing a finger at the house that he so obviously despised, âis my motherâs home. Thatâs worth something.â
Marcus looked at me for a long time. âIs that why you married her?â he asked, and his gaze slid past me, back toward the house. I followed his look and realized that I could see Amelia in the dining room through the massive windows. She was smiling at Ophelia, bathed in the golden light of the chandelier.
âI thought,â Marcus said reluctantly, âI thought you were doing it to please Dad.â
I turned back to him, my jaw clenched painfully. âIs that so?â
âItâs all youâve ever done.â
I bristled, but hadnât I just admitted that exact thing to Harrison yesterday? Had that been yesterday? It felt like years had passed already. âHe was a good man. Why shouldnât his approval be something to strive for?â
âHe was just a man,â Marcus said simply. He dragged at his cigarette, the glow expanding to catch in his eyes, then dying again. âA flawed man with flawed ideals. He thought that if we all did exactly what he told us to do, weâd live happily. But your children, your grandchildren, arenât supposed to be your puppets.â He shook his head, tapping some loose ash into the gravel. âYouâve always been so independent, Sawyer. From everyone but him. I really hoped youâd realize what he was when you heard what he left you in that stupid will, and what youâd have to compromise to get it. Not because I want any of this. But because you could finally be free.â
âDonât pretend to know me,â I spat. âIf you were so worried about me, you could have told me this at any time. But you didnât. You left, and you didnât come back.â
Marcus toed the gravel at his feet, sighing again. He looked older than he had at the reading. Maybe heâd even aged since the start of this conversation.
âYouâre right. I didnât want to have to deal with him.
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