BILLIONAIRE'S SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

“Are you sure you wanna do this?” Molly asked, her voice soft and tender, as they sat together in her car, their eyes fixed on the towering hospital building before them.“Absolutely,” Carmen replied, glancing out the window, attempting to soothe her restless nerves. “This is the least I can do after what he went through for me. I should at least express my gratitude, shouldn’t I?”Molly shrugged, uncertain. “I don’t know. Eric seems sketchy to me, if I’m being honest. He left us trapped in that room when he easily could’ve set us free. I still wonder why he chose not to.”Even Carmen couldn’t understand the stark contrast between the Eric she witnessed on the deck, fighting to save her life, and the Eric that Molly described. Her best friend clearly held reservations about the older Logan brother, yet that didn’t change the fact that he had indeed saved her. Without Eric’s

Carmen pushed her food around on her plate, her appetite vanishing into thin air as she sat across from Ronin’s grandfather. It was hard for her to forget that he was the same man who had once pleaded with her to walk down the aisle, all in the name of preserving his family’s reputation.What a huge disaster it had been!Back then, Carmen had been naive enough to fall for their manipulation, allowing herself to be burdened with guilt even though she had done nothing wrong. But that was the consequence of her vulnerability, of wearing her heart on her sleeve.Now, she was wiser and stronger than before. Or at least, that’s what she told herself. She knew better than to be swayed by kindness that only led her deeper into trouble.She might not be aware of this man’s intention of being in her town, but she wasn’t about to convince herself with false hopes that he wasn’t here for what was apparently so obvious to her. She was going to assume the worst, and the worst was enough to put her

As Carmen walked into the cafe that morning, she was taken aback to find Mrs. Jane Logan, Ronin’s mother, engaged in a hushed conversation with her own dad. Alarm bells immediately started ringing in Carmen’s head, sensing that something was amiss. The loud chiming of the door’s bells only added to her discomfort, causing Mrs. Logan and her dad to abruptly break apart and turn their attention towards her. The surprise etched across Jane Logan’s face, as well as her father’s, didn’t go unnoticed by Carmen. It only fueled her curiosity further, stirring up a mix of emotions within her. Over the years, Carmen had become all too familiar with secrets and mysteries, and she had grown weary of them, particularly after her unsettling encounter on the cruise. She wanted to partake in no more lies and deception. She craved the raw truth, no matter how painful it might be. “Carmen,” Jane Logan quickly transformed her surprise into a tone of adoration. “It’s so good to see you. Come on, join us

Carmen parked the car in the driveway and stormed into the house, seething with anger and frustration. Trembling with rage, she flung her bag onto the bed and forcefully slammed her bedroom door shut. “I can’t believe he would do this to me,” she snarled, pacing around the room too restless to sit down. “Why? Why? Why?” That man always treated her this way. Always. But why? She had no idea. Did he find it amusing to put her in difficult situations? Or did he think he had the authority to make decisions for her life? She hadn’t even met him before joining Logan Enterprise. Yet, he acted as if he knew her better than anyone. It was because of his attitude and belief in his control over her that he convinced her to marry Ronin. And now, with the same arrogant attitude, he thought he could just intrude on her life and change its course as if he always had that right. No. This time she wouldn’t allow anyone to dictate her life. Enough was enough. She refused to be controlled or manipula

The sun was setting and the air had a chill that wasn’t there earlier in the day. Carmen sat on her porch, watching her father play with the neighbor’s son and their little puppy. Though she was looking at them, her mind felt far away as she silently wondered why life had to be so complicated. She wanted to join them, to laugh and enjoy the simple moments, but her thoughts were telling her otherwise. It was all so puzzled, dramatic, and unreasonable. She couldn’t make sense of it all; why did these same things happen to her time and again? Was she really that easily taken advantage of? Did people think she was easy to manipulate and control? Why was she always the one being sacrificed for someone else’s gain? Why did they think so little of her? How had her life spiraled into such a chaotic and tumultuous mess? And most importantly, how could she change that? There was no doubt in her mind that she was about to refuse the offer made by Grandpa Edgar. She couldn’t take what was never