All Chapters of THE LOVE I GAVE HIM : Chapter 41 - Chapter 43

For a few seconds, Amelia simply stared at her phone as it continued to ring, her thoughts tangled between hesitation and restraint. Her fingers hovered slightly above the screen, her expression calm but her heart betraying her with its uneven rhythm. She had told herself countless times that if she ever saw Ricardo again, she would remain indifferent, unaffected, untouched by the past. But now, with his name flashing across her screen, she realized it was not as simple as she had believed.The call continued.Persistent.Unyielding.Amelia exhaled slowly, her grip tightening just a little before she finally made her decision. Without allowing herself another moment to hesitate, she tapped the screen and lifted the phone to her ear.“Hello.”Her voice was steady, controlled, giving nothing away.—At Amelia’s mansion, a sleek black car pulled up smoothly in front of the grand entrance. The gates had already been opened, and the guards stood respectfully at a distance as the car came t

Amelia’s eyes froze the moment their faces drew dangerously close, the space between them shrinking until even the air felt too heavy to breathe. For a brief second, time seemed to pause around them, stretching into something fragile and suffocating. Neither of them moved. Neither of them spoke. They simply stood there, staring at each other, caught in a silent battle neither of them had prepared for.Ricardo’s grip on her waist was firm, not enough to hurt her, but enough to keep her from stepping away. His presence surrounded her completely, his familiar scent, his warmth, the intensity in his eyes—it all came crashing back at once, stirring emotions she had spent years burying deep within herself. His gaze did not waver, and that only made it worse. There was something in his eyes, something raw and unguarded, something she had never seen so clearly before.It unsettled her.No… it terrified her.For a moment, Amelia forgot how to react. Her mind went blank, her carefully built com