章節 379: Protecting Him The Whole Time

His world felt like it was collapsing in on itself as Lauren's words echoed in his mind: 'You were my fiancé, Steffan.'

The weight of those words pressed down on him, tightening around his chest until he could barely breathe. 

He stared at her in shock, the woman he had been drawn to but couldn't fully understand, the woman who seemed to know so much about him yet held back at every turn. 

And now, this revelation, this truth he had been desperate to uncover, was more than he could have imagined.

The car felt smaller and thick with emotion.  

He opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out. How could he respond to something like this? They were engaged. Engaged.