Return, My Love: Wooing the Neglected Ex-Wife

Chapter 1126:

“Lynda, what’s the matter? Did I upset you?”

“You haven’t done anything wrong,” Lynda inhaled sharply, fighting back tears. “I just… I thought I was your closest friend. How naive of me!”

With those words, she turned and retreated the way she had come.

“Lynda! Wait!” Aurora called after her, but Lynda kept walking. At that moment, Dunn approached. “What happened, Aurora?”

“It’s Lynda…” Aurora’s frown deepened. “I need to go after her.”

“Stay here; I’ll handle it,” Dunn said, his eyes following Lynda. He sensed the underlying reason for her sudden exit.

Reflecting on their entire history, from their first meeting to the present, Aurora asked tentatively, “Dunn, could Lynda have feelings for you?”

Regret flickered in Dunn’s eyes as he looked away. “She left for a project out west after graduation, then came back to Illerith to join my team on her tutor’s recommendation. I thought she’d moved on after so many years.”

Aurora’s gaze fixed on Dunn, shock written across her face. “How could you keep this from me?”

“Aurora, I need to clear things up with her right away,” Dunn responded in a calm tone.

“What difference will it make?” Aurora thought of Lynda’s expression just now and couldn’t imagine how she had gotten through all these years.

From high school to college, and even up to now, she had always believed that Lynda’s path merely crossed with Dunn’s. She never imagined that Lynda had harbored feelings for him all these years. Taking a deep breath, she said, “Dunn, unless you resolve this matter properly, we should postpone our wedding. I don’t want to hurt Lynda, okay?”

Dunn agreed with a solemn nod. “I’ll handle it. I promise.” He then hurried off to find Lynda.

Meanwhile, Lynda had sought refuge by the lake, amidst the wedding decor. Confronted again by images of Aurora and Dunn, her emotions overwhelmed her.

Tears filled her eyes as she touched the photographs, thinking bitterly that if only she had known about Dunn and Aurora, she wouldn’t have spent all these years desperately trying to get close to Dunn.noveldrama

“Lynda.” Dunn approached her. “We need to talk.”

Lynda fixated on the couple in the photos, her tears flowing freely. “Do you love her?”

Looking earnestly at Lynda, Dunn answered, “Yes, I love her.”

“And what about me?” Lynda asked, pressing a finger against her chest. “Aurora always said hard work would win me love. Yet, here I am, working hard, and she ends up with the man I love. It feels like you both have fooled me.”

Dunn attempted to soothe her. “Lynda, remember when you left for the west? I was already in a relationship. Even if Aurora weren’t in the picture, you should have known that I would never love you.”

Lynda’s laughter was tinged with tears. “So, this was all just my imagination?”

Dunn didn’t correct her. “I’m the one to blame here, not Aurora.”

“How can she not be involved?” Lynda’s voice rose sharply, disturbing the nearby wildlife and startling Molly and Lucas, who were secretly meeting nearby.

They had planned a secret date, but unexpectedly, they found themselves face to face with Dunn, who was talking to a woman.

“What’s Dunn doing with her?” Molly whispered, misunderstanding the scene. “He’s supposed to marry Aurora soon, yet here he is with another woman!”

Lucas cautioned her, “Hold on, let’s just watch and listen before jumping to conclusions.”

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