HPDBC Chapter 132 Till it's gone.
Chapter 132 Till it's gone.
Ryan stumbled, and suddenly things started to make sense. Arwen's indifference finally started to make sense. It all happened after that accident —because she thought he had left her to die. But he didn't. She misunderstood —gravely misunderstood.
How could she even think that he would leave her to die like that? He wondered internally, struggling to find that answer.@@@@
Desperate to explain, he looked up at his mother. "Mom, I didn't know she was that badly injured. I thought she would be fine. Believe me, Mom. I truly wasn't aware, and ..."
"Ryan," Beca interjected with a sigh, disappointment heavy in her voice, " you are still not getting it. It's not just about misunderstanding Arwen's situation that day. It's about you leaving her there and choosing someone else. It's about you choosing Delyth over her —not just one time, but every time. You regret this one incident but have you even considered how many times Arwen must have regretted you —regretted having any expectations of you?"
This was not the first time Beca had tried to make Ryan see his mistakes. She had often said similar things, hoping he would finally understand. But every time, he brushed it off, convinced that he knew what he was doing. However, this time, her words hit him deeply, making it almost difficult to breathe.
Gareth watched his son struggling and reached out to place a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Ryan, we have decided that we won't try to push you toward Arwen anymore."
Ryan looked at him stunned, as if he couldn't quite grasp what his father was saying. Noting the confusion on his face, Gareth nodded and added, "We understand that you don't care for her in that way. But even so, son, she didn't deserve the way you treated her. Instead of struggling with this guilt, go and apologize to her. Make a clean break. That way, this regret will become more bearable."
"Dad, w-what are you saying?" Ryan asked, shaken.
"Beca, I think our son has finally fallen for Arwen," he said, turning to look at his wife with a smile. But seeing her remain unmoved, his brows tugged in a frown. "I can tell this from a man's instincts. Don't you believe it?"
Beca shook her head. "I don't have to believe it, Gareth. I can also see it too. Ryan had long fallen for Arwen."
"Then why are you not happy? Isn't that what you wanted always —Ryan to fall for Arwen and for Arwen to become our daughter-in-law?" Gareth asked perplexed.
But Beca smiled sadly. "Even if I wanted that, it can never happen," she said.
Gareth's frown deepened. "What do you mean?"
Beca glanced at him before sitting back. "Your son is serving us the perfect example of the saying 'one doesn't know what they have got till it's gone'. Arwen has gone; no amount of Ryan's regret could bring her back," she said, and seeing her husband still staring at her with confusion, she added it in clear words. "Arwen has already moved on and married someone else. So no amount of Ryan's regret will bring her back, not until she wants it. And Arwen would never want him again. Not after what he did to her."
Just as she finished, the butler came with hurried steps, holding a tablet in his hand. "Madam," he interrupted, exchanging a worried glance with Gareth. "Ms. Quinn shared something on her profile that has garnered everyone's attention."
Beca didn't understand and extended her hand out for the tablet. "What is it?" she asked.
While she checked it online, her expression shifted. And a smile curled her lips, not of appreciation, but of regret. "Here, comes the proof of what I just said. See it with your own eyes," she said as she handed Gareth the tablet to look for himself.