He Thought I Loved Him—Dating My Childhood Sweetheart Was Work Chapter 14

He Thought I Loved Him—Dating My Childhood Sweetheart Was Work Chapter 14

He did what he always did–mentioned it to Grandma. The 

Andersons called soon after. 

They said Elowen’s grandma was sick, so she’d gone home. 

Asher’s lips twitched. 

That’s it. She was busy. 

Fine. He’d let it slide. 

His assistant noticed. 

“Mr. Voss, you care about Ms. Anderson a lot.” 

“You should show it. She’ll never know otherwise.” 

Asher frowned. His friends knew he cared. Why else would 

he let her stay by his side? 

He’d once said marrying anyone was fine. 

But he knew. If he had to settle, it’d only be Elowen. 

Asher told his assistant to plan. He hired the best event team in Aurora Hills and bought Elowen a beach house. 

Not from the Voss family to the Andersons. 

From him to her. 

It was filled with luxury goods, perfectly decorated. 

The big reveal, he decided, would be their engagement day. 

He visited the house every day, watching the preparations. 

He skipped parties, lost track of time. 

Then the engagement day came. Elowen never showed. 

The Andersons looked panicked, unable to explain. 

Grandma flew into a rage. 

Hudson Anderson finally told the truth. 

Elowen was switched at birth. She couldn’t marry him. 

Grandma knew. 

She said it didn’t matter who it was, as long as Asher agreed. 

His real daughter was Maren Anderson. She’d been supposed 

to come today. 

But Maren had gotten sick on the way and gone to the 

hospital. Hudson had sent someone to get her. 

Asher’s chest tightened. He spoke through gritted teeth. 

“Hudson Anderson. The only one I ever wanted to marry is 

Elowen Anderson.” 

“Get her here. Now.” 

Hudson paled, stammering that Elowen was gone. No one 

knew where. 

Asher called her over and over. 

It went straight to voicemail. 

He refused to believe she’d leave him. 

For years, she’d cared for him, stayed by his side. Everyone 

saw it. 

No one could reason with him. He waited from morning till 

night. 

He didn’t eat. Didn’t drink. He ordered Aurora Hills searched 

top to bottom. 

He’d find her. 

He knew she might have left, but he wouldn’t give up. 

He started in Aurora Hills. 

A week. Nothing. 

Two weeks. Still nothing.