He Thought I Loved Him—Dating My Childhood Sweetheart Was Work Chapter 17

He Thought I Loved Him—Dating My Childhood Sweetheart Was Work Chapter 17

After that, Asher came every day. Even Mabel found out. 

She must have heard things from Maren. 

She grabbed a broom and chased Asher halfway through the 

village, yelling for him to leave. 

She ignored every apology he made. 

Asher stopped talking. From confident to numb. 

He watched Kian and me come and go, eating together, 

hiking, shopping, cooking. 

He grew quiet. 

Only leaving flowers every day. 

Hudson came too, crying, playing the family card. 

The Vosses had cut all ties because of Asher. 

Grandma Voss doted on her youngest grandson. She’d 

ordered Silas to end all contracts. 

My sister Liora wouldn’t take Hudson’s calls anymore. 

He begged me. 

“Elowen, we’re still family. I never shorted you on money. Just forgive Asher, okay?” 

“Marry him first. We’ll figure out the rest…” 

A bucket of cold water splashed over his head. Mabel stared 

at him coldly. 

He was about to snap, but I spoke softly. 

“Mr. Anderson, we were never family. Just business partners.” 

“I did my job. I earned every cent.” 

“Don’t ask for a father–daughter bond. There never was one.” 

“We’re strangers now. No past. No future.” 

“And my last name’s Anderson. From Maplebrook Hollow, Sunset Valley. Not your corporate Anderson.“