IGNORED! HE ALWAYS SAVED HIS RIGHT EAR FOR HER Chapter 05

IGNORED! HE ALWAYS SAVED HIS RIGHT EAR FOR HER Chapter 05

The person standing outside was Madison.

“Why are you here?”

Ethan’s voice carried a disappointment he couldn’t hide.

“Ethan, my apartment has a leak.”

“Can I stay here for a little while?”

Madison blinked at him.

Her eyes stayed fixed on his face.

“Whatever.”

Ethan turned around and walked away, looking defeated.

The moment Madison stepped inside, she noticed the ring sitting near the entrance.

Her eyes narrowed.

“Why is the ring here?”

“Where’s Claire?”

Those words struck Ethan hard.

He didn’t answer.

He simply picked up the glass of water in front of him and drained it.

Seeing that he wouldn’t answer, Madison walked over.

Then she picked up the ring.

And slowly slipped it onto her own ring finger.

She admired it again and again.

Then she sat down beside Ethan.

Her hand gently brushed against his chest.

Her voice was sweet, almost sickeningly so.

“Ethan…”

“If Claire is really gone, I’m willing to become your bride.”

Ethan’s body stiffened.

“What did you say?”

Madison thought he was shocked because he was too happy.

She leaned closer to his right ear and repeated herself.

“I said…”

“I’m willing to take Claire’s place.”

“I’ll become your bride.”

“Enough!”

Ethan suddenly stood up.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at her.

“What are you talking about?”

“My five-year relationship with Claire isn’t something you can just erase!”

Madison stumbled backward when he suddenly moved and fell onto the couch.

She looked at him in disbelief.

“Ethan…”

“What are you pretending?”

“Don’t you understand why Claire left?”

“She isn’t stupid.”

“She could see that whatever was between us had already crossed the line.”

“Stop!”

Ethan’s chest rose and fell heavily.

“There’s nothing between us!”

Madison looked at the man who was suddenly pretending not to know anything.

Then she laughed.

“Nothing?”

“Are you seriously going to tell me that holding hands, hugging, and kissing were all just ‘friendship’?”

“You took me to try on wedding rings.”

“You took me to try on wedding dresses.”

“You even had me rehearse your wedding with Claire.”

“Do you really think I’ll believe you only needed my help?”

Ethan instantly went silent.

He couldn’t say a word.

He admitted it.

He really had let himself get carried away.

After five years together, their relationship had slowly become ordinary.

Routine.

Claire had always been quiet and gentle.

So when a lively, playful girl like Madison suddenly appeared in his life, Ethan couldn’t deny that she caught

his attention.

But that was all it was.

A brief moment of temptation in a long-term relationship.

It wasn’t love.

It wasn’t an affair.

At least, that was what Ethan kept telling himself.

He was certain that the person he truly loved, the person he wanted to spend the rest of his life with…

was Claire.

Regret surged through his chest.

Ethan shook his head desperately.

“No.”

“I’m going to find Claire and explain everything.”

“I’ve only ever loved her.”

Madison let out a soft laugh.

“You really think she’ll forgive you?”

“I know Claire better than anyone.”

“Loyalty is her bottom line.”

“She’s not coming back.”

“You!”

Ethan pointed at her angrily.

“Claire was your best friend too.”

“Why would you hurt her like this?”

“Best friend?”

Madison smiled.

“Maybe we were.”

“But when it comes to love, everyone fights for what they want.”

“She couldn’t hold on to her own man.”

“Who else could she blame?”

Ethan stared at the woman in front of him in disbelief.

“Get out.”

“Get out of my house!”

Madison smiled brightly as she stood up.

She slowly walked toward the door, swaying her hips.

“I can leave.”

“But Claire is never coming back.”

“In the end, you’ll still end up with me.”

The moment the door closed, Ethan grabbed the tissue box from the table and threw it toward the door.

No.

He didn’t believe it.

His five-year relationship with Claire couldn’t just end like this.

He believed Claire was only angry.

She was just upset.

She didn’t really stop loving him.

As long as he went to find her…

As long as he gave her a sincere apology…

Claire would come back.

She would still become his bride.