IGNORED! HE ALWAYS SAVED HIS RIGHT EAR FOR HER Chapter 07

IGNORED! HE ALWAYS SAVED HIS RIGHT EAR FOR HER Chapter 07

When I saw Ethan again, he looked like a completely different person.

He had lost a lot of weight.

His wrinkled jacket hung loosely on his thinner frame.

His hair was messy, and there were dark circles under his eyes.

He looked like he hadn’t slept properly in a long time.

Seeing how calmly I reacted to him showing up, Ethan hurried to speak.

“Claire, I’m sorry.”

“I really am sorry.”

“What happened with Madison was just a moment of weakness.”

“I was only chasing something new and exciting.”

“I swear to God, you’re the only person I’ve ever loved.”

He held up two fingers as if making a serious promise.

But I didn’t stop arranging the shelves in front of me.

I simply said calmly:

“Ethan, we can’t go back.”

“You should leave.”

“Don’t waste your time anymore.”

My voice was soft.

But he heard every single word.

Instinctively, he turned his right ear toward me, afraid he would miss even one sentence.

“Please, Claire.”

“Forgive me this one time.”

“Just once…”

“How can you throw away seven years together like they meant nothing?”

I gently smiled.

I pushed him away.

“Ethan.”

“We’re really over.”

After saying those words, I looked away.

I stopped listening to him.

No matter how much he begged.

No matter what he said, I didn’t move.

Eventually, Ethan left.

And he never appeared in front of me again.

But every morning, the breakfast that appeared outside the store every morning…

The car headlights that quietly followed behind me on my way home when I closed the store at night…

The flowers anonymously delivered during every holiday…

All of them proved one thing:

Ethan hadn’t given up.

But I never responded.

As time passed, I believed he would eventually stop.

And my life with Mom would return to the quiet routine we had built.

But I never expected that one afternoon…

When I went to the store to bring Mom lunch, I saw a crowd gathered outside.

People were whispering and talking among themselves.

A bad feeling suddenly rose in my heart.

I quickened my pace and ran toward the store.

The moment I saw what was happening inside…

Every drop of blood in my body seemed to run cold.