My Best Friend Took My Leg, My Baby, and My Love Chapter 08

My Best Friend Took My Leg, My Baby, and My Love Chapter 08

Those words hit Ethan Sterling like a bucket of ice water.

His hand slowly loosened around Sophie Carter’s neck.

He had loved Natalie Bennett since they were children.

Ever since they were kids, he had followed her everywhere.

He watched her run around, her high ponytail bouncing behind her.

He watched her frown and wipe sauce from the corner of his mouth.

He watched her grow up.

After years of loving her in secret, he had finally gathered enough courage to confess.

But Natalie rejected him.

Ethan was devastated.

He left the country and stayed away for years.

Especially after hearing Natalie had gotten married…

He drank so much that he ended up in the hospital.

When he finally heard that she had divorced, he rushed back without hesitation.

He thought…

he had finally gotten his chance.

He thought he could finally stay by her side and give her the happiness she deserved.

But then Sophie Carter appeared.

She looked at him with a seductive gaze,

She brushed her foot against his ankle under the table, right in front of Natalie.

She used her fragile, helpless act to gain his sympathy.

And he fell.

Maybe it was because he had buried those feelings for too long.

Maybe it was because Sophie was the one who approached him.

Maybe…

deep down, he believed Natalie was already broken.

That she would never leave him.

Step by step…

he walked toward the edge of the abyss.

He remembered those nights.

He and Sophie were together in the room next door to Natalie’s.

He heard Sophie’s sweet voice.

But even then…

Natalie’s face would appear in his thoughts.

He felt guilty.

He regretted it.

But every time, Sophie’s gentle words pulled him back in.

After Natalie’s car accident, he regretted everything.

He wanted to cut ties with Sophie.

He wanted to focus only on taking care of Natalie.

But Sophie kept whispering in his ear.

She told him Natalie had never discovered their relationship before.

Now that Natalie had lost her leg…

she would never find out.

She told him they could continue taking care of Natalie together.

As long as Natalie never knew the truth…

the three of them could live together forever.

That day, when he said:

“As long as you’re okay, I’ll marry you.”

Those words had never truly come from his heart.

He had only said them because of the baby Sophie was carrying.

He had never imagined Natalie would discover the truth.

He had never imagined she would see through everything so quickly.

He had never imagined she would be so determined to divorce him.

But now…

it was too late.