First Love Only? I Left Him First, Now the CEO Can't Let Go novel Chapter 240

Chapter 240: Chapter 240: You’ve Fallen in Love with Serena Jennings

Caleb Lockwood paused his hand as he set down the wine bottle.

He calmly gazed at Claire, watching the tears glistening in her wide, watery eyes.

To say he didn’t feel a trace of heartache would be a lie.

After all, Claire was his first love, his Ellie from the juvenile detention center, where they suffered and relied on each other through life and death.

But...

"I’m sorry."

Caleb offered an apology.

Claire was stunned.

Everyone knew how hard it was to hear those three sincere words from Caleb’s mouth.

Yet at this moment, Claire didn’t want to hear those words one bit, not one bit!

"Caleb..."

She saw clearly the pain for her in Caleb’s eyes, but at the same time, she saw even more clearly his inner resolve.

"I can no longer give you my love..."

Caleb said resolutely and with unwavering determination.

"I already told you this the day you returned to the country and I came to pick you up."

A buzzing sound filled Claire’s mind.

Yes...

When she returned to the country and reunited with Caleb after many years, Caleb had clearly told her—

"I can no longer give you my love... because I am married."

However, Claire never believed it.

What is marriage anyway?

Caleb didn’t marry Serena out of love.

He married Serena to spite her, to get back at her, and due to his grandfather’s command.

Now that she was back, all Caleb had to do was divorce Serena and marry her, and everything would fall back into place.

"So what do you want to say?"

Claire grabbed onto Caleb’s collar forcefully.

"Are you saying you fell in love with Serena?"

"..."

"Did you leave me because you fell in love with Serena?!"

Claire roared, her voice full of anguish.

"No..."

Caleb shook his head.

But Claire couldn’t tell which of her questions Caleb’s "No" was answering.

The first?

Or the second?

"Ever since you chose to break up with me and study abroad... it became impossible for us to be together again..."

Caleb’s calm words left Claire’s face deathly pale.

He once thought, for Ellie, his heart would never change.

At first, losing and then regaining her made Caleb’s final high school year one of indulgence in his affection for Claire.

But his grandfather disapproved of Claire. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

And just as he was racking his brain to change the bad impression Claire had left on his grandfather, Claire chose to study abroad while his grandfather was hospitalized.

He wouldn’t abandon his grandfather, so Claire broke up with him.

Caleb never expected Ellie would force him to choose between the grandfather he cherished and her.

Even to this day, Caleb still couldn’t understand.

Was it him who changed?

Or was it his Ellie who changed?

Seeing Caleb’s eyes filled with confusion, struggle, and conflict, Claire forcefully pushed Caleb away.

"No... You can’t not love me, you’re just getting back at me for leaving you, right?"

"..."

"Caleb Lockwood, you swore to love only me forever, are you going to break your word?!"

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