Mending a Broken Love (Roxanne and Sebastian) novel Chapter 152

During that time, Roxanne was in a coma in a hospital bed. The doctors said she might never wake up, and that was when Sebastian panicked.

He realized he didn't want to lose her. That truth hit him hard and clear, so when Roxanne finally woke up, he immediately brought up the topic of getting engaged.

Before that, he didn't think she was worthy of becoming his wife. But with his status, he didn't need to care about a woman's family background. It didn't make a difference whoever he married.

The moment she took that knife for him, he understood that no one in this world would ever love him more than her. Having someone love him that fully and completely was a gift. And if that person was going to be his future wife? Even better.

He had always been clear about his attitude toward her. He wanted her love. He wanted her to love him endlessly, passionately, and unconditionally with her whole heart.

As for him? He didn't know how to love and didn't want to spend the time it would take to learn. He wanted her affection but didn't want to give anything back.

So, he never really cherished her. It was not like he didn't know about all the cold shoulders and the dirty looks she got. He knew. He just didn't think it was his problem.

Besides, she was an adult. If she couldn't handle a little mistreatment and couldn't deal with something that small on her own, then that was her weakness. The future Mrs. Hayes needed to be able to weather storms. If she couldn't even handle a little bump in the road, how would she survive what was to come?

And to be honest, most of the time, he didn't even know how to handle her problems—like when she asked him why he chose Liana over her.

It was because Liana was in poor health, because she was Miles' little sister, because he needed to keep up appearances…

He had already told Roxanne that he only treated Liana as a sister, so why did she care so much? He had given her an answer and an explanation, so why did she still make a scene every time?

It exhausted him, and he felt worn down.

Roxanne wasn't that gentle, sweet woman anymore.

Zachary's anxious voice came through. "I just finished. Carolyn texted me and said there was a fire at our house. Are you okay? What happened? How did it catch fire?"

Carolyn had already called Roxanne earlier and told her she was fine. But she hadn't expected Carolyn to text Zachary too.

She gently reassured him, saying, "I'm fine now. It was probably just an electrical short circuit. I left last night. But… our house burned down."

"It's okay. A house can be replaced. As long as you're safe, that's all that matters. Where are you now? I'll come to you!"

She plucked a rose petal and rolled it gently between her fingers.

"Zachary… Sebastian came. He saved me last night. I'm with him right now."