I Want You Back by Meminger

Chapter 0017 

Laura 

I clearly understood Richard’s reasons for reluctance in refusing Nemesis’ demand that my team and I move to Manhattan for the entire duration of the project. Now that Richard knew that Jason was once my husband, he was afraid that Jason might hurt me in some way. I was afraid of that too, and not only that, being close to Jason would open wounds that I had taken a long time to heal. 

I knew it would be painful to be close to Jason again. Furthermore, I would certainly suffer because everything about him would remind me of the disastrous event that was our divorce, but I had to consider and think very carefully about that matter. The project wasn’t just about me, it was about the entire Hextec team. Everyone had worked hard to complete the project, and now that we had won this opportunity, no matter how involved my ex-husband was, it was still a chance too big to be wasted. 

I should have gone professional and put my issues aside and just focused on how I would be exposed there and possibly meet Jason more often, but I was willing to go through that if it was going to make our project worthwhile. 

“What about Anne? Are you going with her too? Are you going to tell your scoundrel husband that you had his daughter?” Richard asked me, looking bitter. He had dropped me off at home that afternoon, so I told him about the decision I made to accept Jason’s proposal. I sighed when I heard his question. 

“Jason can’t know that Anne is his daughter; it’s not like. Anne is his daughter; he’s just her biological father; you’re her real father, Richard, “I said, and I could notice Richard sighed with relief. In the last few days, he had been living under great tension, and it was clear how 

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Thank you, Laura,” he said, andd touched his hand as always, making 

him look at me. 

You don’t need to thank rne, you deserved it. Anne loves you, there’s 1o doubt about that. So you deserven odbe her father,” I told him, 

smiling. 

What about you? Do you love me toog? He asked so suddenly that it aught me by surprise. I blinked my eyes add stepped back slightly. 

Did he want to know if I loved him? 

Of course! Of course, I do love you, silly. Youre my best friend and ›artner at all times, of course, I love you. I sad smiling. 

Not in that way, Laura. I’m asking if you lovernessa man… Do you ove me as a man?” He was holding my hand now.add my smile 

attered. 

As a man…?” 

Look, Laura. I know I’m catching you off guard, believernes. I’m very 

atient guy. It’s been a while since I confessed myself to youulilke, a oved you since the day I met you, and it felt so good to contess ove for you. I’m not complaining about you rejecting me, quute poore, I decided that I will wait for you until the end, until this ou decide to return my love,” he said, opening his heart toomega hen signed. But now, I won’t deny that I feel threatened by the retu 

your ex-husband, he could take you and Anne away from me. I feel 

ke an intruder in your story…” 

shock my head, not letting him continue. “No, no. You’re wrong, myy joc… It never crossed my mind to get back together with my ex, that vil never happen, Richard. Don’t worry about it; what I experienced! with Jason was Roo painful. I don’t want that feeling to come back.” 

But did you see how he was looking at you at that lunch? Holy shit, 

LUUIU… 

denied it again. 

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