I Ended Our Secret Marriage, And He Returned Begging — Novel

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For seven years, Bella Evans chased the elusive Freddie Williams, only to find herself cast aside when it mattered most. Now, five years after their secret marriage crumbled, she faces him again at a class reunion—a moment meant for nostalgia quickly turns into a painful reminder of their shared past. As Freddie flaunts his new fiancée, Imogen, the air thickens with unspoken tension. How can Bella confront the man who once claimed her heart while sitting beside the woman who now holds it?

Freddie's charming facade hides the weight of their history, and Bella grapples with the bitterness of a love that once felt all-consuming. The years spent together, marked by passion and heartache, linger like shadows in the corners of her mind. With every glance exchanged, every casual word, the stakes rise. Can she keep her composure as he leans closer, drawing her back into the orbit of their complicated connection?

As the rain pours outside and secrets flood the room, Bella must decide what she really wants. Will she allow the past to define her future, or will she finally find the strength to walk away? In a world where love can be both a sanctuary and a prison, who will emerge unscathed?

I Ended Our Secret Marriage, And He Returned BeggingChapter 1

For seven years, I chased after Freddie Williams and for seven years, he turned me away.

Everyone had said that I, Bella Evans, cared for Freddie deeply and that Freddie’s feelings for me were only about the body.

But they hadn’t known that through those seven years, Freddie loved me like crazy in my bed.

Once I had been in bed, I had always turned like that fool.

Five years after we broke up, Freddie and I had sat side by side again at a class reunion.

Our class monitor, whom we hadn’t seen in a long time, had leaned near my ear and whispered, “Bella, are you still running after Freddie?”

“The reports said Freddie is still single. You should try harder and get him!”

Right as I had been ready to deny it, the room had burst into cheers again.

In a clean suit, a classy man took the seat beside me, giving me polite greetings and compliments.

“Bella, long time no see.”

“How have you been these past five years?”

I had smiled and lowered my eyes. “I’ve been good. Everything’s good without you.”

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The spoon beside Freddie had dropped to the floor.