His Heart Still Beats for Me
Chapter 1
Victoria Thatcher opened the door and saw Sampel Boyle, slightly hunk, walking in with a sudary woman inapped a
Meanwhile, the woman beside him, Bachel Moler, mas his true love. Rachel smiled and said, “Victoria, Samuel had a bit to drink.”
Visa gave a slight mod and stepped and to let them in. Then, she headed to the che, moving
practiced
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make some larger uppreiding not notice d
to the neur
Once the soup was ready, she prothes on it and cardiovertel The unseat lounging on the couch, eyes closed.
“Samuel, de ink some soup before you go to sleep.” Virteria said, her voice calm and even.
Kamuri slowly opened his eyes and gave her a book of digast. “Just leave it. Rachel will dead me ”
Ahrt that he closed his eyes again. Sering the, Victoria plared the bowl on the case without a word.
“Ma Miller. 17ower it to you then,” she said softly before walking toward the garni bedroom
is head resting against Tachel’s shoulder
Even though they had been married for de years, Vetoria had always slept in the guest bedroom. The master bedroom belonged to Samuel and Rachel. She had never stepped foot in it and
In the middle of the night, Victoria was deep in deep when the sounds from the master bedroom woke hat. Kachet’s passionante maam plenced through the wall.
Victoria was stinged be the vale Even though the wok grogot, she knew exactly what was happening in the room next door.
În truth, she was undered by it. At first, they had tried to keep it discreet, bus lately, it seemed like they no longer caredit she heard.
Rachel was Samsets childhood sweetheart, and he lovedber very much. Over me past six years of their marriage, Victoria had witmed Samuel, a man with a terrible temper, shower Rachel with almost all of his tenderness.
Victoria was not angry, but her deveninis quickly faded as Rachel’s voice grew louder and exaggerated, as though the was doing is on purpose. It was as if the wanted Victoria them
To cheur social cliche, everyone knew that Samuel despised Victoria. He had bought Rachel a luxury villa aix years ago, right after his wedding to Vicaria. The two of them lived these mat of the time, and Sampel only occasionally brought Rachel back to this house.
Aubin legali veida, Victaria law everything but appeared completely unbothered by it all she was extranetinarity kind to Samuel, whitly pouring her heart into caring for him, neve
Everyone assumed Vichaia was hopelessly in love with Samant, as in love that she could endure the humiliation of sharing a house with his mistress–so an owe that she could maintain her
Yet, that was not the truth at all Victoria had been her emotists well, but it was definitely not because of Somael
Thej e was someone else the loved with every fiber of her bring, someone whoor image filled her every cell, whose name was riched fresher. That person was a sweeet young mui carried the scem of roses and had the most heartwarming smile
The man’s name was Sebastian More.
Victoria closed as a trolled down her cheek,
minding the past years ago, a month before her wedd days later, she received a devastating phone call that would change everything
he wedding to Sebastian, he had on a bit abroad f
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Sebab a car accident. By the time he rushed to the hospital, leady lying on the hospital bed, pale and lifeless, with only a fathead fleeping him
She stumbled to his side, bringing his hand on her lips for a kisi in her seyers welled with tears. Sebastian wealdy opened his eyes, feeding a smile as he stepped to lift his hand and wipe awry.
Thai day, Sebintan used almost all his remaining strength to her. Even in his fin ents, he remained sol and pride as he spoke to her.
Head, “Vicky, pomise you’ll live well become the wind, the rain, the alt—everything that souch you
Khan was so fragile that Är seened a mere touch could hate him Victoriafrantically held his hand, trying to run both him and broadl
the whispried, “Seb, don’t talk. You’re not going to de–you’ll survien, 1’5 find you the best doctors.”
Tet, het kan book violently as he piled at her phone to call her father for help, causing it to another. Sebestian maintained a calm expuen despite his pallor, as if he had
handrantated her, “Vicky, I have so many repels. Liegel not manyNg You pooner, not spending more of our limited time tepeter.”
underclap. Virtal’s heart froze in tense. For the first time in her life, she felt lika something vital was being ripped away from bei —something thai (heart over chked to pack up her phone from the floor, desperately believing she could still find him the best nordeal.caun
(roughing until sucklesly, dark blood nupied from his mouth, filling ile ali with the sent a rail. la bu linal moments, he spoke to her with i
y was fin emprating them now? Victoria feared that he was saying podne, but she refusadia believe it…
Before glam could praen what was happening betan and nu serrated in and wheeled Gelasilan away Victoria’s mind went back as her heart broke intapieves When she feally registered what was happening, she thama burtarit by his lendude, legcing the detors set to take him away.
who had been trying to slay
during the good,
bob hairperating or di
(grey was not to save kan hila – it was to give his heart to someone plaat