A Love Forgotten Novel by Webfic

Jocelyn looked around in fear at the pitch–black road. She had been so terrified earlier that she hadn’t even noticed Elijah driving them up a mountain road. There was no one around for miles in either direction.

Elijah’s voice was cold. “Get out now.”

Jocelyn started sobbing even harder. “Elijah, I won’t get out. If you’re angry, hit me or yell at me, but why bring me here just to scare me? Please…”

As she spoke, she tried to cling to him, begging for mercy. However, Elijah shoved her away so hard that she nearly slammed into the window.

With a muffled cry, Jocelyn ignored the pain from her head injury and continued trying to grab onto him.

Elijah stepped out of the car and walked over to the passenger side, opening the door. His face was ice- cold as he yanked Jocelyn out of the car. Jocelyn’s hair fell loose as she was dragged out, collapsing on the ground in tears.

“Elijah, I was wrong, I was wrong! I won’t do it again. Please, just forgive r desperately, makeup smeared all over her face.

s time,” she pleaded

She clung to Elijah’s arm and even wrapped herself around his leg, refusing to let go. “If I embarrassed you today, I’ll make it up to you, I promise!”

Elijah’s bloodshot eyes bore into Jocelyn as she cried helplessly at his feet, her usual grace utterly gone. He gritted his teeth and spoke, enunciating each word.

“I told you, I like you, but my wife will always be Ariana. Not only did you ignore that, but you also kept provoking her. And now, you’ve got your wish. She wants a divorce! Do you even understand what you’ve done?”

Jocelyn’s sobbing suddenly stopped. She stared at Elijah, stunned. “Elijah, you love that bitch Ariana?”

Smack!

Elijah slapped her across the face without a moment’s hesitation. Jocelyn was left in shock, her mind blank. She even forgot to cry.

She stared at Elijah, now a stranger to her, in disbelief. “You… you hit me? How could you? You’ve never hit me before. I don’t believe it. You didn’t mean it, right? Elijah, say something!”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

She frantically shook his arm, desperate for an explanation. Elijah looked at her with icy indifference and shoved her away again.

“I never hit you before, so you started thinking you were irreplaceable. You really thought you were my true love, didn’t you? But Jocelyn, when you left me seven years ago, did you really think I could still love you?”

Jocelyn was once again struck dumb with shock. She looked at Elijah, who was now a complete stranger to her, in utter disbelief.

“Wh–what are you talking about?” Her lips trembled, her voice shaking with fear. Elijah’s words had shattered her world.

Calming down from his earlier rage, Elijah stared at Jocelyn. “You heard me. It was over for us seven years ago. I only accepted Ariana’s proposal because I’d lost all hope with you.”

A flash of nostalgia crossed his eyes. “She showed up like a little ray of sunshine during the darkest time of my life. Even though I didn’t want her kindness, she still cared about me and chased after me like a fool.”

His gaze hardened as he looked at Jocelyn. “I admit I married her partly for Linden Group because, at that time, no one else wanted to be near me.

“Partly, I also wanted revenge. I wanted to get back at you for leaving me when I was at my lowest to chase after your so–called dreams.”

He grabbed Jocelyn by the hair, his voice thick with disdain. “Dreams? Ha! You’re just selfish. You never loved me. You only loved the Linden Group name.”

Jocelyn sat there in shock, completely frozen. Elijah continued, lost in his memories. “After we got married, we did have some happy days together.

“But then you came back. You showed up just when Linden Group was back on its feet. I was so stupid. I thought you’d regretted leaving. I thought you still had feelings for me.

“Why didn’t you come back before I got married? Why did you wait until after? I was blinded.

“At first, I didn’t want to forgive you. Then I thought keeping in touch with yo‘ ould be a way to get back at you. Eventually, I let myself believe you and I were the real thing.”