"I've tried so hard to despise you and push you out of my mind... but I couldn't. It might be difficult to understand, but my heart isn't at peace. My struggles aren't solely due to Ari's absence; you're the one I can't live without, Alex. Despite knowing there's no chance for reconciliation, I feel compelled to share something that's been weighing on me since three years ago... There was no other man; you were always my only love, then and now." Suddenly, he stood above her, his face consumed by intense emotion, his lips moist from the heated intimacy they'd just shared. "You belong to me... exclusively mine." They may have technically remained legally married all along... Hailee Baroni cherishes her husband above all else. Yet, after Alessandro's accusations of infidelity,怀疑 Ariana, their daughter, resulted from an affair, she made the painful decision to walk away. For three long years, they maintained separate lives,杜绝了直接的联系。 But when Ariana's abduction shatters the silence, Alex's gaze meets hers, filled with deep sorrow and desperation. He realizes he is the one who must step in to rescue their little girl, even if it means returning to Hailee. After all, their 'little one' still wears his wedding band as a symbol of their unbroken bond.
