Chapter 353
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 353<\/p>\n
The sheer disappointment radiating off him was palpable.<\/p>\n
She had rarely seen Lawrence look so defeated. Even when she had rejected him all those years ago, he hadn’t looked this crushed.<\/p>\n
It was a rare sight.<\/p>\n
Taking a breath of the crisp morning air, she was about to text him to come up, but he looked up at that exact moment.<\/p>\n
They stared at each other across the distance. Bonnie offered a faint smile. Lawrence immediately straightened up, looking equal parts nervous and thrilled as a stiff smile spread across his face.<\/p>\n
Idiot, she thought.<\/p>\n
She turned and went back inside without a word.<\/p>\n
Lawrence got the message. Grabbing the lunchbox, he bolted toward the building, taking the stairs three at a time. Pausing at her door to catch his breath, he went to knock, then remembered her ankle and just punched in the passcode.<\/p>\n
When he walked in, Bonnie barely glanced up, but she said, “I guess I’ll be troubling you for the next few days. Thank you.”<\/p>\n
Lawrence nodded frantically, looking like he’d just won the lottery. “It’s no trouble at all. It’s the least I can do.”<\/p>\n
Terrified she might overthink it, he scrambled to add, “When I was in the hospital, my mom told me you came by every single morning. Cooking a few meals and driving you to work is nothing. I\u2014I don’t even know how to properly thank you.”<\/p>\n
Watching him stumble over his words, Bonnie realized that simply letting him help out was, in his eyes, an act of supreme mercy.<\/p>\n
She didn’t quite know how to feel about that.<\/p>\n
She lowered her eyes. “Let’s not talk about the past.”<\/p>\n
If he didn’t coddle her enough, she would have thrown a playful fit.<\/p>\n
Back then, she could be unreasonable and demanding, knowing he would tolerate anything.<\/p>\n
That was the chaotic, intense love of youth\u2014sweet words and total enmeshment meant everything.<\/p>\n
But at twenty-seven, she didn’t need those fleeting romantic highs.<\/p>\n
What she wanted was steadfast support, a meeting of minds, and an unwavering commitment. She needed total honesty, trust, and mutual sacrifice.<\/p>\n
And most importantly, there had to be moments that could still make the twenty-seven-year-old Bonnie’s heart skip a beat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1021","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}