Chapter 399
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 399<\/p>\n
Compared to those who had lost their lives, the simple fact that they had a second chance at love was incredibly rare and precious.<\/p>\n
At the very least, they wouldn’t spend the rest of their lives suffocating in the regret of missing out on each other.<\/p>\n
Bonnie squeezed him tighter, making a silent promise to herself: Wait for him to get back, and then say yes.<\/p>\n
Her heart had long since surrendered, won over by every passing second and every tiny, devoted thing he had done for her.<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
As Highvale’s temperatures plunged lower every day, more architects arrived to join the reconstruction task force, finally easing the crushing pressure on Bonnie and the original team.<\/p>\n
One morning, Bonnie woke up, went through her usual routine of washing up and eating breakfast, and then took a pen to circle a date on her desk calendar.<\/p>\n
Today was the 6th. December 8th\u2014her birthday\u2014was just two days away.<\/p>\n
It had been over half a month since Lawrence left.<\/p>\n
He was currently in Ostrovia attending a high-profile summit, half a country away. Through the spotty, gradually recovering cell service, he had managed to send her a news article.<\/p>\n
It featured a photo of him standing at a podium, delivering a keynote address on behalf of the Magnolia Group.<\/p>\n
The signal was atrocious. Bonnie had to tap the image half a dozen times before it finally loaded enough to save to her camera roll.<\/p>\n
Their nightly calls were a mess of static and dropped connections; half the time they couldn’t even hear what the other was saying. But they had adjusted, and the poor conditions never dampened their spirits.<\/p>\n
He had promised he would make it back in time for her birthday.<\/p>\n
Bonnie didn’t normally care about her birthday, but she found herself eagerly counting down the days to the 8th.<\/p>\n
She had just finished sketching a little star next to the date when Yvonne called out from outside.<\/p>\n
“Bonnie, get in the truck!”<\/p>\n
Today, the task force was heading out to inspect one of the final remaining construction sites. The local authorities wanted to build a new school there and sync the groundbreaking with the March timeline.<\/p>\n
However, the site had some geological complications that required an in-person survey.<\/p>\n
She lifted her phone, awkwardly shifting angles to catch a signal, and eventually, the text pushed through.<\/p>\n
Lawrence: [Almost in Highvale. Did you miss me, Candie?]<\/p>\n
Bonnie mentally scoffed at his sheer arrogance. He clearly knew he had her in the bag, because he was getting bolder and more shameless by the day.<\/p>\n
The way he talked and acted was reverting right back to his reckless, smooth-talking twenty-year-old self.<\/p>\n
But a brilliant thrill shot through her nonetheless. She hadn’t expected him to show up unannounced, two days early.<\/p>\n
It was just a shame she was stuck out on a site visit and couldn’t see him immediately.<\/p>\n
[Stop being so full of yourself.]<\/p>\n
[I’m at a site. Wait for me to get back.]<\/p>\n
The two texts refused to send. Bonnie was just about to shift closer to the window to find a better signal when the entire vehicle violently lurched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1067","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1067","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=1067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}