Tempting My Rented Boyfriend - Chapter 205

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By the time Cedric arrived there he saw Eleanor was yelling at Nathaira.

“So… are you saying you love him?” Nathaira asked.

Eleanor felt like a bucket of cold water poured on her face. She knew that the answer to her question was positive. But… was she positive about him?

She was positive about her love for him but not him.

“Forget it. Mine and Cedric’s story is the most discussed one. What about you? Do you love him?” Eleanor asked Nathaira.

“I do,” Nathaira said.

“Now… I answered… do you love him?” Nathaira asked. She just wants to go away after getting them together.

“I do. I loved only one person. It took me five years to realize what is love. But when I understood what it is, I accepted it. But…” Eleanor paused for a few seconds.

Even Cedric was dying to hear her words. She loves him. That’s good. But why does she needs to mention but?

He wants to know what’s wrong. He wanted to make everything right before he could start afresh with her.

“But you are disappointed with him and his behavior,” Oliver finished Eleanor’s words.

“Yeah,” Eleanor nodded at him.

“He is good-looking strong, handsome, rich, and accomplished. And he helped you when you are down. Why don’t you accept him?” Nathaira asked.

“Oliver is rich, handsome, good-looking, and can do many other things that Cedric doesn’t do. Then why did you choose Cedric over him?” Eleanor asked her. Her emerald eyes stared directly into her eyes as if she was saying she have to answer and it’s most important.

For this question, not only Eleanor but Oliver and Cedric were also waiting.

“Don’t keep him waiting,” Eleanor said as she looked into her eyes.

“I can say the same thing to you,” Nathaira said.

“He isn’t Oliver but Cedric,” Eleanor said.

“But Cedric is a fine man. He is loyal, good, smart, loving, and gentle,” Oliver said.

“Maybe… but when he comes to me… he is anything but good, gentle and loyal,” Eleanor said.

“Eleanor… I wanted you both to get together. But you are talking as if it doesn’t matter, right now. Are your pregnant hormones kicking up?” Nathaira asked. She couldn’t understand why Eleanor was acting as if whatever Cedric does… doesn’t matter to her.

“Nathaira… do you know… we both are the same in many aspects. I have been a fool for five years. While you have been a fool for seven years. Cedric waited for me for eight years. While Oliver waited for you for nearly seven years.

“When everything is cleared between us we thought we could be happy. But there was Amelia… but I didn’t trust her. I trusted my Love, Cedric, and stood up for him. And showed him and the whole world where I stand, to whom he belongs and to whom I belong. Whatever happened to me I said every single bit to him. He knew everything about me.

“But… what about him? The moment you came… he started acting like a maniac. Do you know how much it hurts when a woman comes and tell that she was the fiancé of another woman’s boyfriend? That woman… would expect an explanation the least bit.

“But… I didn’t. I waited for him to explain. I waited and waited. There was never an explanation from his side. He always thought I should understand him. Why shall I be the person who should be understanding and compromising all the time? Indeed… he does for me and for us. But… is it the right way?

“Just because he did for my happiness… it doesn’t mean I shall accept it. All I needed is him, his presence, and his assurance. But… he never gave that. But I am there when he needed me, one way or other my presence was with him. I assured him that I won’t make him uncomfortable and won’t leave him. But… in the end, all I got is insults, punishment, hurt, pain and betrayal.

“Nathaira… tell me one thing. Seven years… you chased after Cedric like a mad person. You tried to drug him twice. You wanted to get pregnant with his child too. But… did Oliver insult you? Did he hurt you? Did he betray you? No matter how you are, Where you are, With whom you are, he assured you saying that he is there for you.

“Have you ever thought how Oliver felt how troubled he is? When you see the person whom you are in love with is being with some other woman makes your heartbreak into pieces.

“I and Oliver are in the same situation right now. No matter how much he loves me, the broken trust cannot be put together.

“Yeah… I love him. But… my love cannot put the broken trust together.

“If everything is so easy… this world would be filled with happiness and laughter. There would be no troubles or anything.

“If I want our love to persist, I would have run to him saying that I am pregnant. Do you think he would abandon me when he got to know I am pregnant? He would not leave me in this situation. He always wanted a family with me. Even I do… but not at the cost of my self-respect, in the midst of the whirlpool of secrets, in the face of the broken trust, and at the cost of my child’s safety. As a couple, we should face everything together. But he didn’t trust me enough to share his burdens and worries.

“Everything makes me feel so worthless and useless in front of his eyes. It makes me feel like I am nothing. What did I do to deserve this?

“There is love… but not trust, respect, confidence between us. A love with none of these things is bound to end. And… I guess we reached that point,” Eleanor said.

There was a silence in the air for a long time. Nathaira fell into deep thought as she processed Eleanor’s words.

Cedric never knew Eleanor would feel like this.. As he thought about it, he realized she was right.