Eight Years Lost A Love Unclaimed (Ariella)
Chapter 2

Chapter2

I stayed in the hospital for a week, but Xavier never visited.]]

Instead, I saw Chloe and him flaunting their relationship on social media every day. "Xavier is so sweet. He made me a heart-shaped lunch again!"

"I just got a little scratch on my forehead, and Xavier is so worried. He's the best."

At first, I checked every day to see what new ways they would show off.[]

But the more I saw, the more it hurt, so I stopped looking.

I quietly checked myself out of the hospital and took a cab home.

The house was covered in dust, proof that Xavier hadn't been home all week.]

I didn't have the energy to clean up, so I just threw a sheet over the couch and lay down.

On the way home, I bought a new phone and got a replacement SIM card.

My previous phone had fallen off the cliff, and I didn't think I'd ever get it back.[]

As soon as I inserted the new SIM card, Xavier's call came through, his voice angry and demanding. "Ariella, what the hell are you doing? I've called you a thousand times, and you didn't answer!" Xavier had a quick temper, exploding at the slightest inconvenience.

I had endured his outbursts for eight years, and I couldn't count how many times I had been hurt.

In the past, whenever he got angry, I would panic and try everything to appease him.

But this time, I felt a strange calm.

Maybe this was what they meant by "nothing hurts more than a dead heart."]

"My previous phone fell off the cliff. I just got a new one today."]

There was a brief silence on the other end of the line.

Maybe he was surprised by how calm I was. I asked him again, "What do you want?"]

Xavier's voice was full of surprise and discomfort.

"You checked out without telling me, and I went to the hospital for nothing."[

"I bought you a limited-edition diamond necklace before. Where did you put it? Chloe wants to wear it to the jewelry show tomorrow. I'm going with her." My heart clenched.

That necklace was a token of our relationship when we first got together.

It didn't cost much eight years ago, but now it was worth a lot since it was a one-of-a-kind piece by a famous designer.

But to me,

it was priceless.

It symbolized my unique love for Xavier.

It was my whole youth and my dreams.

But now, with just a few words, he wanted to give it to another woman.