Surviving Heartbreak novel

---- Chapter 22 "Don't say things that I don't like to hear, Penny ," said Jacob as he walked over and pressed her into a chair with a gloomy expression on his face. "You won't ever see my stepfather again, so let's start living our lives properly again. "Come, try out your favorite lasagna and seafood stew. I've been honing my cooking skills for the past four years, so they should taste quite good." Penelope softened her tone and tried to reason with him. "You're a 28-year-old man, Jacob.

Can you not act rashly, please? I understand that you're being driven by your desire to one-up others, so you're pursuing me desperately in order to save yourself from embarrassment. "However , where does that leave Rebecca ? Can you really bear to make her sad when you love her so much?" "I stopped loving Rebecca long ago," replied Jacob. " You're the one I love.

It's a pity that I only realized this after you left." He filled a bowl with stew and placed it next to her hand with a distant expression on his face. "You've been with me for too long, which gave me a sense of security. I grew used to the food you made, falling ---- asleep to the lullabies you sang to me before bed, and wearing the outfits that you coordinated for me. "No matter how many times I looked back, you would be standing there waiting for me and would never leave.

I thought I was just used to your presence, but after you left, I felt as if something was wrong. "That was when I finally realized that, at some point, you had carved yourself a place in my heart. You had become as essential to me as breathing. I couldn't eat food made by anyone else; I couldn't fall asleep. "I started searching wildly for traces of you in every corner of the house like a man possessed .

There was only one thought in my mind-to find you!" Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes as he reached this point. "I love you, Penny, and I'm sorry. My confession came too late, which caused us to miss out on four years of love. "In the future, I'll start a company focusing on cultural media for you and support you wholeheartedly in your dream to become a renowned comic artist.

I'll pamper you, love you, and never let you suffer any grievances!" "T don't need all that!" Penelope interjected before saying with emphasis, "I'll rely on my own efforts to achieve my dreams. I don't need your help! Right now, I just want to go home quickly and complete my engagement ceremony. Do you understand? ---- "Please wake up, Jacob Thornton.

We'll never be able to go back to how we were in the past!" Jacob placed a mussel that he had removed from its shell into her bowl of stew and smiled confidently." As long as I put in the effort , we can. Be a good girl and eat your food. I'll accompany you to the beach to pick shells later." Penelope angrily slammed down her soup spoon and got up to leave. His cold voice sounded from behind her. "I advise you to abandon any ideas of running away because you'll never be able to escape.

We're currently on a deserted island in the middle of the Neveranda Ocean. "Therefore , you have no way of getting back to the mainland without my helicopter. Do you get it now?" Penelope felt her blood run cold, and she looked disbelievingly at him. "What? Y-You locked me up on an island?" He walked over and held her hand with a gentle expression on his face. ''Yes. Strictly speaking, it's a private island that I've given to you.

I instructed people to plant some crab apple trees on the island for you. "They just so happen to be blooming these few days, so the scenery is breathtaking. I even asked someone to tie up a hammock for you so that it'll be convenient ---- for you to take an afternoon nap." "You're really insane!" she shouted. She shook off his hand and got up to go upstairs.

Not long afterward, Jacob entered the room and placed the dishes he was carrying on the bedside table, then said in a gentle tone, "You're too thin now, Penny, so you need to increase your nutrient intake. Be good now." She turned her face away, not wanting to speak to him. He held out a spoonful of lasagna, and the spoon bumped against her lips. He said sternly, "Don't even think about going on a hunger strike to rebel against me, Penny.

Otherwise, I'll get someone to retrieve your father's ashes and scatter them to the wind! "you know that with my temper, I'll definitely keep my word." She was so angry that she could not speak, so instead she raised her hand and slapped him across the face. " Bastard!" He raised a hand to touch his swollen cheek, looking dazed and intoxicated. ''The sound of your slap is beautiful. I like it very much. You'll have to eat more if you want to have the strength to hurt me, alright? "Here. Take a bite."