Return, My Love: Wooing the Neglected Ex-Wife

Chapter 907:noveldrama

Dunn’s guilt toward Aurora ran so deep, it consumed him.

It was this guilt that drove him to ask Rickey to stay by Aurora’s side, to protect her.

What he hadn’t anticipated was that Rickey would fall for Aurora as they grew older.

Dunn swallowed hard, his guilt weighing heavier with every passing moment.

“Rickey, if you—”

Rickey cut him off before he could finish. “Don’t you dare pity me! You two should just get together! Forever!”

Dunn hesitated, his voice quiet. “I see her more like a sister.”

“Stop kidding yourself, okay?” Rickey’s tone was unusually serious, his gaze unwavering. “Dunn, if you don’t like her, then why do you handle every single thing for her? Why haven’t you had a girlfriend all this time? Besides Aurora, is there even another woman in your life? You’re basically treating her like your future wife, and yet you still claim you don’t like her?”

Dunn froze, his expression unreadable, but his silence spoke volumes. He always insisted it was just brotherly affection, but Rickey had seen real siblings.

Did Dunn really need to go to such lengths for Aurora?

Rickey grabbed Dunn by the collar, his voice sharp and unwavering. “Wake up! Enough of this crap about treating her like a sister, or we’re done as friends!”

Dunn stayed perfectly still, his expression calm and unreadable, as though Rickey’s outburst hadn’t even registered.

Rickey’s grip tightened as he stared into Dunn’s deep-set eyes. There was no hatred in his gaze, only a desperate need for clarity—for Aurora’s sake.

For years, Rickey had been the one to shield her, to stand by her side on Dunn’s behalf.

But from now on, the responsibility of protecting her was no longer his—it had to be Dunn’s.

Dunn’s hand clasped Rickey’s, feeling the tension coursing through his veins. His tone remained steady, but something shifted in his expression.

“I understand.” In that moment, clarity washed over him, though his calm exterior masked the storm of emotions roiling beneath. “Thank you for watching over her all these years.”

Rickey scoffed, releasing his grip. “Good that you get it.” He turned and strode away without looking back.

When he reached the corner, confirming he was alone, he stopped. His chest heaved as he fought back the surge of emotions threatening to consume him. He clenched his fist and drove it into the wall.

As soon as Aurora left the exam room, she scanned the crowd, searching for Rickey. While hurrying down the stairs, she accidentally stepped on someone’s shoe, leaving a faint smudge of dirt.

“I’m sorry!” Aurora apologized immediately.

The person let out a sharp scream. “Can’t you watch where you’re going? These are brand new! My dad just bought them for me!” Aurora glanced up and recognized her eternal rival, Addie Lewis.

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