Chapter 42 +25 BONUS As Duncan watched Lucy walk away , he couldnt help but wonder how many secrets she was keeping from him .
Yet, faced with Audrey in this state , he found himself unable to utter a single word of reproach .

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Lucy , afraid of Duncans questioning , left on her own , with Duncan following close behind .
He had always felt guilty about how he had treated Audrey before , so now he didnt want to press her further .
From that point on , Duncan was practically inseparable from Lucy .
She didnt receive any more strange phone calls and didnt even step out of the house .
But the incident lingered in Duncans mind , an obstacle he couldnt overcome .
He felt that although they were physically close , their hearts were worlds apart .
He didnt know what she was thinking .
Aside from some deliberate attempts to please hith , most of the time she seemed uneasy , as if she were afraid of something .
Duncan brought up the topic of marriage multiple times , only to be rejected each time .
Audrey didnt want to marry him , to be with him for life .
She was unwilling .
Until June 21st , Audreys birthday , when Duncan bought a two million dollar diamond ring and proposed to Lucy again .
Audrey , marry me , Duncan said , getting down on one knee in front of her , ready to slip the ring onto her finger .
Lucys eyes welled up with tears .
If only he werent seeing her as Audrey at that moment , if he were proposing to her as herself .
If only Duncan had loved her , Lucy , from the beginning .
But that wasnt the case .
He loved Audrey , and everything now was for Audrey .
All his kindness toward her was meant for Audrey .
She felt like a thief who had stolen something and didnt want to return it .
How pitiful ! She wanted to marry Duncan too , but he had mistaken her for Audrey , and everyone in the city wouldnt .
The registry office certainly wouldnt they couldnt even get a marriage certificate .
Without realizing it , Lucys face was streaked with tears .
Fighting back the pain in her heart , she said to Duncan , Im sorry , but now is not the time for marriage .
The ring slipped from Duncans hand , and he felt as if something were tearing his heart in two .
He watched helplessly as the woman he loved fled from his proposal .
He had never thought Audrey would leave him until she actually did over a year ago .
Only then did he realize that Audrey staying by his side wasnt a given ; he had to fight for it .
So when she called him the day after she left , he told her he was going to get engaged to Heather , hoping to provoke Audrey into coming back to him .
But when she really did come back , he hated her .
He hated her for leaving him , for marrying another man .
He had completely forgotten that in their relationship , it was always Audrey who had given more .
He had never said he would marry her , had never made any promises .
But she didnt care about any of that .
She left alone when she was sick because she didnt want to be a burden to him .
Now that he wanted to make promises and take action , she refused .
Perhaps this was heavens punishment for how he had treated her before .
After Duncans proposal , Lucy began to intentionally avoid him .
She was afraid that if he proposed again , she wouldnt be able to resist saying yes .
Chapter 42 +25 BONUS A month passed , and Lacy received a call from an unknown number .
When she heard the familiar voice , her face paled .
Peter was back .
He had disappeared for two months , and now he was back .
He still wouldnt let her go .
Had he run out of money ?