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Not In Time (CHAPTER 3: Part 1)
Harrison's POV:1
 
Hello! I'm Valerie Harrison. 23 years old. I am the only child and heiress of the family. Because I don't have cousins. It's been a year since I returned to this country from the States because of my studies there. Right now, all I want is to walk here on the beach. I want to escape from reality first. It's not that I don't want to face it; I just want to rest and breathe some fresh air. I want to meditate. Honestly, I don't know what my reaction should be. What should I do? The man who promised to love me, but why... Why can't he tell me everything? He doesn't trust me. His family doesn't like someone like me, just because of the conflicts in both our families. It might be a simple thing for others; yes, that's right, if he could have fought for me in his family... but he didn't. Maybe he thought I didn't notice that he was just forcing everything. I know he loves me, but he never talked to me about it. How many times have I heard from the mouths of some of his family, "No matter how rich that woman's family is, the heiress? I do not care! I don't want you to stay together. Didn't mom already say Julia is more suitable for you, Aaron?" His sister said. I happened to hear all that the day he took me to their house. At that time, his parents were not there, but only his sister, Aileen. After they talked, I pretended that I didn't hear anything. The things I heard were painful for me, but the things his mom told me were even more painful. Just before I came here to the seaside, his mom sent me a message saying she wanted to meet. I immediately went to the location she gave. We met in the cafeteria. I was just about to sit when she...