Chapter 119

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  "If there's ever a time to get Antonio back it's now, I still don't know why you decided to leave in the first place, you had everything, you were given everything..." "Except my life mother, you took that away from me." Lilo cut in.

       "You're a wife Lilo, you be responsibilities to take care of." "I'm a career woman mother, I have jobs to handle, I had a life before all these. I can't possibly sit at home and cook cause I'm married to Mr. Willan."

        "Well, look where your career placed you, you brought the wrong guest into your home and that local girl is now married to Antonio. Who lost at the end, we did." Kill gritted her teeth, all of these cannot be happening now. Tina and Lily introduced her to this girl, the same girl that has taken away her life.

       She has to see Antonio, she wants to see him, she has to make things clear with him and explain the situation to him. It's not like she decided to just leave him, she had work to do, and according to the situation at the time, she didn't think they would let her go.

        Lilo still couldn't explain why she feels this way, why is her heart heavy? Why does it feel like it has been bruised badly? She stepped into her room and just fell on her bed letting the heaviness mold into a droplet of tears as they poured down the corners of her eyes. Lilo shut her eyes against the world sinking deep into her thoughts.

       THROWBACK,

      Two hands were stretched beneath the falling water of the water fountain, Lilo and Ruben found their way to the garden after dinner in the palace. She had a lot to say but just didn't know how to start, whatever she had to say was normal, not like they were in a real relationship. "You said you had something to tell me, well I'm all ears." Ruben started.

        While one person felt so sad, the other felt so happy, he also had something to say to her. Her relationship with him has gone beyond just friends or colleagues, it was something more. Something magical, something he hasn't felt before. She's made him a different person, a changed man, she's made him genuinely happy for the first time in years.

        "You also said you had something to say to me, why not go first?" She asked trying to gather her thoughts before fully airing out her mind. "Come on it's always the ladies first." Ruben took his hands out of the water finally meeting her gaze fully, Lilo did the same, she met his gaze only to feel her heart beating rapidly.

        She had to constantly remind herself that this is all just a good dream and she has to wake up and remind herself Love doesn't exist, it's all just an illusion to a myth. Bringing her back to the present was Ruben whose thumbs caressed her cheeks. That little action made her shiver, Ruben tilted his head slowly to hers and captured her lips.

       "No, we shouldn't be doing this." She pulled out to be welcomed by a confused expression. "This is so wrong Ruben." "I'm sorry, it's my fault, I shouldn't have." He apologized feeling terrible inside but he had to wave it off. No one said Lilo was one of his usual girlfriends or those easy ladies.

        He knew if they hadn't gotten intimate accidentally, their relationship wouldn't go this far.

       "It's alright, I'm no longer upset, I just want to define our relationship properly so there will be no more mistakes in the future." She stated with a stoic expression. If she has to set him straight, she has to look or appear damn serious. "What are you talking about?" Ruben smiled.

        "Us Ruben, whatever happened that night was totally not your fault and I understand." "What are you talking about Lilo, make me understand." The smile that was once on that delegate lips faltered, his face was neither serious nor happy. This was a different facial expression, one Lilo's never seen before, she could readily feel her heart summersault in her chest.

        She kept her emotion at bail, struggling to maintain her impassive face. "There's no us, Ruben, there has never been and will never be."

        "Don't sound this way babe, alright I know I've been stupid lately, I mean who claims a woman without officially going on multiple dates? I'm sorry for that." "So let's make it official, will you go out on a date with me? We could start all over and I promise to make things right." Ruben said.

        Lilo could feel her heart shattering, her walls were breaking down, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Ruben, there can never be us please find someone else." "No you can't do this, not when I already love you, tell me why you don't want me? Is there anything you want me to change, I'm willing to change just for you please don't do this, don't break me like this."

        "I don't love you, Ruben, I have a life, I'm married and I have kids to take care of. I'm not who you think I am, is that enough reason?" She went on to say... "If you really do love me, please let me go, forget about me, I never existed Ruben."

        "How do I do that?" He met her gaze, everything happening right now was not how he imagined his evening would go. He had other plans and  imagined a happier scenario. "I've fallen in love with you Lilo, my feelings are strong, I can't get over you." 

        "Everything you said now is a lie isn't it, you just want an excuse to leave don't you?" "You've been lied to all these while, I'm Antonio Willan's real wife, the other person is my look alike and her time is expired." "I'm sorry Ruben." At her words, she stormed away.

       She wanted to stay she really wanted to, but she can't just get over Antonio, that's the man she truly loves. She'd miss Rubens's company a lot, but she had to leave.

        Ruben fell to his knees as he watched her leave till her figure disappeared completely. A single drop of tears ran through the corner of his eyes, as a prince he's been thought not to cry in any circumstances cause he's meant to be strong. But this situation is different, getting rejected by the one he truly loves.

       He rose to his feet after a while, tilting his hands into his pocket he threw the diamond ring he was willing to give to the one he loved into the fountain and walked away. Whatever memory he had would be buried in that fountain, he's back to being the Prince Ruben everyone knows.

       Never in his life will he find love ever again, he's been hurt twice but would not be hurt again for the third time.