Misunderstanding Cleared

Sara POV

"What are you doing, Aron?" I was shocked to see him punching Neil so viciously.

"Please stop it." By grabbing his hand in the air, I stopped him from striking Neil.

"Sara, you know nothing about him; he is a bastard." His eyes turned red, and the veins in his forehead tightened with anger.

"Aron, you have no right to interfere in my life anymore." Upon hearing my words, Aron's grip on Neil's shirt relaxed.

"What? Don't you love me anymore?" His eyes looked at me with complaint.

What should I tell him now? My heart beats only for him, but I find it difficult to forgive what he did to me. He and Jerry were stabbing me. I never thought he would go to such lengths just to frighten Neil.

Neil had been begging me to marry him so that we could start over, but when I saw Aron, all the barriers I had built around my heart came down. I was so overcome with love that I felt weak in his presence. The moment I saw him, I wanted to hug him, but he wasn't the only one who came; Jerry and Emma were also with him.

I am still perplexed as to how he found me, but I don't dare make eye contact with any of them since I am sure the EMA already told him about my lies.

"Why did you lie to me, Sara?" I can feel the pain in Ema's voice.

"I am sorry, Aunty; I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." I answered without looking in her direction.

"Do you know them, Sara?" My stepmother questioned me.

"Yes, I think we need to talk." I gave Aron a furious glance before assisting Neil in standing up from the ground.

I motioned for them to take a seat on the couch and invited Aron to come to my room because his sudden appearance raised a lot of questions in my mind.

"Sara, I missed you." He entered my room and gave me a strong hug.

Feeling his warm presence melts my body, I quickly regain control of my feelings.

"Why did you come here, Aron?" I broke free from his grip and questioned him.

"Why are you keeping your distance from me, Sara?" Instead of answering me, he posed his query.

"I did nothing wrong, which is why I have to hide myself."

When he is the only one at fault, I find it unbelievable that he still has the guts to accuse me.

"I didn't, either." In response, he shrugged his shoulders.

Why does he still behave as though nothing was wrong? He acknowledged that he and Jerry had betrayed me.

"Tell me, what is all this?" I showed him every picture Neil had given me.

"Oh, so you were getting engaged to him to get revenge on me since that guy had instigated you against me. Do you think I can cheat you?" His eyes conveyed so many untold emotions.

My heart wants me to believe in him, but I can not ignore what I have seen with my eyes.

"What brings you here?" I questioned him in a cold voice.

"I came here for you, Sara." I wanted to hug him tightly and tell him all the sufferings I'd gone through in his absence, but I was afraid of how he would react, knowing that I was a murderer.

"I don't want you in my life." I avoided making eye contact with him because I knew that if I looked into his eyes, I would cry.

"Prove me." He grabbed my shoulder tightly and packed my lips before I could understand what proof he wanted.

As soon as I felt his gentle kiss on my lips, I melted like jelly in his embrace. He kissed me tenderly and deeply. I had never before experienced such a passionate kiss from him. He didn't try to set me on fire by touching the delicate part of my body, nor did he run his hand across my back.

After putting a gentle touch on my shoulder, he kissed me for what felt like an eternity. His deep kiss engulfed me, oblivious to my surroundings. He broke his lips when we were both out of breath.

"Sara, I love you; please forgive me for mistrusting you." He spoke softly in my ear.

"Mistrusting?" I looked at him in confusion.

"I believed that you were covertly having an affair with Neil and betraying me. But now I know the complete truth. I became aware of your significance in my life while you were away."

"What? You divorced me because you thought that my friendship with him was a sexual relationship?" I still find it difficult to digest the truth.

"But what about Jerry? You got worn out of playing with my body, didn't you? Therefore, you divorced me so you could live with her."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How many times have I already told you that there is nothing between me and her?

Yes, I acknowledge that I kept Jerry's true identity from you because I didn't want you to hold her accountable for her previous actions. She truly feels guilty and embarrassed about her past actions." I saw genuineness in his eyes.

"But when I was leaving your house, I saw you with Rosy in your room; you didn't even come to stop me." I looked at him with tear filled eyes.

"That was my error, Sara. I didn't think you would sign the divorce papers, so I screwed Rosy to let my anger out. I swear that for the past four months, I have not touched or even looked at a woman." He touched his Adam apple to promise me.

"However, what about these pictures?" I never imagined that we separated because of a misunderstanding between us.

"This is all planned by your ex-boyfriend. I was devastated when I didn't find you, despite exerting a great deal of effort. Jerry was the only one who assisted and encouraged me during my dark days. If she hadn't been with me, I could never have found you. These photos show us comforting each other, not doing anything romantic."

I am well aware of Aron's nature. Despite all of his shortcomings, he can not deceive me by staring into my eyes. He is telling me the truth because he is speaking to me while gazing directly into my eyes. But why Neil did all of this is beyond me. Specifically, what does he want from me?

"Sara, Aaron was telling you the truth: I am ashamed of my past deeds. I wish I had dared to tell you my dark secret earlier, but I just don't have the courage." Jerry stepped into my room and bowed her head to face me.

I sat silently on my bed because I had no words to explain what I was feeling right now. After we cleared the air regarding our misunderstanding, my heart felt lighter, but at the same time, I had more questions about Neil.

How could he do this to me? Why did he betray me?