If this had been in the past, Nick’s words might lave deeply moved Mia.
But now, her heart was indifferent.
She felt absolutely nothing.
“Do whatever you want,” she said coldly before turning and walking away.
True to his word, Nick began pursuing Mia with relentless determination. He sent her bouquets of roses every day and frequently delivered extravagant gifts–jewelry, designer goods, anything he thought might win her over.
But the flowers were left unclaimed, and the gifts were all returned.
Even so, Nick refused to give up.
When gifts failed, he resorted to dramatic gestures. On a snowy night, he stood outside her apartment building, holding up a speaker blasting love songs, his lips turning blue from the cold.
And Mia? She calmly closed the window.
Meanwhile, Mia continued dating James. Nick often caught sight of her getting into James’s car, sharing candlelit dinners, or watching movies together. Some nights, she didn’t even return home, staying instead at James’s place.
The sight of them together drove Nick to the brink of madness.
But he had no right to complain or demand answers.
They were divorced.
And he couldn’t forget that during their marriage, he had brought Xena into their home and spent nights in her room.
A man who had done such things had no grounds to judge Mia’s actions now.
As Mia and James’s relationship deepened, Nick finally came to a heart–wrenching realization that he couldn’t win her back.
But even then, he refused to let go.
