The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 234

Rachel frowned as she wondered why Edward was thinking about another woman while she was in his arms dressed in a sexy nightgown.

"I am fine, " Edward answered. Evidently Edward simply didn't know how to explain the situation to Rachel, so in an attempt to change the topic, he said, "I am going for a shower."

"Wait a moment and please hear me out!" Rachel pulled him back as she held his arm and said, "I don't know what has happened to you but I am your girlfriend now and we are getting married next month, so I can only hope that you trust me. The foundation of any relationship is trust, so no matter what it is that happened and is troubling you, let's face it together. You are not alone in this. Please open your heart to me without having second thoughts. Moreover, please don't leave me alone, with me guessing what you're thinking, like an idiot."

"Rachel, it's rather complicated to explain everything now. Please give me some time to think it over..." Edward looked at Rachel with embarrassment.

"Is this about the girl in the photo you are holding? Who is she? Is she your ex-girlfriend? Or your ex-wife?" Rachel asked Edward while pointing at the photo.

"I..." Somehow in that moment Edward felt sorry for Rachel. She stood up immediately and said, "It is okay for a man of your age to have been with several unforgettable women in your life. I just want to know what happened with you because I hate to be kept in the dark. I hope you can understand that."

"Rachel please don't dwell much on this." Edward sighed as he sat beside Rachel and said, "Fine, I'll tell you everything since you want to know the truth."

Edward showed Rachel the photo and started narrating, "The girl in the photo is Maggie. She is my ex-girlfriend."

"She is beautiful." Rachel sincerely praised the girl's features. Maggie looked even more graceful than Rachel.

"Yes, she is quite a woman." Edward said with a smile. He then touched the photo carefully and looked at it with deep affection. His eyes shimmered with tenderness. Rachel looked at him and felt that he had never looked at her so affectionately.

As Rachel didn't truly love Edward, she didn't feel an ounce of jealousy towards this girl.

"Maggie was only twenty years old when we fell in love. After going out a couple of times, I took her to my house to meet my family. We then began to prepare for our wedding, but..." Edward recollected what happened in the past in a tender tone. He remembered how Maggie told him with a warm smile that she would wear the most beautiful wedding dress in the world, but now... everything had changed.

"So what exactly happened? What happened between Maggie and you?" Rachel asked Edward abruptly.

"Then..." Edward sighed and said with remorse, "I was an inconsiderate jerk when I was young. I did not think my actions would have such adverse results. I was involved in a crime of affray just a few days before our wedding, so I was locked away in prison for several years together. Maggie never came to the prison to visit me in those years. When I was released I wanted to ask her about our relationship but I couldn't find her. How naive was I to think she would wait for me through all those years after my immature act jeopardized our entire future."