"Hannah… I'm sorry… But I can't marry you."
Hannah looked at Andrew with utter disbelief. She didn't know if she just heard it wrong.
"Huh? What did you say, Andrew?" She asked him again. The sweet smile on her face already disappeared. It was replaced by confusion.
Andrew was also having a hard time as well. He knew Hannah would be hurt. As much as he wanted to avoid it but he couldn't.
"I'm really sorry, Hannah. I'm really sorry." Andrew could only apologize to her. He felt so guilty.
It was a hard decision. Hannah and Andrew already conditioned themselves that they would be together. But everything changed when Hannah finally acknowledged that she was still in love with Tristan.
Andrew had thought about this several times. Choosing Alveena meant he would be throwing away those six years that he had with Hannah.
He was also sad that they turned out like this. He also thought Hannah would be the only woman he wanted. But Alveena unexpectedly came into his life.
Someone would think that Andrew was so foolish to throw away those six years with Hannah just to choose Alveena whom he just met.
But his heart felt different. When he asked himself if he could let go of Alveena and let her be happy with someone else, he found out that he couldn't. His heart seemed like it was being torn apart just thinking about that.
Whenever he was with Alveena, he felt that he was so special. He never felt this kind of feeling before when he was with Hannah.
And after his conversation with Tristan, Andrew realized that it was not about the length of time you've been with someone. It was about how you truly felt whenever you were with that someone.
Yes, he still cared about Hannah. But deep inside, Alveena had surprisingly replaced her in his heart.
He could no longer ignore this. He could no longer pretend. He just wanted to be selfish for once and be happy with the woman he loved.
He knew by choosing Alveena, he would hurt Hannah, the woman to whom he devoted his life. But now, everything has changed. His heart was now beating for Alveena.
"Andrew, why are you apologizing? This is not the word from you! Please, tell me that you will marry me, right?" Hannah held Andrew's shoulders, shaking him as she asked him.
"Don't do this to me, Andrew! We already planned everything! Our future!"
Hannah felt horrible right now. She couldn't accept this. She was in denial. She already lost Tristan. She couldn't afford to lose Andrew as well.
"Andrew, tell me. You are just pranking me, right? You are here to ask me to marry you. Don't prank me like this Andrew! This is not a funny joke!"
Hannah would never accept his decision. She tried to kiss Andrew. But even before her lips could touch his lips, Andrew already moved away from her.
Hannah felt like her world just crumbled when Andrew avoided her kiss. Andrew didn't want her anymore.
'No! This couldn't be? How did this happen? Is this because of that bitch who seduced him?' Hannah was thinking about Alveena.
Hannah's mind was in turmoil right now. Her emotions became unstable as well. She couldn't accept this. She felt like going crazy if she would lose Andrew as well.
"Hannah, I'm sorry. I can't marry you… After talking to my brother… I found out that-"
Hannah's eyes widened at the mention of Tristan. She didn't let Andrew finish his words as she cut him off immediately.
"No! Andrew! Please listen to me first. Let me explain!" Hannah screamed at him desperately.
Hannah thought Tristan had told Andrew about what happened abroad, that's why Andrew didn't want to marry her anymore.
Hannah felt betrayed! She thought Tristan and Zhen-Zhen would never tell Andrew about what happened in exchange for her silence about Zhen-Zhen's real identity.
'They betrayed me! They told Andrew! This is their fault! I already gave up the thought of using the Crystaline Potion against Lillie because of her baby. But now, they wanted to ruin my relationship with Andrew?! How despicable!'
Little did she know, Tristan had never mentioned that incident to Andrew yet. Andrew was referring to Tristan's advice.
"Andrew, please forgive me. What happened between me and Tristan abroad was just a mistake. I did it because I was depressed. You and I were cool-off!" Hannah tried to explain to Andrew, thinking that he already knew about it.
Andrew frowned upon hearing her words. He was confused. He didn't know what she was talking about.
'What happened between my brother and her?'
"I just tried to find out if he still had feelings for me so I tried to sleep with him. But believe me, nothing happened between us! I'm sorry Andrew. I was not thinking clearly at that time."
Andrew couldn't believe what he had just heard from her.
'She… she tried to sleep with my brother?' Andrew didn't know what to feel after hearing this. But he had to admit that he was still affected by this revelation.
It seemed like Hannah was playing with them.
'She tried to seduce my brother. And when nothing happened, she came back to me, making me believe that she had already forgotten my brother and she wanted to start over with me.'
'She just chose me because my brother refused her.'
Andrew's expression darkened as he clenched his fists. He already knew that he would never be the number one guy in Hannah's heart.
Andrew didn't want to say anymore. This revelation was enough for him. He wanted to leave that place as soon as possible.
Andrew turned to leave but Hannah hugged him from behind.
"Andrew, please. Don't leave. Please forgive me. I only made this one mistake. I also forgive you! I know you slept with your personal assistant!"
"But I am willing to forget that! So please, forget about what happened abroad! Let's start all over again!"
Andrew paused for a moment. Complicated emotions were flashing through his eyes right now.
He slammed his eyes shut and gritted his teeth. After a while, he removed Hannah's arms.
"Hannah, we can't start over again. We are over. I already love someone else!"
"No! Andrew! You are just saying that because you are mad at me! That bitch! She just seduced you. You don't love her!"
Andrew pushed Hannah away from him. He was mad when Hannah talked badly about Alveena.
"You don't have the right to say that to Alveena!"
Hannah was taken aback when Andrew raised his voice against her. This was the first time he did it.
Hannah's tears started falling from the corners of her eyes. She was hurting. The Andrew in front of her was no longer the Andrew who loved her the most.
"Andrew, please don't leave me. I can't lose you."
Andrew's heart was also bleeding seeing Hannah like this. Both of them were just hurting each other.
He wanted to console her but he had to be firm with his decision. He could no longer be with Hannah.
"Hannah, I forgive you. But, we can't no longer be together. My heart belongs to someone else now. I'm sorry."
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