Velvet Nights and Broken Vows 10 Summary
In this chapter, Ethan confronts Leo aggressively, accusing him of manipulating Sophia to break up with him. The tension escalates quickly, with Leo ready to defend Sophia, but she intervenes by slapping Ethan and demanding he stop causing a scene. Despite Ethan’s confusion and pleading, Sophia firmly tells him they are no longer on the same path, showing her resolve to move on.
Ethan is devastated, breaking down in tears and begging Sophia not to leave him. He admits his mistakes, including allowing another woman to hurt Sophia, and begs for one last chance to make things right. However, Sophia remains cold and unmoved, telling him life doesn’t offer second chances. She then leaves with Leo, who supports and comforts her.
Later that night, Leo stays over, and they share a warm, quiet evening together, deepening their bond. A month later, Sophia receives a call from the hospital about Ethan overdosing, but she coldly refuses to get involved, showing her emotional distance from him.
The chapter ends on a hopeful note as Leo invites Sophia for a rooftop barbecue under a full moon. They enjoy the moment together, symbolizing that despite past pain and changes, some connections—like the phases of the moon—endure and people destined for each other will find their way back.
Chapter 10
His eyes were bloodshot as he grabbed Leo’s collar, raising his list viciously
“It must have been you!
You’re the scheming bastard who’s been manipulating her to break up with me!”
Leo had a black belt in Tackwondo.
If it weren’t for ensuring my absolute safety behind him, he would have already beaten Ethan half to death for real.
The sight of the two men sculling drew a growing crowd of onlookers.
Annoyed, I couldn’t take it anymore and stepped between them, slapping Ethan across the face with all my strength.
I asked him coldly:
“Have you made enough of a scene?
If you have, then get lost.”
The man, whose head I had slapped to the side, froze, completely stunned.
After who knows how long.
He finally found his voice, his lips trembling as he asked me:
“Why did you hit me?
Sophia, can you please tell me, what did I do wrong?
Why are you being so cruel to me?”
He really couldn’t understand.
A woman who had promised over and over that as long as he didn’t break up with her, she would stay by his side forever.
A woman who had flirtatiously said she wanted to have lots of his children and be buried in the same plot as him…
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How could she just decide overnight that she didn’t want him anymore, and really mean it?
Facing the man’s raw, hoarse questioning, I just said:
“Ethan, we’re not on the same path. It’s that simple.”
He watched as Leo took my hand, and 1, showing no resistance, calmly let him lead me away.
Ethan felt his entire heart being crushed and mangled into a bloody p
invisible hand, his
eyes stinging until tears streamed down uncontrollably.
“Sophia!”
Ethan called out to me, his voice filled with anguish.
When I turned back, the man who had always been so cold and proud was on his knees for the first time, crying as he crawled to my feet, utterly humbled, begging me:
“Don’t go, I’m begging you, don’t go.
You don’t know what I’ve been through these past two weeks…
That house, filled with memories of our love, is driving me crazy, Sophia.
Everything I see reminds me of you!
Sophia, I really know I was wrong.
I shouldn’t have taken your kindness for granted again and again, I shouldn’t have let another woman into our home to bully and humiliate you.
I completely understand that all this pain today is what I deserve, that I brought it on myself.
I’m just asking you to give me one last chance to start over.
I swear on my life, I’ll change, I…”
“That’s enough.”
I looked down, expressionless, at the man who seemed as insignificant as dust:
“Ethan, life isn’t a movie. No one gets a do–over.
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Ignoring the man’s suddenly limp, despairing figure, Leo and I went home together.
That night, Leo stayed at my place for dinner and we talked until almost midnight before he
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reluctantly went back to his own place next door.
Late one weekend night a month later.
I unexpectedly got a call from an unknown number.
“Hello, this is the emergency department at St. Mary Hospital. Your hot
Hearing this, I immediately cut them off:
“You have the wrong number.
I’m single. I don’t have a husband.”
Mr. Ethan Clark
As if sensing I was about to hang up, the person on the other end of the line said hurriedly:
“Ma’am, you’re the only emergency contact on the patient’s phone, so we could only call you.
Right now, the patient has overdosed on sleeping pills and is having his stomach pumped at our hospital. His condition is critical, and we need someone to come over…”
“Sorry, I’m busy. I don’t have time to waste on a stranger. Goodbye.”
Not long after I abruptly ended the call, I got a text.
It was from Leo.
[Hungry?
Come on up for a barbecue.]
Five minutes later, I was on the rooftop, surprised to find that besides the delicious food.
He had also set up dazzling star–shaped string lights and fireworks, which I hadn’t played with in
ages.
We messed around and ate our fill.
Before we went downstairs, Leo glanced at the sky and said to me,
“The moon is so full tonight.”
I looked down with a small laugh and gently agreed,
“Yeah, it’s beautiful.”
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No matter how the seasons change or how time flies
The moon, in all its phases, always hangs high in the sky.
Just like people who are meant to be will always find their way back to each other, no matter the twists and turns.
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
