Mitchell returned to Kennethville two days later
It was clear that Heather had already left Luiston, and staying there would be futile. He figured returning to Kennethville made more sense. The Bennetts‘ roots were in this, would be easter to gather information here.
town, and it
He resorted to his old tactics, sending people to follow Susan, hoping to find another lead on Heather’s whereabouts. But Susan was already onto him. She was the one who had told Heather he was coming
Mitchell, realizing he could not get any information from her, began to reach out to everyone who had known Heather, not letting a single lead slip by.
The situation escalated quickly. More and more people were contacting Heather, trying to get any clue about her location. From those conversations, Heather finally pieced together the story behind the mess. It was all Mitchell’s doing he had stirred up this entire situation just to find her.
Whenever someone approached her,
But the people asking didn’t back ather’s response was always the same-“No comment.
off. Instead, their curiosity only grew stronger, and they became even more insistent. Finally, Heather couldn’t take it anymore and decided to unblock Mitchell.
She sent him everything she had–every shred of evidence of Mitchell’s betrayal with Bethany. It was all there: a photo of their wedding certificate she’d found in Mitchell’s pocket, intimate photos of the two of them on his computer, proof of their honeymoon, and even the provocative messages Bethany had sent her after she found out about the pregnancy. She sent
it all.
After hitting send, Heather let out a long, weary sigh. Then, she said goodbye to the charming. little town she’d been visiting and boarded a flight to Buleesia overseas.
What Heather didn’t know was that, while she was on the plane, with her phone in airplane mode, Mitchell had seen her message. He nearly smashed his phone in fury.
When Heather landed in Buleesia hours later, she opened WhatsApp to a flood of messages and missed calls.
Without exception, all the messages and calls were from Mitchell.
As she scrolled through, she saw endless apologies and pleas for forgiveness.
[Heather, you finally decided to contact me. That means you forgive me, right?
[I know I’ve wronged you, but I’ve realized my mistakes. I’m willing to spend the rest of my life making it up to you, as long as you come back to me…]
