Chapter three: The story
Christian read until early the next morning. His wife had begged him to come to bed but he refused. As he read the memories came flooding back to his memory. He remembered how she had charmed him with her dance to Sparkling Diamonds. He remembered how she had attempted to save the Moulin Rouge by seducing the Duke only to have realized her love for Christian. When he reached the end he couldn't control his tears. He sobbed most of that morning and into the day.
Christian was mad. He couldn't understand why life would do something so cruel to him. He had finally found someone and at the same moment lost her. He vowed to love her no matter what came. Did the words Come What May mean anything to anybody? No one understood. At that moment Christian knew exactly what he had to do. His thoughts about the papers changing his life were correct. He was about to change his life forever.
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Christian took the story up to Kaydence's room where she was sleeping. He kissed her softly on the cheek and placed the story on her pillow.
"One day you will understand why I am leaving you," he said as he left the room. Abruptly after saying goodbye to Kaydencehe went into his wife's room and kissed her on the cheek.
" I'm sorry that I could never find the love in my heart for you. It belongs to someone else," Christian said as he left her to sleep. Before he left, however, he had gathered some clothes together to take on his trip to Montmartre. He was going back. Back to the Moulin Rouge. Where he belonged.