Chapter 7
I looked at him and suddenly found it all absurd.
Did he really not know how he treated me in our past life?
“Anderson.”
I took a deep breath, forcing my voice to stay steady.
“It doesn’t matter if you treated me well or not. What matters is–I don’t want that kind of life again.
“Living every day trying to read your mood, figuring out what you liked and didn’t like, until I nearly forgot who I was. Once was enough.
“And I could tell–you regretted not marrying Helen. Now that you’ve come back, isn’t this your chance to fix that? We weren’t happy last time. So why keep clinging to me?”
His face turned pale. Lips pressed into a thin line.
“So everything you changed in this life… It’s all to avoid me?”
“Not entirely.”
I shook my head. “Mostly for myself. But yeah–avoiding you was definitely part of it.”
He went quiet.
His eyes swirled with all kinds of emotions–loneliness, confusion, and something else I couldn’t quite read.
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Chapter 7
“But I remember,” he said suddenly, voice soft.
“I remember what we were like after we got married. You used to cry at night, quietly. I thought you just wanted the Giorgio family’s shares and Luna’s position.
“Until the accident, when I held your cold body in my arms–that’s when it hit me.
“When you first married me, your eyes still had light in them.”
My tears fell without warning.
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Yeah. When I first married him, I was so happy.
I thought I’d finally gotten what I always dreamed of.
I thought if I tried just a little harder, I could warm his heart.
Looking back now, I was just stupid. And pathetic.
“Anderson, it’s over.”
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I wiped my tears and forced a smile.
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“This life, you should be with Helen. I’ll walk my own path. Let’s not bother each other. That’s for the best.”
I took the umbrella from his hand and walked off into the snow.
This time, he didn’t stop me.
After that, Anderson really never came looking for me again.
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