Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 763 Alone

"I wanted to kill Matthew, then. Not only did he take away my true love, but he abandoned you in the end and even drove you to jump into the river."

The mention of this incident caused him to grit his teeth.

"I was angry at you and outraged at his heartlessness."

I leaned against his chest. "I'm sorry."

He embraced me, gently stroking my hair, and continued, 'But I also felt relieved. Because, from then on, I would never let go. Even if you didn't want to divorce him, I would disagree. I swore to help you leave him as soon as possible.'

An indescribable pain spread through my body. I knew how hard he had worked to find me. It took him 18 years. That was 18 sets of 365 days.

I hugged him, repeatedly saying, "I'm sorry. I won't leave you again!"

in my arms, murmuring, "Do you know how terrifying it was without you? Do you know how I felt when you let

he spoke, I could feel his

searched that place, but I found nothing. I couldn't accept it. In such dense woods, there couldn't be nothing. But you were nowhere to

you in my dreams. It wasn't the same.

exerted more pressure. It

it's because I've spent too much time with you when we were little, so the heavens wanted to punish me by taking you away as long as we've spent together. So, I was confident that I'd find you ten years

still couldn't find you after ten years. I cursed the heavens. It was so unfair. How can they keep you for so long? Stella, I can't lose you again. I don't think I'll survive

cupped my face and

the same way. I would never

out his lifetime of confessions. Outside the

had to be separated? Those days felt like years. Do you know how I spent my New Year's?" He

I've always wanted to know but forgot to ask. The

to see and know what you were doing. I never