I Got Married Without You

She didn’t answer Amelia’s video call. Instead, she reached out her hand and muted her phone.

In an instant, everything fell silent and time seemed to have stopped. It was so quiet that she could only hear the chirps of birds outside the window.

She was in so much pain and her blood was slowly seeping out, just like that when Erin bled to death.

A faint smile appeared on her pale lips. She finally realized how painful it was to wait for the blood to flow dry.

Instead of struggling, she relaxed her body and leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window. Her clear eyes slowly shifted to the sea outside.

Erin must have seen her from this position and knew she wouldn’t turn back. That’s why he didn’t finish writing his last words. He probably thought no one would bury him.

Tears gradually filled Stella’s clear eyes, mixed with a sense of relief. Memories of her entire life flashed through her mind.

She thought she would remember most of the moments involving Karen, but instead, the images that flashed across her mind were all about Erin.

For example, back when they were still little, Erin would follow behind her, protecting her from falling with his small hands.

cry, he would secretly ask the old butler for

Erin grew up, he would come to her room

as he leaned down and

only now that Stella realized her first kiss was taken by Erin,

tears streaming

a black suit,

down on one knee and gently touched her

I had your blueberry pie and

saying, “In the next life, I’ll still make it for you, alright?”

his long eyelashes, seemingly contemplating whether he wanted to meet in the next life. He didn’t immediately give an answer, but just pursed his lips and

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he didn’t actually want to meet her in

grabbed emptiness. There was no

I still love you, can we

unsure if there would

body gradually stiffened as her blood continued to drain. Soon, her

saw her eighteen-year-old self holding a love letter, blushing, and approaching the