I couldn’t lose her.
And on that day, I finally had her.
After we confirmed our relationship, all the love I had been holding back overflowed, and I pampered her to the point of indulgence.
But slowly, I began to calm down.
Sometimes, we went shopping together, and I felt happy but also strangely disconnected.
It was as though the perfect person wasn’t really me.
I started to lose myself, becoming just a shadow of her.
When my friends called me a hopeless romantic, I used to accept it happily, but now, it felt like they were mocking me.
My ex–girlfriend Grace appeared as the older sister of my current girlfriend, and I couldn’t resist getting entangled with her again.
She, however, blackmailed me with this situation.
I found it laughable. She had always had feelings for me.
I dragged her to a bar, pulling her down into the abyss of betrayal with Mia.
Gradually, I found a way to balance loving Mia and holding onto myself.
I never thought Mia would find out about my betrayal.
Nor did I anticipate she would expose me in front of so many guests at such a lavish wedding, seeking her revenge.
When she briefly left and came back to pack her things, I was gripped with panic.
That was when I realized that Mia was really going to leave me.
And I couldn’t lose her.
While drunk, I said many hurtful words.
Those words weren’t my true intention. I wanted to make things right with her!
I wanted her to give me a chance. I would be loyal to her in the future.
As long as she forgave me and we could get through this, the future would be bright.
But she remained resolute as if we had never shared any feelings at all.
I was furious, and I had done something unforgivable to her.
Fortunately, John arrived just in time and pushed me away, preventing me from making an even bigger mistake.
I later found out Mia was going abroad and that my parents were planning to take revenge on her.
The powerful families couldn’t stand any shame to their reputation.
I took it upon myself to shield her from this revenge.
After leaving my family’s home, I went to find Mia, injuries all over my body.
I met her at her parents‘ graves. She had lost weight, and there were dark circles under her eyes.
I wanted to talk to her, but she was furious.
At that moment, it felt as if my throat was being squeezed by an invisible hand.
4:17 PM
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A sudden gust of wind blew the flower, and I was stunned.
At that moment, I felt an invisible barrier. Her parents were rejecting me.
Even she was saying the same thing.
I felt helpless.
The pain in my back was intense, but the ache in my heart was even worse.
Had I really lost her?
On the way home, I kept thinking about this.
Could one betrayal really make her give up on me completely?
I intentionally crashed my car into the guardrail and called for emergency help, asking the paramedics to contact John.
I was trying to force her to look back at me, even if it was just for a moment. But she didn’t even offer me a word of comfort.
I spent an entire month in the hospital, but she never reached out.
One night, consumed with longing, I dialed her number. The cold voicemail tone greeted me.
She had blocked all my contact information.
Her indifference felt like a knife slicing through me, and the pain drove me mad.
After being discharged from the hospital, I got drunk and set fire to the villa, turning it into ruins.
I fell back into all the bad habits I had abandoned.
Without her restraining me, I was free to be reckless.
One night at a nightclub, I heard she had returned to the country, but she
wwever showed up.
