Chapter 898

Violet forgot to cry. The hurt and worry in her eyes from moments ago vanished, replaced by suspicion and guardedness.

She couldn't meet his gaze, her eyes darting nervously. "Silas, why are you suddenly asking me this?"

"I feel like I've forgotten so much," he replied quietly. "I can't even remember how we became a couple."

Violet gripped his arm, anxious and tight. "If you can't remember, then maybe it's better not to dwell on it. The past and the present-does it really make a difference?"

He gave a faint smile. "If you don't tell me what happened before, how am I supposed to know if it makes a difference or not? Good or bad, I want to know it all, Violet. I can accept anything, but I can't just muddle through life like a fool, pretending nothing matters."

Violet stared at him, knowing this day would come sooner or later.

was a grad student in my department-he was your friend, and you used to drop by to see him. The more I

small, rueful smile. "Honestly, at first, it was just because you were good-looking. But over time, my feelings changed. I became this hopeless fangirl, always looking out for you. I knew you liked red wine, that you were great at fencing and horseback riding, and that you

But did you know? Every one of those 'accidental' encounters-I planned them all, down to the last detail. But you never

paused, eyes filling with tears as

gently pressed a tissue into her hand. “So, how

an internship at Thunderbolt Enterprises-only to discover you were head of

that overseas experience, so it was easy to talk to you, and we got closer. But we never officially got together,

job, Thunderbolt Enterprises went bankrupt. You left the country to clear your

got there, the doctors told me you'd mysteriously disappeared. I called the police and searched for three days straight. Finally, I found you in a forest. Not just you-Margot was there, too. But you

story and looked at him, as if waiting for something—a sign, a word

all Silas could manage was a quiet, almost

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