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Chapter 853: An Unexpected Encounter

Apart from Mio and Ivy, another pair of estranged lovers also crossed paths unexpectedly.

Susan had heard the news of Aurora's wedding and made a point to attend. The past was behind them, and she genuinely wished Aurora happiness.

Marcos, representing the Giron family, had also come. Ever since Susan left, he had been searching for her, but she seemed to have vanished without a trace.

Falling into despair, Marcos lived like a shadow of himself, moving through his days without purpose. The Giron family arranged blind dates for him, but he would only sit there in silence or stare blankly into space for hours. He was alive, yet lifeless, and his family grew weary of seeing him this way.

Eventually, the Giron family began to question themselves-had they made a mistake? They allowed him to step outside their rigid traditions and granted him permission to search for Susan. But no one, not even the Simmons family, knew where she had gone.

Every time Marcos had a business trip, he volunteered, hoping to find Susan in some corner of the world. But the world is vast, and even in the same city, a reunion is never guaranteed, let alone in another country.

Marcos had no intention of attending the wedding. Witnessing someone else's joy only reminded him of his own unhappiness. Yet, with no one else from the Giron family available, he had no choice but to come. He never expected that this wedding would reunite him with Susan.

She had grown much thinner. When she was a star, she had always been careful about her image, fearing even a two-pound weight gain would make her look bad on camera. After leaving the entertainment industry, she had taken up cooking at home, focusing on nutrition. But everything had been ruined.

Their child, once her entire hope, had been taken away. Susan had misunderstood him and Emily at the café, and from that moment, she disappeared completely.

When Marcos saw Susan for the first time in years, his heart trembled. He had finally found her. But he didn't approach her immediately, afraid he might scare her away.

As Aurora and Julian embraced, Susan quietly wiped away her tears, though a faint smile lingered on her lips. That expression told Marcos that Susan had moved on from the past-she truly wished Aurora happiness.

Wilerrutle weardning was rearning his error, Susarrsnippet away withouta souror! Silentaur come simply to witness Aurora's joy. That was enough.

As the wedding concluded, spotted someone.

Hayden.

turned

vast lavender fields,

reason-watching from afar and leaving without

seen Hayden. Now, she gazed at the man she had once loved so deeply,

were the same, but

their tracks, the sea breeze stirring the lavender fields and lifting the hem of

thinner than before. Whether it was due to overwork or neglecting himself, it didn't matter

of

had lost. Though he had moved to New York, the social circles weren't

with the past. He remembered how Susan had drugged him years ago, but he had been capable of resisting. Instead, he went along with it for personal gain, giving false hope to

none of this would have happened. Aurora wouldn't have

was truly at fault-Susan or

Susan had paid a heavy price for hurting Aurora. Now, she carried a

fine. Since leaving the entertainment industry, I've been living freely," Susan said with a newfound ease.

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moved to

taken over the

used to

"I am."

do, so I'll be going now." Susan brushed back her hair and took

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

purple lavender fields swayed gently in the

air.

smile. Though they had once been entangled in love, betrayal, and even a messy public divorce, Susan now found that letting go wasn't as hard as she had imagined. They walked past each other without

to Hayden-the man who had consumed her