Chapter 258

Torrential rain, shattered rocks, thick mud, dense smoke.

These were the last images Evadne saw before her consciousness slipped away, almost in despair.

But with her last bit of strength, just before disaster struck, she pushed the climber to safety.

Even if there was only a sliver of hope, she wanted her to survive.

If she wasn’t prepared for the danger, she didn’t deserve to be in that outfit and show up in that place. She wasn’t afraid to die. As long as her death had meaning, her journey through this tumultuous world wouldn’t be in vain.

She wasn’t always this brave. Even the thought of death or the memory of her father and her stepmothers taking her for a vaccination would make her cry and cause a fuss. She was just a little girl with a flair for the dramatic.

But then at eleven, she met him here.

His bravery, his resilience, his eyes that guided her like a lighthouse in the deep sea, his willingness to live and die with her despite their fleeting encounter, deeply moved her soul.

She realized for the first time that a person could live this way, burning and blooming for themselves.

Even after she married him and even after he hurt her, she had to admit that.

Thaddeus changed her. He changed her life.

Time passed, stars shifted.

Everything happened so fast, like an avalanche!

Evadne had a long and surreal dream during her brief unconsciousness.

She dreamed of playing under her parents‘ knees, her brothers celebrating her birthday with her.

Cassius hoisted her atop a pile of gift boxes, Arnold sang a slightly off–key Happy Birthday, Bennett held the birthday cake as they blew out the candles together, and Elvis gave her the toy gun she had always wanted.

And Thaddeus.

She remembered fighting alongside him on the battlefield, their lives hanging in the balance.

She remembered the first time she saw him again at her grandfather’s side and how she couldn’t take her eyes off him.

She remembered Thaddeus pushing the divorce papers towards her, forcing her to leave with his cold and resolute demeanor.

Suddenly, a piercing pain erupted from her heart, spreading throughout her entire body.

if she had been drowning. Hot sweat and cold rain alternated, making her shiver uncontrollably. “I’m still

she closed her eyes and tears streamed down her

for the dream about that bastard, if it wasn’t for the memory of the hurt he caused her, she might have

soon as she woke up, Evadne

somewhere by the

hanging on a not–so–thick branch, her body was half–buried in the mud, and she was almost buried

luck,

teeth, “I can’t die. I absolutely can’t die! What would happen to Emeric if I die?

Crack!

head

didn’t even dare to breathe, fearing that if she took

mud with her hands, then found two rocks she could use to

onto the rocks, the branch above her head

the

to jump out of her

had no time to be scared. She could only try her best

fallen and the storm

eyes, blurring her vision, and her hands were red from the cold,

her climbing was her strong

she was raised by her three stepmothers. When she was young, Aviana often accompanied her to box, ride horses, and shoot arrows.

this hobby, it was

reach the top of the mountain, a

tiny pebbles started to roll

so much money and accumulate so

fell, and

“No! Help!”

eyes wide in horror, a sense of despair

on the edge of the cliff, and what awaited her

from the corner of Evadne’s eye, and she closed her

rough hands suddenly grabbed her wrist, pulling her back from the brink

eyes, as bright as the stars, her heartbeat and breath seemed to

“Thaddeus?”

it a dream?

pounded uncontrollably

scared!

gaze fell on her pale face. Fear, panic, joy, heartache, all emotions mixed together, capturing his beating

muddy ground, his right hand holding hers, his knuckles white and trembling

body sinking, sliding downwards, knowing that

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