Chapter 0723

“I’m going to ask you something you probably won’t like, but I’m curious to know.”

“Go ahead…”

“What’s your relationship with Mrs. Bartz?”

Peter stopped looking at the doctor and turned back to the window. A faint smile crossed his face as he caught sight of Mary through the glass.

“She’s my past… She’s a wonderful woman, one I’ve loved with all my heart. But if there’s one thing I’ve come to understand, it’s that it’s time to let her go. At first, my heart clung to her, even though I knew there was no hope. Loving someone who doesn’t love you back is like they say It’s like holding a rose with thorns. It’s beautiful, but the pain is sharp.“”

“Can you explain what those words mean? Who was she to you?”

“Twenty years ago, I was going to marry her. But back then her name wasn’t Valerie–it was Mary. Do you remember that?”

I only asked

obviously, I survived. For various reasons, she ended up returning to Hesperia,

still love

her?” Peter paused, his tone growing more reflective. “I met her when I was 27. At first, she seemed simple, unremarkable. Honestly, I never would

adorable way of scrunching her face when she was upset or scared. She was only 18, and I

of living together, I found myself drawn into her life. I liked knowing I wasn’t alone anymore. She slowly let me into her world. I

she kissed me back. I hugged her, and she didn’t pull away. Many times, we almost took

realized that the life of excess I’d been living–women, parties, all of it–was no longer appealing. The

didn’t you stay with

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married my brother…” Peter sighed deeply, the weight of the

“What?”

replayed it in my mind. Back then, I was utterly captivated by her. But after a lot of reflection, I’ve come to accept that she didn’t feel the same

my girlfriend, I ended up leaving with a beautiful woman–long legs, red hair–Alden’s mother. I spent the night with her. And Mary? She spent that same night

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