Chapter 0859

“Tell me more about us,” Peter said as he drove.

Celeste stared at him, momentarily stunned. But she understood–he was trying to connect the missing pieces of his memory.

So, she told him.

She talked about everything they had lived through in Valentia and Slovenia. The memories brought out a mix of emotions–love, tenderness, sadness, even anxiety.

“What’s wrong?” Peter asked when he noticed how her expression shifted from calm to withdrawn.

Celeste took a deep breath, letting out a sigh as if trying to release the knot in her throat. That knot had been sitting there ever since she left Peter’s house in Slovenia, when she had convinced herself she needed to walk

away.

“Nothing,” she answered curtly.

“Are you completely sure?” Peter raised an eyebrow, pulling the car over to the side of the road.

Then, without another word, he got out, walked around the car, and opened her door. He extended his hand, helping her step out.

It was obvious she was trying to hold it together. But her eyes were filled with unshed tears, a silent proof of the pain she had been carrying.

“Come here,” Peter said softly. “Tell me what’s wrong. I know you’re not saying everything you want to. I can see it in your eyes. And those tears? They’re saying more than your words ever could.”

easy, Peter!” she burst out. “This pregnancy hasn’t been easy… Don’t take this the wrong way, but from the moment you came into my life, I knew you were a hurricane. I knew you would come in and destroy everything

breath, trying to hold

year, I lived by your side. Sometimes, you were everything a woman could ever want. But other times … you were gone. Absent. You would disappear for months, and I had

the longest time, I thought it would’ve been better if we had never met.

for us to part ways. Being

life was at risk, I couldn’t

hard it is to grow up without parents, Peter. And

wiped at her tears, though they kept

have no idea how hard that was for

children, living in a modest house with a garden and a small vegetable patch… Watching my kids

life turning

a widow so young.

losing my first child.”

+25 BONUS

Chapter 0859

painfully inside him as

you,” she admitted, her voice breaking. “But your love

was true–if you were really faithful to me, if you never had anyone else. Only you would know that. And, well… now, you don’t even remember.

even the most

have a new version of Peter. One I

how to react to you.

how

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255