Never Blinded by Love

Chapter 7

For a moment, William's heart softened, but he quickly remembered her past actions. With a frown, he. spoke coldly, "Linda, what kind of tricks are you playing now?"

Linda felt her heart shatter again at his words. Pride kept her from begging, but she knew this was her last act of love and her final compromise.

With downcast eyes, Linda held up three fingers that turned red from the cold. "I'm not playing any tricks,

William. I don't have the energy to

"I just want to give our broken marriage a proper ending. I'm leaving Osmo tomorrow and will never be back. You won't ever see me again."

As William's gaze met her clear eyes, a sudden tension gripped his temples. It felt like he could see someone else through her eyes.

He clenched his fists tightly to stay clear-headed. For some time now, he'd been plagued by headaches, as if some buried power was trying to break through into his memories.

William had a strong feeling that these were his memories, though he didn't know when he lost them.

In his dreams, he always saw a sweet young girl, smiling and calling out to him. Astonishingly, the face in his dreams overlapped with Linda's.

Suddenly, a wild thought crossed his mind-could Linda really be the girl who saved him all those years

ago?

But he quickly dismissed it. How could Linda be that girl? She was nothing but a liar who used her family

to force and manipulate others.

Seeing his pale face, Linda blurted out, "Are you feeling unwell?" She had always been attuned to his move and could sense even the slightest change.

every

William opened his mouth to reject her, but the words stuck in his throat. He couldn't seem to say no to

Linda.

in a hoarse

well in her eyes. She was unsure if it

night wind that made

have to worry. I have no reason to lie

asked hopefully. "It's the perfect place to watch the snow in winter." The snow descended quickly. The streetlights around Wilson Group illuminated

nor refused. He released the door handle and headed toward the path to the apartment. Following him, Linda felt a pang

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loving him, she had nothing left. There was no point

snow looked like those of a loving couple. In reality, they were divorced and would never cross

and held out

something and turned around. Linda was standing there in a

are you doing?" he

that goes, "If we walk through the snow together, we can grow old together.' Have you

since she first heard it in

"No. You are

wishing upon the Northern Lights would make dreams come true. So, I went to Ferland

too. How could walking through the snow together mean

tomorrow, we'll be strangers. We each have someone else to grow old with, but it

or me."

able to speak these words with genuine detachment. But

them. Though Linda wasn't dressed lightly, she couldn't escape

she raised her hands to her mouth

cold?" William

the past, she would have denied it

Yes, I am."

him from removing his coat. "No need. We're almost there, and I don't want you to catch a cold. I couldn't

his coat over her anyway. "Your ability to lie has

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apartment wasn't far,