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.

frowned, and he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Can you really do what you

heart made tears well in

cold night wind

few seconds, Linda looked at his handsome profile. "You don't have to worry. I have no reason to lie to you." "Get in the car." William opened the door

the snow in winter."

the door handle and headed toward the path to the apartment. Following him, Linda felt a pang of bitterness.

1. up.

she had nothing left. There

the snow looked like those of a loving couple.

stopped and held out

fade, William thought she was up to something and turned around. Linda was standing there

you doing?"

"I once heard a poem that goes, "If we walk

it romantic ever since she first heard

sneered. "No. You are

make dreams come true. So, I went to Ferland alone

again. "That must be a lie, too. How could walking through the snow together mean we'd grow

strangers. We each have someone else to grow old with, but

or me."

words with

them. Though Linda wasn't dressed lightly,

and she raised her hands to her mouth to blow warmth into

cold?" William

have denied it flat out. But now,

Yes, I am."

his coat. "No need. We're almost there, and I don't want you to catch a cold. I couldn't afford it, and 1 don't want to be

over her anyway. "Your ability

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Group to the apartment wasn't far, but they