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 voice, "Can you

heart sank, The bitterness in her heart made tears well in her eyes. She was unsure if it was

the cold night wind that made them

at his handsome profile. "You don't have to worry. I have no reason to lie to you." "Get

perfect place to watch the snow in winter." The snow descended quickly. The streetlights around Wilson Group illuminated

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

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him, she had nothing left. There was

a loving couple. In reality, they were divorced

fell heavier. Linda suddenly stopped and held out her chilly hands to

she was up to something

are you doing?" he

and quickly walked to his side. "I once heard a poem that goes, "If we walk through the snow

since she first heard it in

sneered. "No. You are quite

make dreams come true. So, I went to Ferland alone on our honeymoon. I saw

a lie, too. How could walking through

someone else to grow old with, but it

or me."

speak these words with genuine detachment. But she wasn't trying to provoke William and truly meant every

Linda wasn't dressed lightly, she couldn't

raised her hands to her mouth

you cold?" William

caught off guard. In the past, she would have denied it

Yes, I am."

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

his coat over her anyway. "Your ability to

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the apartment wasn't far, but

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