The Divorce Prescription

Chapter 518

Adam's voice was hoarse, and it took him a moment to steady himself.

He stared at Celine, his eyes searching hers as he asked, "Celine, was it you? Has the emerald necklace always been with you? Were you the one who saved me all those years ago?"

Alfred's voice cut through the silence. "That's right! The girl who saved you back then was Celine!"

Hailey sneered, "Mr. Alvarez, you've been terribly mistaken all this time. It was Celine who saved you. How could you confuse Carly with her?"

Robin chimed in, "Mr. Alvarez, you and Celine lost so many years. And worse, you've caused her so much pain because of Carly-and you never even noticed."

The girl from that night was never Carly.

It was Celine.

Adam's fingers tightened into a fist as the truth hit him like a cold, unforgiving wave. The girl who saved him all those years ago was Celine. He had spent all this time searching for the wrong person. All these years, he had been chasing the wrong memory.

Celine met his gaze, her voice steady and unwavering. "Yes, Adam, it was me."

Adam's tall frame stiffened.

Her

idea how long I waited for you? You promised you'd take me with you. You swore you'd give me a home.

slowly merged with the image of the girl

unshed tears. "I waited for you for so long, but you

a display case at Haffard University, and that was when I first discovered your name-Adam

to marry you in someone else's place, so

never came back for Celine after that incident, so she set out to find him instead. That search lasted for over ten years. She walked an endless road-a road

realizing he had never returned for her. All these years, he had left her behind,

Carly by his side, protecting and caring for her, while Celine had

last, yet he had failed to recognize

as though a knife had been driven deep into his heart, tearing him apart from within. The regret

shoulders. "Celine... I'm so sorry. I didn't know... I didn't know it

eyes traced his face, her lips curving into a faint, bittersweet smile. "Adam, there were moments

I hated that you forgot me hated how cold and distant

his grip on Celine's shoulders, shaking his in desperation. "No... I never

just... I

for you. I thought

her heart shattering as