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

Adam, where did you go after that? Do you have any idea how long I waited for you? You promised you'd take me with you. You swore you'd give me a home. You

was flooded with a thousand unspoken emotions. Before him, Celine's face slowly merged with the image of

unshed tears. "I waited for you for so

of you. I saw your photo in a display case at Haffard University, and that was when I first discovered your name-Adam Alvarez. From that

The Tates asked me to marry you in someone else's place, so

find him instead. That search lasted for over ten years. She walked an endless road-a road that

never returned for her. All these years,

her, while Celine had been left to fend for herself like a wildflower neglected and

returned to him at last, yet he had

pain pierced Adam's chest as though a knife had been driven deep into his heart, tearing him apart from within. The regret was

and gripped Celine's shoulders. "Celine... I'm so sorry.

faint,

hated that you forgot me hated how cold and distant

emotions swirling violently within him. He tightened his

I just... I mistofor

else for you. I thought Carly was

stood frozen, her heart shattering as she witnessed