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

red as she pressed on, "I was the girl who saved you. 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 told me you'd never leave me behind. I held onto those words my

flooded with a thousand unspoken emotions. Before him, Celine's face slowly merged with the image of the girl from the cave. Every promise he had made to her resurfaced

so long, but you never came back. So, I

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

a coma. The Tates asked me to marry you in someone else's place, so I did it. Adam, I faced endless hardships-all just

that incident, so she set out to find him instead. That search lasted for over ten years.

her. All these years, he had left her

while Celine had been left to fend for herself

last, yet he

knife had been driven deep into his heart,

so sorry. I didn't know...

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

you forgot me

eyes turned bloodshot, emotions swirling violently within him. He tightened his grip on

just...

else for you. I

frozen, her heart shattering as she