True Love Deserves a Second Chance by Nox Shadow

Chapter 285 Joyce Was Number 11

The ring box had these two rings. And they were exactly the style Joyce wanted to use to propose to Sebastian. Sebastian was totally floored. He picked up one of the rings, staring at it like it was some kind of magic trick.

He even pulled up the photo customer service had sent him on his phone. They were a perfect match. This meant Joyce had buried the rings she planned to propose with right here.

'Why the heck did she bury them here?' Sebastian felt like his heart just hit the brakes, and his brain was on a coffee break. It was such a simple question, but he just couldn't wrap his head around it. When he zeroed in on the inside of the ring, he almost tripped over his own feet. The inside was engraved with "9911."

'9911. Isn't that the number between me and Number 11? How did Joyce know that?' Sebastian squeezed the ring in his hand and pulled out two letters from the box next to him.

His letter was written with Number 11's help, nothing weird about it. But the handwriting on Number 11's letter? It was so familiar. That elegant, clear handwriting was like a spotlight, making his eyes hurt. He slowly opened the letter, and the first sentence almost made him lose it. [Nine, I am Number 11. My name is Joyce.]

It was only now that Sebastian dared to believe his hunch. Joyce was the Number 11 he had been searching for all along. He had missed such an obvious clue.

It turned out, the "Nine" Joyce often mumbled in her sleep was him, and she had been by his side three years ago.

Sebastian's vision got all blurry. He wiped the tears from his face and kept reading: [I hope my future self can stand in court and seek justice for those who have been wronged. I also hope that in my future life, I will have Nine's company, and that his eyes will be healed as soon as possible. I hope that when we meet again, Nine will recognize me, and I hope to become more outstanding so that standing by his side, I won't dim his brilliance. Nine, I've always had a secret in my heart that I've never told you. From the first day I saw you, I liked you. I hope to spend the rest of my life with you.]

it in anymore,

but never thought of Number 11. She must have been so hurt when I didn't recognize her back then. I even made that stupid rule, only dating, no marriage.' Thinking about the past, Sebastian

letter back in the envelope and slipped it into his pocket. His hand gripped the ring box tightly.

remembered the message Number 11 had sent him. [Number 99, tomorrow is Arbor Day. Let's plant

Joyce planting the maple tree had another meaning, symbolizing a beautiful and deep

his grip on the ring. He stood under that maple tree for what felt like forever, replaying every moment with Number 11, but now with Joyce in the picture. Only then did he get just

didn't budge; he just stood there

Sophia, and finally,

of reading with others and spread the word. The next chapter is just a visit away! After dinner, she called up Theodore. "Theodore, where's Mom's

said, "You're pregnant now. Going to the graveyard isn't good for the baby. If you wanna

later, Joyce followed Theodore to the

piano, saw all the trophies Connie had won. She even saw the room Connie had set up for her. Everything screamed Connie's love

As soon as she

I don't want the baby to grow up in a single-parent home. Mom, can you forgive me for staying with Sebastian? What his mom did has nothing to do with him. He's been searching for the truth all along. He's

in a deep voice, "I think Mom would be fair. She wouldn't blame you or Sebastian. What she wanted