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After finishing her words, Charlotte didn’t waste another second arguing with Monica, she decisively ended the
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At the hospital, Zac lay on the hospital bed, drifting in and out of consciousness. Somewhere in the haze, he thought he board Charlotte’s voice
“Charlette…Chadotte……” be murmurd.
He feared his eyes open, blinking against the bright, stentle white ceiling. A slurp pain pedsed from his wrist, and the strong smell of antiseptic filled his nose
He tried moving his fingers.
“Zac! You’re finally awake! Why would you do something so foolishi?!” Monica’s volce broke into soles, her swollen, red eyes making her look like a tearful, swollen
Zac’s voter was weak and raspy. “Mon? Why are you here? Where’s Charlotte?”
He was certat he had post
His eyes scanned the mom, taking in the faces of his parents, along with Erhan, Eugene, and a few other friends. Even Wendy, who had argued with him just that menning, stond by the dong.
But the one person he desperately wanted to see was
was nowhere to be a
e found.
Hracing that the first thing Zoe asked after waking up was about Charlotte, Wendy’s face twisted with grief. She turned away, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Zack tatlier, Mark tilhson, spoke up. His voice was sharp and full of disappointment. “You tried to kill yo over a woman? How did I end up with such a useless
yourself ove
“Would you shut up for once?” Monica snapped, glaring at her husband. “He just got out of emergency. Do you want to push him to the edge again!”
Mark looked exhausted, dark circles under his eyes, clear sign of sleepless nights.
**This is your fault for spoiling him!” be shouted, his voice harsh. “Look at what you’ve done! He’s obsessed with that woman–so much that he’d try to kill
Monica’s eyes flated with anger. “My fault? be your son too? Have you ever bothered to care about him? if anyone’s a failure as a parent, it’s you!”
sahan quickly stepped in, trying to calm them down, “Mr. and Mrs. Gibson, please, this isn’t the time to fight. Zac needs peace and rest.”
Eugene nodded. “Yeals, please don’t argue right now.”
Exper’s phone suddenly played a familiar voice. It was Charlotte’s volce.
Zac’s breath caught, and his ghar locked onto Eugene’s plione. “Did Charlote just call?”
For the first time in days, his full, lifeless eyes lit up with a spark of hope.
Lupercalchard hi
rad. “Not exactly. The doctor said you had no will to live, so I had an idea.
Lugene fumed the phone screen toward Zar, and a video of Charlotte began to play
It was a clip from one of their parly days together, taken on her birthday.
Back then, Wendy hadn’t relamed from abroad, and zar hadn’t started messing around with other women. He genuinely loved Charlotte, and she loved him just as much. Herlæart and eyes were always full of him.
They wear hugpy—just like any ordinary couple. They went on dates, took photos, and recorded videos to capture their sweet moments together.
In the video, Charlotte wone apretty linte dress, her makeup perfectly done. She held a birthday cake in her hands, smiling brightly at the camera. “Zar, thank you for celeluating my birthday with me. I’m so happy today
I time celeloating my birilalay with a boyfriend. It’s so special
Zat’s voice came from the video “Charlotte, I’ll celebrate your bintulay with you every year from now on
It fumed out the voice he heard just now was from the video.
Jac’s tears flowed uncontrollably.
Thurse years had passed, but everything had changed. Watching the video now, his heart twisted painfully in his chest.
