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Avalon, Walker Estate.
Noah, his apron still on, placed the piping hot sweet and sour pork ribs on the dining table.
The delicious aroma made my mouth water, and I couldn’t help but lick my lips.
“Wife, you have to try my cooking!”
He said, placing a piece on my plate.
“Delicious!” I exclaimed, giving him a sweet smile.
Noah’s eyes crinkled with a smile. He murmured softly, “Then I’ll cook for you every single day, babe. How about it?
The moment the words left his lips, he regretted them.
The air grew heavy, thick with unspoken dread.
Noah’s hand shot out, gripping mine, squeezing it so tight it almost hurt.
“Don’t worry, Luna. We have two years. I’ll do anything, everything, to find you a matching heart. You’re not going to die…”
By the end, his voice cracked, a desperate sob catching in his throat.
I just smiled, a small, reassuring one.”Noah,” I said softly, “it’s okay. Meeting you made me so happy. Even if I die, I’ll have no regrets now.”
Noah instantly pulled me into a tight hug. His whole body trembled against mine, his tears soaking my shoulder.
“No, Luna… I don’t want you to die…”
“It took me so long to get you. I want to spend my life with you… Please don’t leave me.”
I just let him hold me, unmoving.
Honestly, I’d already made my peace with it. I wasn’t afraid of dying,
After everything, I finally understood: live for now, cherish every day, love life, and love those who deserve it.
After dinner, Noah got a call.
Work had an emergency, so he had to take off.
I went out for a walk alone. My body was recovering well enough, and staying home all day was boring the hell out of
I was walking down the sycamore-lined street like usual when suddenly, someone darted out from behind and grabbed me in a tight hug.
“Luna, I finally found you. I missed you so much…”
My whole body froze. That voice…
It was Ethan!
He kept spewing his longing, his voice thick with tears, but all I felt was ice.
“Ethan, let go!”
“No way,” he said, his voice stubborn.”It took forever to find you. I’m not letting go. Stop being mad. Just come back
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with me.”
I almost laughed. A cold, bitter sound. Ethan, always so damn sure of himself. How dare he think I’d ever go back to him, not after he killed my mom?
My high heel came down hard on Ethan’s foot. He groaned, a sharp gasp of pain, and I used that split second to shove him away, tearing free from his grip.
Ethan’s eyes shot up. He met my gaze, only to find cold, hard disgust staring back.
He winced, his fingers curling inward. His voice, a shaky whisper, trembled as he pleaded, “Luna, please, don’t look me like that. Ever since you vanished, my life has been pure hell. I know I messed up. I shouldn’t have believed Chloe, shouldn’t have blamed you. Please, just forgive me.”
“Just one look, please… even just one…”
His pleas were pathetic, practically begging, but in that instant, a strange, cold calm settled over me.
If Ethan was truly set on finding me, then this day was always coming.
Running away wouldn’t solve a damn thing. To keep him from ever bothering me again, I had to lay everything out, clear and final.
“Ethan.” My voice was flat, utterly devoid of emotion.
“A year ago, when you insisted on disconnecting my mom’s oxygen tube, I warned you: if she died, I’d never forgive you.”
He froze in place, speechless.
I didn’t spare him another glance. I turned and walked away.
But Ethan lunged forward, grabbing my wrist.”Luna, don’t go! Please, just listen to me…”
I cut him off, my voice sharp and cold.”Don’t bother. There’s nothing left to say.”
“Don’t be like this, Luna.” Ethan’s eyes fixed on mine, a stubborn desperation in his gaze.”We’re only in this mess because of a misunderstanding. I didn’t know Chloe was someone my mom hired to break us apart. If I’d known, I never would’ve gone near her, much less let her hurt you.”
“I’ve always loved you. It’s all my mom and Chloe’s fault for destroying everything…”
I ripped my hand free, my gaze frozen over. “Don’t you dare push this on anyone else! YOU couldn’t resist. YOU cheated with Chloe. YOU even spun that ‘healing ritual’ bullshit to lie to me. YOU brought her home. YOU let her kill my mom. So Ethan, don’t look around. The real monster? It’s YOU!”
burned.”Luna,
Ethan’s eyes burned. “Luna, I messed up, I know I did. But I regret it, truly. I’ll change. I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to you. What do I have to do for you to forgive me?”
Unlike Ethan’s panic, I was eerily calm. So calm, it felt almost cruel.
I said, my voice flat, “Never. That’s never going to happen. My mom’s life? That already severed every last possibility
between us.”
Ethan’s chest ached, his heart felt like it was being torn from his body. He opened his mouth, his voice a raw whisper. “What if I paid with my life? Would you… would you forgive me then?”
The words were barely out of his mouth when a Bugatti came screaming straight at him, the accelerator floored to 200 mph.
He had no time to react.
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He was flung ten meters, hitting the ground in a bloody mess.
He clutched his leg, a raw scream tearing from his throat
The Bugatti’s window slid down, revealing Noah.
He leaned an elbow on the door, a cocky grin plastered across his face.”My bad, Mr. Carter, Noah drawled. “My driving sucks.”
His love is a lie; her escape is final.
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