“Susan, don’t you have anything else you desire? I swear I’ll make it up to you.” Evan genuinely wanted to repay her.
“This was the only reason I lived for.”
Disappointed, the woman stood up and headed towards the door.
“Susan?”
She ignored his call.
After Susan left, Evan was still unsettled.
The sight of her crying profusely was going through his mind on repeat.
“This wish gave me the strength to push through…”
“This was the only reason I lived for.”
She left just like that. Will everything be okay?
He soon realized that the way the woman had walked out looked as if she was resolved to die.
He felt an intense sense of dread and immediately took off with his coat before running after her.
When he finally caught up to Susan, she was standing beside a lake. He got out of the car and hurried over to her. However, before he could reach her, Susan jumped into the water without any warning.
“Susan!”
He dashed over to the lakeside and saw her drowning in the water. Without any hesitation, he dived in.
Despite the water being freezing cold, Evan tried his best to pull Susan to shore.
It as if the woman had lost her will to live. The fact that a young girl like Susan was giving up her life pained him inside.
After getting ashore, Evan gave her chest compressions until she coughed up water and opened her eyes.
“Evan, why did you save me? You should’ve just let me die.”
“Susan, you’re still young. You have such a long road ahead of you.”
She let out a bitter smile. “Evan, if it weren’t for that promise, I’d have died then and there. I was able to come so far because of it! Evan… L-let me ask you one last time. You really won’t marry me?
“Susan…”
Evan’s voice became rough. He was in a hard place right now.
“Evan, I’m not gonna blame you for the decision. Just let me die. Living is pointless; I want to die!”
She stood up as she spoke and waddled towards the lake once more. Evan was doing all he could to stop her.
“Susan.”
Am I going to just watch her die? How can I feel at ease knowing that I let this happen? I already owe her too much. I can’t allow her to give up her life now. But… Nicole…
Evan felt torn by the immense pressure; the dilemma was suffocating him.
In the end, he took a deep breath. His eyes were bloodshot as he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. He then exclaimed, “Alright! I’ll marry you!”
A brief silence ensued.
A hint of joy flashed across Susan’s eyes as she turned around. “Evan, what did you just say? You’ll marry me? You’ll actually marry me?” She was in disbelief.
Evan’s clenched fists were crackling from the amount of force he was applying.
He shut his eyes and swallowed all the heartache he felt, forcing out a nod.
“Evan…” Susan dived toward him joyously.
At that instance, Evan could hear Levant’s words in his head.
“Nicole is free now. Having amnesia is just what she needed to restart her life. It only gets better for her as time passes. Why would you want her to remember all those terrible memories?”
Evan let out a loose breath. Nicole, I’m truly sorry. I wish you all the best in life.
Evan brought Susan back to the estate, and Levant’s men immediately reported everything that had happened to Levant.
The man was astonished at what he heard.
“What did you say? Evan’s marrying Susan?”
“Yes, I heard him agreeing to it loud and clear.”
Levant raised an eyebrow at that response. Is this a dream? My greatest competitor withdrew before I even did anything! How?
He had thought Susan was a shy and compliant woman. Who would have thought the woman would take down Evan for him. Levant was thoroughly impressed.
I wonder what Nicole will say about this? Will she be happy to hear this?
Levant went to visit Nicole early in the morning the next day and gave her the news.
