Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Alex’s Perspective
The night I confessed to Zoe, I took her to the bar where we first met.
After a few drinks, we ended up at a hotel.
It all felt like it happened just yesterday.
There was an interruption, though. That guy, John, called again and tried to spoil things.
swered the phone and said, “What’s up? Sis hasn’t had enough yet!”
He sounded like he was in pain, but he responded calmly, “It’s nothing… just make sure you treat her well.”
I didn’t say anything, just hung up.
She’s my wife. If I don’t treat her well, who will?
But I have to thank Hannah for all of this.
If she hadn’t spent a little money to bribe her back then, I might never have gotten close to Zoe.
She’ll probably never know, but she planted the seed of love in my heart long ago.
Back then, we were too young to understand what that meant.
The first time we met was when her parents brought her to our house as a guest.
I’ve always been different from others–I loved ballet.
As a result, I was mocked by many classmates and became introverted and distant.
It was Zoe who gave me my first pair of ballet shoes, telling me,
“Don’t worry about what others think. Just do what you love.”
Her eyes were so pure, filled with light.
After that, I worked hard to pursue what I loved most.
But good things didn’t last long. After a year, her family was torn apart.
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She probably doesn’t understand me-“Zoe Me“-either.
And then she just disappeared from my life.
After entering college, I happened to see her name on campus one day.
My heart skipped a beat.
The joy of finding something I thought I had lost was indescribable.
Hater found out that she was chasing after her childhood sweetheart…
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The feeling of losing something, then finding it, only to lose it again, was unbearable.
I reached out to her best friend the
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John, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance when you didn’t cherish her!
“Zoe, your hair smells so good,”
I held her soft, fragrant body close, greedily inhaling her scent.
She was half asleep, but still reached out to hold me.
Her voice, the soft and sweet tone of someone just waking up, drifted to my ears.
“Baby, I love you… I love you so much…”
udged her little nose with mine, so cute…
Zoe…
