Chapter 564
"So, the reason why you hate me, do not want to recognize me, and refused to come back even when you were alive, denying my presence in person, was because you think that I do not love you or I do not love you enough? I am undeserving of your return, right?"
His grip on her increased unconsciously. Frederick closed his eyes in regret. If he had known that she was still alive, he would not have been so desperate as to give up on himself this way.
She avoided his passionate gaze and pursed her lips. Was she not right? She did not want to be tied down to this kind of love and marriage that was one-sided!
When he opened his eyes again, his eyes appeared misty.
"If it was not because I loved you so much, if it was not because I could not bear to lose you, why would I keep looking for your shadow in other women? And why would I hold a ghost wedding for you?"
Ghost wedding?
The two words struck her like lightning, and she slowly lifted her head as her eyes widened. He was saying that the wedding on October 10th was... "Since I was young, I dreamed of warmth. I also wanted a father, a mother, and a happy family, but none of this was in my memory. All I had was envy towards others' warmth and happiness! When I met Danica, I thought that the warmth that she gave me was happiness, and she was what I wanted most in my life. Until I met you and lost you, I realized that love could be so eternal and unforgettable that you could follow me between life and death! Ally, I thought you were dead. I thought you were gone. I've looked at your photos and listened to the last voice message you sent to me countless times. I really wanted to accompany you. If my grandmother wasn't around, I really wanted to be with you! I kept washing the same dishes and living in the same house we lived in everyday. It was so painful, but I just did not want to leave... No matter what, as long as I could have you back, I was willing to do anything! If I did not find other women who were similar to you, I was afraid that I could not hold on and I would want to go and find you. Do you understand? I did not betray you. After you, I haven't touched any women other than you. I would not..."
Frederick held her tightly in his arms, feeling even more remorseful and choking with sobs.
"You were the only one I ever wanted! You were the only one! Why didn't you come to me? Why didn't I think about the possibility that the person in the fire could be someone related to you by blood? How could I confirm that it was you just because the DNA was almost identical to yours? No wonder you ran in even when it was on fire."
The crux of the problem seemed to have been found. He could not even control his emotions, and Alicia was even more shocked, with tears falling down her face.
"I went to find you..."
"What?" How did he not know?
She looked at him and said, "I saw you travel far to buy roses, go to eat with a woman, and go to a hotel. I then..."
As soon as she was sad and angry, she gave up. On second thought, she felt that it was wrong again. If he really did not love her, why did he bother to send her flowers?
Seeing her astounded eyes, Frederick guessed what she was thinking. He raised his hand and touched her nose, saying, "Do I have to buy flowers just because I went to the flower shop?"
Alicia pursed her lips and bit her lower lip, muttering, "Then why?"
Why did she feel that their thoughts and actions were not in line? It turned out that the wedding was held for her! It was fate's trick. She should not have paid attention to the previous news articles. She was paying attention to the wrong news all along, leaving the right ones unread just because she gave up.
If she had seen the news on his wedding day and knew that it was a ghost marriage, she would have understood what he meant!Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.
It was no wonder that on the night of his wedding, he made a trip to Heaven Star Clubhouse!
"I bought the rose garden of the Hundred Floral and made a Cenotaph for you. I went to see you and bought a bunch of flowers for Faye. It was not for her, but for a
show! She looked like Dai
Danica went abroad for plastic. surgery. My subordinates lost track of her. I wanted to get closer to Faye, so that Danica could think that I had a previous affection for her and wanted to lure her back! I thought you were gone. I thought she had killed you, so I wanted to seek justice for you! Last time, the territory of the Western City and your father's poisoning incidents were probably caused by her and Lindsay..."
Frederick kept caressing her little face and wiping away the tears on her face.
"It was my irresoluteness that
harmed you! I always felt that I had betrayed the promise I once made to her, fell in love with you, and gave up on her when she was almost helpless. I always felt guilty towards her; the more patience there was, so was nostalgia. My only hope was that time would wash away everything. If she could live through easier in
this period, things would belie
the future. I can tolerate everything about her, but I cannot tolerate the fact that she hurt you even if it was a little! I was wrong for thinking she was good! In the future, I will never show mercy to her anymore! Did you see it wrongly? How could I be with her? That day, I remembered that on the way back from my business trip, I received the news from Chet and headed straight to Lovely Scent. The fire engine had arrived just when I did! And the thing about not being able to give birth, what's going on?"
Caressing her beautiful hair, he pinched her soft ears.
"Children are the crystal and continuation of love, but they are not a necessity. Even if we cannot have children, I will not abandon you or leave you! A person's life is too short, and am not that great either. I want to live for myself once, and all I need is you! If you weren't around, I may go for in-vitro fertilization just for Grandma's sake after many years. However, if you are here, all I want is you. It does not matter whether or not you can bear a child! I can accompany Grandma until I grow old, but the person who could accompany me until I am old is you. You are really of utmost importance to me!"
Happiness had nothing to do with children! How many families were destroyed even if they had a pair of fraternal twins? Many childless couples were living their lives, happily in love.
After thinking long and hard, there were also some suspicions flashing in Alicia's eyes.
She said softly, "Factually, it can't be the case! I heard your voice with my own ears, and you also called her Danica... However, now that I think about
it, it seems to be a bit of a coincidence. The express delivery on that day was also a fraud! But I couldn't possibly have mistaken the sight of your and
her figures right?!"
"What's more, the monitor from that day was also broken!"
She had a sudden thought; Frederick also felt that something was wrong.
"I got it. Someone must be deliberately driving a wedge between us! You have seen all of it when I was with Danica, but what I saw was you and Jeremy appearing at a hotel in my city on a business trip! If it wasn't for the fact that he had called the company that day and had Lindsay not put on the pink and blue limited edition dress that I gave you, I would not have thought that someone might have deliberately dressed up as you to mislead me! However, she only knew that I had ordered the clothes, but she did not know that you had not worn the clothes at all, and that you had cut them
all up in anger!"