Chapter 239
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Evelyn said, “Caleb, last time I told you that the reason we couldn’t go back was that we lost our child. I don’t know if you still remember that or not.”
“Yes. Caleb’s cold voice came from the phone, but he couldn’t help asking. “What’s wrong?”
It seemed that the two had never had such a calm conversation for a long time.
“You don’t have to feel guilty towards me,” said Evelyn, surprisingly calm.
All of a sudden. Caleb’s heart seemed to be poked right by something. For a moment, he was speechless. He didn’t expect that Evelyn would know what he was thinking.
Evelyn continued. “If you feel guilty, I think it should be for the child who has never been to this world. You deprived his life, so any compensation you make for me is in vain.
“Besides, you don’t need to make up for me,” said Evelyn with a sigh “I used to hope that one day you would find that I might be better than you thought. But later I understood clearly, that no matter what I do for you, it’s all voluntary, just as you have never paused to truly see whether I am the person you believe I am in your heart.”
“So
you don’t owe me anything. I don’t need the property you wrote on it. Just let the two of us go back to the beginning. When we meet in the future, just pretend that we don’t know each other. I don’t want you to be in my life.”
“I think you certainly don’t want it, do you?”
A considerable stretch of words, not excessive, yet not insignificant.
After Evelyn finished speaking, once again silence fell upon the two separate rooms.
All of a sudden, Caleb felt that in this world, the woman he had never liked should know him a little bit. But he seemed to know her for many years, but in fact, he didn’t.
Evelyn didn’t hear any response from Caleb, so she said again. My relationship with you is between us, and my relationship with Mom is between her and me, so you don’t need to do anything on Mom’s behalf.”
After saying that, there was another silence on the phone. If it weren’t for the faint breath on the other side of the phone, Evelyn would even doubt if the phone had been hung up by Caleb. Even if Caleb didn’t like her before, he wouldn’t keep silent on the phone for so long.
“If you don’t have anything else, just ask Colin to send it according to the original divorce agreement, or you should have the one I signed before. You don’t need to ask Colin to send it again
“I’m sorry.”
Just as Evelyn was ready to speak and thus conclude this heartfelt final confession towards the relationship, Caleb spoke. His voice was not loud, but each word, each sentence, left a deep imprint in Evelyn’s heart at that moment,
Sitting on the chair in a daze, Evelyn had never thought that she would hear these three words from Caleb.
In an instant, her eyes were wet, and a drop of tear fell involuntarily on the hem of her dress. Her throat seemed to be blocked by thousands of pounds of sponge, and it was difficult to say a word.
“I have recalled a lot of things in the past. It was me who hurt you