NovelEnglishChapter 0859 "Tellmore about us," Peter said as he drove.
Celeste stared at him, momentarily stunned. But she understood-he was trying to connect the missing pieces of his memory.
So, she told him.
She talked about everything they had lived through in Valentia and Slovenia. The memories brought out a mix of emotions-love, tenderness, sadness, even anxiety.
"What's wrong?" Peter asked when he noticed how her expression shifted from calm to withdrawn.
Celeste took a deep breath, letting out a sigh as if trying to release the knot in her throat. That knot had been sitting there ever since she left Peter's house in Slovenia, when she had convinced herself she needed to walk away.
"Nothing," she answered curtly.
"Are you completely sure?" Peter raised an eyebrow, pulling the car over to the side of the road.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThen, without another word, he got out, walked around the car, and opened her door. He extended his hand, helping her step out.
It was obvious she was trying to hold it together. But her eyes were filled with unshed tears, a silent proof of the pain she had been carrying.
"Chere," Peter said softly. "Tellwhat's wrong. I know you're not saying everything you want to. I can see it in your eyes. And those tears? They're saying more than your words ever could." "It's not easy, Peter!" she burst out. "This pregnancy hasn't been easy... Don't take this the wrong way, but from the moment you cinto my life, I knew you were a hurricane. I knew you would cin and destroy everything in your path." She took another shaky breath, trying to hold back her tears "For almost a year, I lived by your side. Sometimes, you were everything a woman could ever want. But other times... you were gone. Absent. You would disappear for months, and I had no idea if you would ever cback.
"For the longest time, I thought it would've been better if we had never met.
"Right before your surgery, I had decided-it was best for us to part ways. Being with you only broughtpain. "But then, knowing that your life was at risk, I couldn't let go.
"I know how hard it is to grow up without parents, Peter. And I don't want that for my children." She wiped at her tears, though they kept falling.
"I was an orphan. You have no idea how hard that was for me.
"I always dreamed of finding someone to love, getting married, having children, living in a modest house with a garden and a small vegetable patch... Watching my kids grow up with the man I loved.
"I never imagined my life turning out like this.
"I never imagined becoming a widow so young.
"I never imagined losing my first child." +25 BONUS Chapter 0859 Peter felt something twist painfully inside him as she spoke.
"Part ofloves you," she admitted, her voice breaking. "But your love hurts, Peter. It breaks me.
"I will never know if everything you toldwas true-if you were really faithful to me, if you never had anyone else. Only you would know that. And, well... now, you don't even remember.
"But that's not even the most important thing.
"What matters is that now I have a new version of Peter. One I don't recognize.
"I don't know how to react to you.
"I don't know how to accept you.
"I swear, part ofstill loves you.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"But there are days when I feel like I can't do this anymore.
"I don't even know who I'm with right now," she whispered through her tears. Peter stood there, silent.
Watching her cry, hearing her say all of this-it stirred something inside him.
He didn't know what to do with the life he had now.
But one thing he did know? He couldn't fail her.
He couldn't fail their children.
What he hadn't expected... was for her to give him a chance, knowing full well that, given the kind of man he had been, he had probably cheated on her.
After listening to her for a few minutes, Peter pulled her into his om chest and wrapped his arms around NOV her. It was a strong, warm embrace-one he knew she needed.
Then, he spoke.
"Celeste, I know everything is fucked can't up. I know it looks that way. I'm still in shock myself. I can't believe Km 48 years old, Loan't believe I'm a father, a grandfather, and that you're here by my side, even givingthe chance to be a father again... I still can't wrap my head around it. +
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