Stella promised Amelia that she would video chat with her every day, but on the 29th day, Stella didnât answer any calls.
Amelia held her phone with a black screen, feeling increasingly uneasy and realizing that something was wrong. Erin seemed to have set a deadline for a monthâ¦
She quickly left the study and went to find James, only to see him answering a phone call with a serious expression she had never seen before. She hesitated to approach, afraid of hearing bad news.
She stopped in her tracks, silently watching his tall figure.
âNo matter what, you canât give up, keep saving people,â James instructed, hanging up the phone and turning to look at Amelia. He noticed the nervous and fearful emotions in her eyes and furrowed his brows slightly.
âIs something wrong with Stella?â Amelia stepped on the soft carpet, slowly walking towards James. As she got closer, she could see the regretful emotions in the manâs eyes more clearly.
James didnât want Amelia to worry, but she would eventually find out about this matter. After a moment of hesitation, he nodded gently.
âShe committed suicide.â
She comm The local police in Panama called and said that after Stella confessed and sent a message, she chose to shoot herself. By the time they arrived, she had already lost too much blood and showed no signs of life.
James didnât want to give up and insisted that the local police continue to try to save her, but even the bullet pierced through the glass of the landing window, making it impossible to save her.
When Amelia heard that Stella had committed suicide, her petite body suddenly stiffened in place.
Even her feet on the carpet felt cold, as if she had been placed in an ice cave and couldnât feel the outside temperature. It was so coldâ¦
James quickly reached out and pulled her into his embrace. His large, comforting hands gently stroked her back.
âThis was Stellaâs choice.â
It was her choice, and no one could stop it, including Amelia, who had tried her best to warm Stella.
Because from the beginning, they had misunderstood one thing: Stella still loved Erin. It was because of that love that Stella felt life was unbearable and ultimately chose death.
If they had known from the beginning that Stella still loved Erin, they might have had a chance to save her. But there were no âifs.â Stellaâs actions from start to finish showed that she no longer loved Erin.
Amelia, leaning against James, tightly grasped his shirt as a wave of self-blame, regret, and heartache overwhelmed her, causing her tears to burst out uncontrollably.
If she had gone with Stella to the free clinic, Stella wouldnât have had the time to do something foolish, and Amelia wouldnât have had to hear about her suicideâ¦
But Stella, she loved Erin so much. She loved him to the point that she didnât even show a hint of grief or anger after his death. She simply arranged everything calmly and then went to Panama to fulfill Erinâs last wish, to be buried together with him.
At the moment when Ameliaâs tears fell, she finally understood the meaning of the 29 days. But why didnât she guess it earlier? It was because she thought that Stella didnât love.
They all thought that, including Eva and Andrew. Everyone around Stella thought she didnât love Erin, and some even hated him so much that they wished he would die.
Stella pretended very well, deceiving everyone, including herself. Because of this, even Erin thought before his death that Stella didnât love himâ¦
Amelia couldnât perceive what Stella felt when she realized this, but she could only feel the regret in this emotion.
The kind of regret that made her want to cry every time she thought about it. To think that someone Erin believed Stella didnât love him anymore, and died in such a tragic way. And to think that Stella pretended not to love Erin anymore, and died in such a miserable way.
But they had never truly loved each other during their lives. Even during the few years they were together, Stella deceived Erin without a trace of sincerity. So how could they not feel regret?