Chapter 1477
Garrettâs gaze lingered on Eleanorâs eyes, reflections of his own face staring back at him. He was spellbound, but painfully aware that she was no longer his. Suppressing the stirrings of his heart, he managed a strained whisper, âNo, itâs not.â
If it wasnât his child, then it had to be Bernardâs-a name foreign to her. Eleanor struggled with the thought, âDidnât we promise to be together forever?
How did we drift apart?â
Hailey had called Bernard her husband, and the doctors referred to Mr. Laurence in the same way. But in her heart, she had always longed for Garrett. How had it come to pass that she ended up with someone else?
Garrettâs fingers, held tight by Eleanor, slowly curled inward. After an internal battle, he gently eased her grip away. âItâs because I stopped loving you...â
Despite her amnesia and the vague awareness that much had happened during the time she was sleeping, Eleanorâs heart broke at his words.
âGarrett, you promised to love me forever. I canât believe that excuse.â
I will always love you, but you wonât.
Garrettâs unspoken truth hung heavy in the air as he comforted her, âYou met someone who loves you more. When he returns, youâll understand why we parted.â
As Eleanor digested this revelation, her gaze fell and she murmured, âSo I fell for someone else, and thatâs why we parted.â
Garrettâs lips parted, about to speak, when a tall figure staggered into the room, propped up by Aidyn and Scott.
Bernard was not informed by Hailey, but by the doctor. Bernard, who had been kneeling in prayer, pleading with the heavens, struggled to his feet with the help of his friends when he heard Eleanor had awakened.
The doctor hadnât mentioned Eleanorâs amnesia to Bernard, only that she had woken up. As Bernard saw her conscious for the first time in months, the tension that had gripped him dissipated, and hope rekindled in his weary eyes.
Shrugging off the support of Aidyn and Scott, he stood firm against the door frame, ignoring the pain in his knees as he approached Eleanor.
His trembling fingers reached for Eleanorâs cheek, and upon feeling her warmth, a relieved smile broke across his face. âEleanor, youâre finally awake.â
His emotions surged uncontrollably as he bent down to embrace and kiss her. But before his lips could meet her forehead, she pushed him away in panic.
âI... I donât know you.â
1/2 09.00 Chapter 1477 Bernard froze, hands bracing against the bed as if he might collapse. âYou... donât remember me?â
Eleanor had guessed he was the Bernard everyone spoke of, but she felt only alienation. She couldnât fathom why she would have married him, let alone had a child with him.
âSheâs lost her memory,â Garrett explained, âher recollections halt before she turned eighteen.â
As Bernardâs gaze shifted, intending to glance at Garrett, he instead saw their entwined hands. Eleanor clung to Garrett as if her life depended on it.
Bernardâs joy ebbed away as he gazed at their hands, a chill seeping through him. âSo she remembers you, but not me?â Garrett didnât respond, but the sight of Eleanorâs grip on him spoke volumes. Bernardâs lips twitched into a despairing, tremulous smile as the reality sank in, âWhy...?â
Why did Eleanorâs memory, upon awakening, cling to the time filled with Garrett, forsaking his own existence? Was he not the one she truly loved deep down?
âIâm sorry.â Eleanorâs apology came from a place of guilt, for she remembered nothing of him.
Bernard, like a statue, remained by the bed. Beneath him lay the woman he had loved for years, who now, devoid of memory, apologized to him.
He forced a painful smile, refusing to show weakness before another man, no matter the agony.
âItâs okay...â He smiled through the hurt, âAs long as youâre awake and well. Itâs okay if you donât remember me...â
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