Chapter 27

Emerson drove Estrella to the beach. The vast, endless ocean stretched before them as if ready to swallow every sorrow and heartache whole. "This is where I first met you," he said. When Estrella first arrived in this country, she struggled to adjust. She could not sleep at night, and clumps of her hair started falling out. At one point, she even developed a bald patch on the back of her head. Serena dragged her to see countless doctors, only to end up cursing, "See? This is why traditional medicine works!" However, in this part of Cosroitan, good traditional medicine practitioners were hard to find. With no other choice, Estrella had to process her emotions on her own. During that time, watching the waves became her way of coping. And it was here—on this very shore—that she met Emerson. As fate would have it, Emerson's family had practiced traditional medicine for generations. From the moment he saw Estrella, he was drawn to her. He asked, "Do you know what Serena said when I t