Chapter 342

"Joshua, how could you just die so easily? I went abroad to develop a cancer suppression medication because I didn't want you to die young. And yet… I still couldn't save you." Juliette touched my cheek, but the moment her fingers met my cold skin, she broke down, sobbing even harder. "Why didn't you wait for me, Joshua? I used to hate you for breaking your promise, for betraying what we had. I wanted you to suffer for the rest of your life. But… but I never wanted you to die." Floating beside her, I watched helplessly. "I know," I murmured. "I know you're not truly heartless. If you really hated me, you never would have tried to save me in the first place. Juliette, everyone has their own fate. You have to live on and build the life you want." I tried so hard to comfort her, to tell her not to grieve. But she couldn't hear a single word. She just clung to my lifeless body, crying uncontrollably. … Sophia woke up to a stark white ceiling. She blinked in confusion, then turned h