Chapter 741

Luke voiced the thoughts Linda had yet to articulate. "It's not surprising you would think this way. After all, we're both people who never give up until we achieve our goals. But I've grown now. "I'm no longer fixated on chasing you because I have my own life, just as you have new choices to make. In my eyes, we were always different. "Linda, the things I said to you before weren't lies. I genuinely liked you and even fantasized about what our future together might look like. I truly cared for Lexi, too. But today, I finally realized my feelings for you were a fleeting infatuation. "I can see that you still care deeply for Willliam. No matter what you've been through, your feelings for him haven't changed. Whether you're repeating old mistakes or you've come to terms with the fact that your past issues with him stemmed more from external influences than anything else, I won't judge. "But one thing is clear—I'm no longer caught up in it. I've let go of the idea of us, and I sincer