Chapter 158: Playing Hard to Get

"Since that’s the case, can you give me a timeline? Like the two years you gave Maria, I don’t need that long. Just give me two months," Catherine asked. Johnson wanted to tell her that even twenty years wouldn’t make a difference. His heart belonged entirely to Maria. But instead of saying that, he simply nodded in agreement. For Johnson, whose memories had returned, Maria was his life. In fact, she was more important than his life itself. Without Maria, Johnson felt as if he would die. He could live without family, without friends, but he could not live without Maria. After Catherine left Johnson’s room, he slowly stood up and walked over to the window, gazing out at the world but feeling nothing. His mind was completely blank; he didn’t know what to do next. Johnson knew he owed Catherine an explanation, one that would satisfy her. Though he had absolute confidence in his love for Maria, this situation was different because he had deceived Maria. He knew that Maria would never f