Chapter 223

I asked the doctor worriedly, “How long more will it take?” “At most, half a month.” When Clifford heard the doctor, he was startled. He did not even dare enter her hospital room. I could see Elaine staring blankly outside the window when I went in to visit her. “Clifford is at the entrance,” I reminded her. “Mmm, just let him leave.” I sat by her side and said, “He wants you to forgive him.” Elaine firmly said, “Impossible.” She held a firm stance. There was no room for bargaining. Yet a few days ago, she told me that she loved Clifford. “What’s the reason?” “Miss Shaw, I do love him. However, in life, it’s not enough to only have love. Other than that, there’s still dignity, principle, boundaries, and self-love. My dignity and principle tell me that I should never forgive him.” She suddenly turned to me. “I’m not like you. I can’t easily give into reality and forgive my previous hurt. Miss Shaw, if we could still return to how it was, even with such pain, then does that me