Chapter 23

"I don't need another apology." After all, a late apology had no meaning. Linda was too tired to care about these things. "William, I'm serious when I say my biggest hope for you is to never appear in my world again." His presence would affect her judgment. "I won't deny that I still have some feelings for you now. But these feelings won't last much longer. We can only be passersby in each other's life." Linda didn't want to waste time going in circles with William. It was exhausting. Of course, William understood this. In fact, since Chloe's sudden appearance in Osmo, he had a feeling that Linda would also show up. "If I had remembered sooner, would things have been different?" William asked. "Yes." Linda didn't deny it. "If, after our child's death, you could've trusted me or remembered our past, the outcome would've been different." Mentioning their unborn child, Linda's heart ached. That child was Linda's eternal pain. That loss hurt even more than William's distrust. The