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I admit, I was a bit shocked when Noah showed up again.
It had been six months since we last met, and he looked like a completely different person–thin, pale, and almost like a ghost.
The moment he saw me, he ran over, grabbed my hand, and spoke with so much emotion, “Adeline, you’re alive! That’s great!
“What happened before was my fault. I was too focused on my reputation, and I didn’t handle things right…
“But I’ve already taken care of Chloe. No one will ever hurt you again.
“Please come back with me. Let’s start over, okay?”
How could we start over?
There are lives lost between us–lives of people I deeply loved and can never get back.
I pulled my hand away and told him to stop looking for me.
Still, Noah keeps showing up.
Sometimes he sends flowers. Other times, it’s luxury gifts like jewelry.
I tossed all of his gifts straight into the garbage.
But when he started seriously disturbing my daily life, I had no other option but to apply for a position with Doctors Without Borders.
This had always been my dream, though I had to put it off because of my mother’s serious illness.
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Now, things have finally gotten back on track.
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Every day, I work under the sound of gunshots, pulling patients back from the edge of death. It’s exhausting, but it makes me feel more alive than
ever.
What I didn’t expect was to run into Noah once more.
One day, right after I stepped out of surgery, a teaminate came up and told me that a man outside was asking to meet me.
[ [ washed my hands and stepped outside, only to spot Noah standing there.
My expression instantly turned cold. “What are you doing here?” I asked.
Usually confident in business, Noah now looked uneasy, nervously wringing his hands and apologizing to me.
He said, “Adeline, you left without a word. I’ve been really worried.
“I finally found you. Please don’t push me away. I promise I won’t bother you again.”
I didn’t bother responding to him. Right at that moment, a new patient was brought in, and I hurried to the operating room.
For the next several days, I barely took a break. I was so busy that I barely had time to take a sip of water.
Just like he promised, Noah didn’t come to disturb me again.
Instead, he stayed around the area, quietly helping out wherever he could.
About a month later, while I was performing surgery, I looked up and was surprised to see that he was assisting me.
When he noticed me staring, he quickly spoke up, “Your assistant is sick.
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I’ve been helping out here the past few days. Don’t worry, I can do it well.
“I won’t say anything unnecessary during the surgery, so I won’t distract you.”
In the end, I allowed him to stay and assist.
Just like he said he would, he helped me with the entire surgery without saying anything.
He didn’t speak until we were finished and the patient was safe. Then, Noah came over to me, looking unsure.
He said, “Adeline, I need to talk to you about something.
I turned him down. “Please address me as Dr. Devlin.
“And I have nothing to discuss with you.”
Noah was about to speak when suddenly, a plane carrying bombs swooped low, heading straight for us.
Without thinking, Noah pulled me close and shielded me with his own body.
The blast went off nearby, and his blood splattered everywhere.
He looked at me and said softly, “Adeline, I’m really sorry.”
Then his arms dropped to his sides, completely limp.
I kept calling his name, doing my best to stop the bleeding, but he didn’t
answer me.
His body grew colder in my arms, and the world around me went completely still.
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After the bombing stopped, my teammates carried him away along with the injured and those who had died.
The fierce fire eventually died down, and the tall figure of Noah had turned into a small pile of ashes.
I found a container and carefully gathered his ashes.
Six months passed, and the war finally came to an end.
I personally escorted Noah’s coffin back to the country.
Sarah cried uncontrollably, just like she had when she first saw me and her two grandsons with no vital signs.
I opened my mouth, wanting to say something, but she reached out, held my hand tightly, and spoke first, “Adeline, it’s our family who has failed you. As for Noah… he brought this upon himself.
“I just hope you can forgive him, so he can rest in peace.
Forgive him? I couldn’t bring myself to say it.
There was just too much between Noah and me–too many walls, too many wounds.
The rain fell gently, just like the day I saw him for the first time.
I placed a bouquet of roses on his grave.
At that moment, every bit of love and hate that I had seemed to fade away.
