Chapter 526

Adam sent another message. “Celine, I have so much to say to you. If you don’t want to see me, I’ll stay here until you do.”
Celine stared at his messages in silence for a few seconds before replying with just two words, “Come up.”
She let him up.
Two minutes later, the doorbell rang.
Celine opened the door and saw Adam standing there.
He had come up as quickly as possible, his face filled with urgency. “Celine, you finally agreed to see me. I knew you would.”
Celine stepped aside. “Come in.”
Adam walked inside.
They stood in the living room, facing each other.
She asked, “Mr. Alvarez, what do you need?”
The way she addressed him-so distant and formal-made it clear that she had decided to distance herself from him.
Adam took a step forward. “Celine, can you stop treating me so coldly? I didn’t know it was you. I’ve been looking for you for all these years.”
Celine nodded. “I know. I know everything now.”
Adam reached out, gripping her shoulders. “Celine, give me another chance. We’ve already lost so many years. I don’t want to lose you again.”
She pushed him away. “Adam, it’s too late. Do you know how many chances I’ve given you in my heart? When we divorced, I gave you a chance. When Carly and I were kidnapped together, I gave you a chance. When I was pinned down on the operating table, praying you would come, I gave you a chance. But in every moment I needed you, you turned away.
“You did it once, then again and again until I learned how to live without you. I don’t need you anymore.”
Adam felt his heart clench. It was as if a hand had wrapped around it, squeezing it so tightly he couldn’t breathe. “Celine, I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry…”
There were so many things he wanted to say, but all that came out was that simple apology.
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“Celine, I once promised to take you away, to give you a home. But I broke that promise. I left you alone in the countryside for so many years When I was in a coma, you were by my side, but I didn’t O recognize you. Worse, I kept hurting you because of Carly. I disappointed you time and time again. I know that now.”
Adam’s eyes turned red, a sheen of moisture covering them.
“Celine, when I think about what you went through and how I wasn’t there for you hate myself. I regret everything. I don’t even think deserve your forgiveness. It’s my fault. It’s all my fault.”
Celine’s lashes trembled, but she remained silent.
“But Celine, I only… mistook someone else for you. I never meant to. Can you not
hold me to that mistake?
“We’ve already missed out on so
many years. How many more do we
have left? don’t want to lose any
more time. Please give me one more chance. This time, I’ll cherish you. Let’s build a home together. Det’s never be apart again, alright?”
Adam reached out and pulled her into his arms.
He held her tightly, his arms wrapped around her delicate frame. He buried his face in her hair, taking in her scent as if trying to etch this feeling into his very
soul.
He wanted to be with her. He never wanted to lose her again.
This embrace had come way too late.
Celine’s tears fell.
Adam was the man she had loved deeply. She had loved him for so long.
He didn’t know how much she had once longed for this embrace.
She also knew it wasn’t entirely his fault. He had never stopped searching for her.
All the love and protection he had given Carly had been meant for her.
However, Celine wiped her tears and smiled faintly, saying, “Adam, it’s too late. Everything is already over.”