Chapter 70
“I’ll just be honest with you,” Sofia said. “I’m about to marry the factory director’s son. I came here today to tell you to stop bothering me.“}
She sneered, her eyes flicking towards William. “The only person who has ever truly liked you is Josephine.”
William looked like he was falling apart. “That’s not true! You told me yourself that Josephine only married me to get into the factory. You even said she was the one who pushed me into the water!”
My heart sank. So, in my past life, William was so sure I had set her up and it turned out it was because Sofia told him that?}
Sofia scoffed. “What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever say that? Besides, you fell into the water yourself. What’s it got to do with Josephine? Are you saying she pushed you?“>
William started muttering to himself again. Sofia probably found it boring, so she stood up and opened the door. She saw me standing there with fruit in my hands. She smiled back into the room. “Speak of the devil, Josephine’s here. Honestly, you should stop chasing after things you’ll never get and start appreciating the one person who actually wants you.“}
I awkwardly stepped into the room. “I wasn’t deliberately eavesdropping. I just came to see you and, well … ”
Before I could finish, William suddenly looked up, his eyes red–rimmed. “I’m sorry, Josephine. I’m so sorry.“}
My nose stung a little. I had waited thirty years for that apology, but at that moment, I truly didn’t need it anymore. Seeing that I didn’t respond, William sighed and continued, “You’re also reborn, aren’t you? Actually, even if you didn’t say it, I knew. In the last life, you jumped into the water to save me without any hesitation. This time, you turned and left directly. I initially thought you were playing hard to get, but now I think you must be heartbroken by me, right?”
I hummed in agreement but didn’t say anything more. William wasn’t the naive twenty–year–old anymore. He understood the coldness and warmth of human relationships better than anyone. So, he knew that whether it was the past life or this life, the only person who was genuinely good to him was me. As for Sofia, she had always just used him.
William sighed again, his voice full of weariness. “You really should be heartbroken. You clearly saved me, yet I insisted you were doing it to gain favor. I never gave you a kind look my entire life and I even spoke badly about you in front of our son, making him think you were a bad person, too. You must have suffered a lot. You must have really wanted to hit me, scold me, hate me, right?”
I didn’t know what to say. Scold this man? It didn’t seem like there was anything to scold him for. After all, in my previous life, I was the one who stubbornly insisted on marrying him. Hate him? We had both died once. The past was the past. Besides, I was newly married and very happy with Jackson. I couldn’t bring myself to hate anyone or anything.
Sc, I interrupted William’s rambling. “It’s all in the past. I’ve let it go. You should let it go, too.”
I put the fruit down and was about to leave when William suddenly grabbed my hand. “Josephine, I know I was wrong. They say it’s never too late to fix your mistakes. Can you forgive me?“}
I jumped, pulling my hand back quickly. “William, are you out of your mind? I’m married now and I’m pleased. I love my husband.“}
He clearly hadn’t expected me to pull away like that. In our past life, I’d been so in love with him, always clinging to him, always wanting to be near him. But William always thought I was annoying. I had to wait until he was asleep just to secretly hold his hand. He froze for a second, then suddenly laughed. “Josephine, don’t I know you by now? You loved me so much you’d do anything for me. No matter how many times I hurt you, you’d never leave me.“>
