Chapter 10%
Even though William and I had talked things through, he still followed me to and from work every day. I told him several times that there was no longer any possibility between us, but he just smiled and said, “I know I’m not good enough for you. I just remembered that in our last life, you encountered a robbery while pregnant and I wasn’t able to protect you then. So this time, I want to protect you properly.“} Even though I had told him that Jackson would be picking me up, William still said, “Then I’ll protect both of you. After all, Jackson is injured and you’ll definitely worry about him.“>
There wasn’t much I could do to stop him. So, every day, people would see Jackson riding a bike with me on the back and William trailing behind on foot. A few months later, I gave birth to a baby girl. I’d taken such good care of myself that the baby grew too big. I couldn’t deliver naturally, so I had to have a C–section. The whole thing nearly scared Jackson to death. Without telling anyone, he secretly went to get a vasectomy. He only said to me after he was sure I was safe.
I later found out that I’d lost a lot of blood during surgery. Luckily, William had the same blood type and donated an excessive amount to save me. I wanted to properly thank him after my postpartum recovery. Still, by the time I finished my confinement period, I found out he had already gone to teach in a remote area in the northwest. He left me a letter.“>
It was filled, line after line, with apologies. From the way he wrote, it seemed like he never planned to come back. He said he hadn’t done
a good job raising our child in our past life, so this time, he wanted to teach and guide someone else’s children instead. Maybe that was for the best. Whatever he owed me in our last life, he’s finally paid it back in full.
(The End)”
