Unrepairable Love
Chapter 399
This was the first time Elara had caved, catching both Esme and Alexander off guard. Elara shot a look at Esme and sighed, “She’s ready to die just to marry you, so you gotta marry her.” Marry her, and every other day she’d be jumping good Elizabeth but insists on getting tangled up in buildings, causing all sorts of drama for Alexander! Alexander has a perfectly good Esme.
Elara glared at Alexander, getting more ticked off the more she thought about it! “This son of mine is a total lost cause!”
“Elara, do you really agree to me marrying Alexander?” Esme asked, tears of joy streaming down her face.
Elara nodded. “Yeah, I agree.” Esme immediately sat up. Elara quickly waved her hand. “Don’t move.” Esme was as fragile as glass, collapsing and ending up in the hospital at the slightest provocation. Just looking at Esme, Elara feared she might become a suspect.
Elara approached Alexander, her expression heavy as she looked at him, lowering her voice to remind him, “Alexander, I can’t stop you forever, but I hope you’ve really thought this through.” Marrying Esme was a well-considered decision.
Alexander lowered his eyes, recalling what the doctor had told him that morning. The doctor said, “Ms. Russell’s condition is very bad right now, and she could self-harm at any moment. Depression can come with nightmares; she says she often dreams of falling into the sea, and when she finally falls asleep, she wakes up in terror. I suspect Ms. Russell also has thalassophobia. This might be related to her being thrown into the sea three years ago.”
Alexander asked him, “Can it be cured?” The doctor nodded, but then shook his head. “It still depends on the patient’s own mind.”
Alexander pulled himself back from his thoughts and looked at Elara, his eyes wavering. Alexander thought, ‘Because she saved me, Esme has ruined her own life. Can I really act as if nothing has happened? I can’t.’
Alexander replied, “Yeah.”
Elara confirmed again, “No regrets?”
“Yeah.” He had no choice.
Elara had to admit, many times, Alexander was so unfamiliar that even she, as his mother, didn’t recognize him. She couldn’t understand why Alexander insisted on going his own way when everyone told him he couldn’t do something. Elara also didn’t have the energy to fight with Alexander; he was an adult and he would be responsible for everything. No matter what the future held, even if one day Alexander regretted it, kneeling and begging for forgiveness, she wouldn’t feel a bit of pity for him.
Elara left without looking back.
For the first time, Esme felt favored by Alexander. Alexander had rarely protected her like this in front of the Tudor family. But this time, he had firmly chosen her.
“Alexander, thank you,” Esme called softly, her eyes red. Alexander just looked at her, his face emotionless. He suddenly leaned in slowly towards Esme. Esme looked pitifully into Alexander’s eyes.
The next second, he pinched Esme’s chin with his fingers, his voice low and inexplicably oppressive, “You saved me, so you should know I won’t watch you die. Esme, don’t be foolish or try to manipulate me. It’ll only push me away, got it?”
Esme knew that Alexander could always see through her little schemes. Alexander was too clear-headed! She also saw more clearly that Alexander was willing to marry her just because she said she saved him. This love that didn’t belong to her was something she had forcibly taken!