Chapter 621

Alexander’s voice was so soft it felt like a breeze could carry it away. The more pitifully he asked, the gentler Elizabeth’s smile became, but her answers were still harsh. “Yes.”

“Do you wish I would just disappear completely?” Alexander frowned, his eyes filled with self-mockery. Elizabeth looked up at him, biting her lip, and nodded. She really did wish he would vanish and stop bothering her.

“But Elizabeth,” he said her name as softly as the wind, “from my perspective, am I not a victim too? If Esme really saved me, I had to repay her, right?” He tried to make Elizabeth understand, “I admit it was my fault; I didn’t even know who saved me.”

But Elizabeth shook her head. “Alexander, you still don’t get why I’m so hopeless.”

He gave a bitter smile and asked, “Then tell me, why?”

“Because in your world, I don’t matter at all. I was never your first choice. The reason I gave up is that I don’t love you anymore, not because you didn’t know I was the one who saved you,” Elizabeth said clearly. “You say Esme saved you, and I agree you should marry her. After all, she gave you a second life. But Alexander,” she looked at him intensely, “I’ve never seen any hesitation in your eyes, never seen you in pain, never seen you even consider choosing me.”

As soon as Alexander found out Esme saved him, he immediately ditched Elizabeth. And in all those years together, even during their marriage, Elizabeth never felt any warmth from Alexander. All he brought her was coldness and hurt!

“Now you come to tell me you love me. But I’ve never felt any love from your eyes or your actions. You just think that since I was the one who truly saved you, you can calmly transfer your affection from Esme to me.” Elizabeth had long seen through Alexander, who didn’t understand love at all. He didn’t even know what he truly wanted in his heart.

“It’s not like that,” Alexander tried to argue.

Elizabeth smiled. “Then tell me, what do you love about me? What do you know about me? When did you fall in love with me, and why?”

Alexander’s lips moved slightly. Maybe he had expressed it wrong. But he really had fallen in love with her a long time ago. Elizabeth asked him what he loved about her. He loved Elizabeth’s clarity and brightness in high school, loved her persistence and passion in college. He loved the past her. But what about the current Elizabeth? He didn’t understand her at all.

“What is love?” Elizabeth asked him.

He didn’t speak, just looked at her. Elizabeth then told him, “Alexander, love is me knowing you like Esme so much, but still keeping you by…”