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Epilogue—Jethro Miles
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Expired Love Epilogue—Jethro Miles
The second year after Valerie passed, I developed severe anxiety. Sleepless nights made it hard to tell reality from fantasy.The smell of her that used to fill the house had long since disappeared with the passing years. I tried to hold onto something, but it was all in vain.Only the necklace she had lost remained. It was my only connection to her.I thought this was the price I had to pay for failing her.It was just another ordinary day, but I remembered it was an important day.It took me a moment to realize it was Valerie's birthday. If she were still here, this would have been the ninth birthday I spent with her.I bought a cake and some flowers before heading to the cemetery.As I walked, I thought back to our seven years together. The first time I saw her, she had just come out of the dance studio, all sweaty.When our eyes met, my heart skipped a beat. I knew that I'd fallen for someone out of my league.Dane had supported me for 20 years. His daughter was definitely
Expired Love Chapter 12
I thought Jethro would be my rock. Like him, I dreamed of having a perfect family.When we were in love, we were like two cats snuggling up for warmth.But death didn't give me a heads-up. It lurked in the darkness, waiting for me to feel happy, and then struck hard.I scanned the hospital room, but Jethro was nowhere to be seen. It was fine. I didn't want to see him anyway.But then, the door slammed open.Jethro, drenched and covered in mud, staggered in. Panting, he hurried to my side and opened his hand.It was the necklace I'd thrown away....That lake was vast and deep.Three days ago, he didn't find it. So, I couldn't imagine how he managed to find the necklace these past two days.Dane helped Alva out of the room, giving Jethro and me some space.I knew Jethro showed up in Verihaven because Dane had told him. Maybe Dane understood how much regret I had about this relationship.As I struggled to lift my eyelids, he burst into tears. "Valerie, I found the necklace."
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Dirty and anxious, Jethro wanted to hug me, but he was worried about getting my clothes dirty. He panicked and said, "I'll never break up with you, even if I die."That was the first time I'd ever seen the usually calm and quiet guy yell out in desperation.I froze, then demanded, "Then why do you keep disappearing? Why don't you answer your phone?"Jethro fell silent, lowering his head.I turned to leave in a huff. Disregarding his dirty state, he rushed up and held me from behind. Burying his head in my neck, he whispered, "Please, don't leave me. When I don't have class, I work on construction sites. It's dangerous, so I'm worried if I answer your calls, I'll get distracted, and I'm even more worried you'll get mad if I don't pick up, so I just turn off my phone."The revelation shocked me. Jethro was poor, but not poor enough to risk his life like this.Confused, I asked, "Why would you do something so dangerous?"He carefully took my hand, blushing. "So many people are be
Expired Love Chapter 10
After walking a bit longer, I was out of breath. I decided to sit on a bench by the lake to rest. It was then that Jethro sat down beside me.We sat side by side, neither of us saying a word. By the time the last bit of sunlight from the sky disappeared, I broke the silence. "The fact that I'm dying is already set in stone and can't be changed. I don't want to dwell on the past anymore, and you shouldn't cling to it either."The closer I got to death, the calmer I became.He gave a bitter smile. "Easy for you to say. If I could let you go, then our seven years together would mean nothing."I snorted, turning to look at him. "From the moment you abandoned me at the wedding, those seven years became a joke. Do you know why my dad never agreed for us to be together, but still allowed us to get married in the end? I told him that I was dying and that my last wish was to marry you. And what did you do?"Jethro froze, trembling. Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably as he cove
Expired Love Chapter 9
"Do you think it will be a boy or a girl?" Jethro said. "Well, it doesn't matter. I'd love them either way."Tears I'd fought to hold back finally streamed down my face. I bit my lip, struggling to resist the sobs that were choking me.Jethro reached out to hug me but paused. Then he pulled out a third card that read, [Hug Coupon.]"I know you're mad at me, but I can't help it. I really want to hug you," he said. "Please, forgive me. I know I messed up."He opened his arms again, trying to pull me into his embrace.Just as his hands almost touched my back, my cold voice rang out. "I had the baby aborted today, and I will never forgive you."...Jethro froze, dumbfounded. His face went deathly pale.He collapsed to the ground, searching my eyes for a lie.Unfortunately, he found nothing.After a long silence, he asked, "You were lying about dying, right?"He probably thought I was just throwing a tantrum to get attention, but he was wrong.I really was dying."Just leave,"
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I couldn't bear the thought of leaving a child behind to suffer without me. That would only disturb my peace.After all, Jethro would move on and have another family. Alva went with me for the abortion, but my worsening condition kept me hospitalized."It's okay, honey. You'll be fine," Alva said, holding my hand.Dane patted her shoulder with his trembling hand. "Take it easy. Your health is poor, too. Valerie is gonna be fine."She collapsed into his arms and grabbed his shirt. "What can we do to save her? I'd rather it be me."I turned my head away, tears falling silently.If people could trade lives, I bet the hospital roof would be filled with moms....When night fell, a storm broke out.A loud rumble of thunder shook the sky and startled me awake from sleep.I shivered in fear, but a pair of big hands grabbed my bony ones."Valerie, don't be scared. I'm here," Jethro whispered.The room was dim, but I made out his weary face. The warmth in his palms told me this wa
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