Semua Bab Not a Love for Faint Hearts: Bab 21 - Bab 24

Dr. Willow hired someone to perform a ritual.Zoey could feel her soul being pulled by an invisible force. The medium caught sight of her form and immediately shut his eyes tight—because the way Zoey looked after death was simply... too horrifying.But this time, it wasn't Maxwell calling for her. It was Dr. Willow.Zoey had spent enough time with Dr. Willow to know that he was a soft-hearted man. Especially after all these years of caring for Maxwell.Still... she never imagined that the moment he found out she was still lingering in this world, not yet reincarnated, he would simply... cry.Tears rolled down his face. And it was the kind of grief that could shake anyone."Zoey..." His voice trembled. "It's true... Mr. Porter wronged you. But... I'm begging you. Could you... could you help him? I've watched him grow up. I used to think it was you who couldn't live without him. I was wrong. So wrong."Now... now he won't eat. Won't drink. He's wasting away... turning into nothing

Three days after Zoey's funeral, Maxwell woke up in bed, staring at the ceiling. He dragged himself up and poured a glass of ice water.He still wasn't used to it—the days without Zoey.For so long, there had always been warm tea waiting for him. She made sure of it. He never once had to worry about something as small as tea.But now…Now he'd made up his mind. He was leaving.He got in his car and drove to the university—the place where he and Zoey once lived, once loved.Somewhere on that campus was the memory of a twenty-year-old Zoey.He remembered it clearly. How Zoey had appeared in his life like a beam of light, illuminating everything.And how... he lost that light.And no matter how hard he searched, he could never find it again.But when he arrived, the campus was empty. School was out for break. The emptiness left him disoriented. He wandered for a while, then finally sat down at the front gate, staring out at nothing.A familiar voice startled him."You're... Ma