All Chapters of When a Love Letter Resurfaces: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Theo Holland's handsome face popped up on the screen. "Remember to get there early. It's a limited edition, and I'll be devastated if you miss it."Half of Eliza Woods' exhaustion vanished. Her gaze softened. "Mission accepted. Wait for me to come home. I had the butler pick up the tortelloni you love. You've had a poor appetite lately, so you need to eat more."Smiling, Theo held up the plate of tortelloni to show her. "Got it. I really have to thank your ex for training you so well. Looks like I'm reaping all the benefits."Eliza's expression froze, and she blinked in helpless frustration. "How many times do I have to tell you? I've been single my whole life. I've never dated anyone."Floating quietly in midair, I didn't miss the subtle shift in her expression.At the mention of an "ex", a flash of pure disgust crossed her eyes.Eliza hated me—deeply.That letter of mine hadn't just shattered her carefully maintained dignity. It had triggered her mother's heart attack, leaving

Chapter 2

Everyone laughed off the awkwardness."Right, right. Doesn't matter. You're a busy woman. It's only natural you'd forget."Just like that, my unforgettable three years with Eliza were brushed aside.After the dinner, Eliza walked Ryder to his car.Ryder, a little tipsy and carrying a heavy heart, looked at her. He sighed and said earnestly, "Don't hold a grudge against Samuel for what happened back then."He didn't have it as good as you. When he passed, there wasn't even anyone to claim his body. He died entirely alone. You're successful now, and you're about to get married. It's time to let things go."Eliza claiming she didn't know me only meant she still remembered me.The memories were etched too deeply. That was why her knuckles had turned white from gripping her wine glass so tightly when she heard my name.She had been completely distracted throughout the dinner, and her eyes constantly darted toward the door.Ryder noticed her state of mind.He felt guilty toward Eli

Chapter 3

Eliza stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, lost in thought.I suddenly remembered that this was exactly how I first met her.I had gone looking for her, utterly determined to punch her and vent my fury, only to end up drenched to the bone by a sudden downpour.But Eliza was battered and bleeding, huddled in a corner. She had timidly offered me her jacket before shrinking back into the shadows.Our parents' sins shouldn't have been ours to bear.Driven by guilt and a desperate need to make amends, Eliza treated me extremely well.She would slip warm breakfast into my desk drawer and wait in line for two hours just to save me the best spot in the library. And when Mom had a psychotic episode and lashed out, Eliza threw herself in front of me, taking the blows meant for me.I thought she was a hero. She was so incredibly brave.Despite her pain, Eliza would still reach out to wipe my tears.Her eyes would shine as she carried the weight of everything with a smile. "Silly. I'll p

Chapter 4

A sharp, violent shatter yanked me back from the downward spiral of my memories.Eliza was calmly bandaging her own hand. "Cancel the meetings. We're going to the cemetery tomorrow morning. I want to see exactly how long Samuel thinks he can keep this act up."My plot was tucked away in a remote corner, buried under layers of dead leaves and debris.Under the gray, drizzling sky, Ryder held an umbrella with one hand while clearing off my headstone with the other."Back then, Eliza's father interfered in your parents' marriage, causing Eliza to lose her father and you to lose your mother. I never supported your relationship because of that."I thought I was just putting things back on the right track. I didn't realize you were serious, and I never imagined it would destroy you like this."I looked at Ryder. His hair had gone entirely white.Meeting again after all these years, he was crying much harder than I did.When I was drawing my final breaths, he was the one who spent his

Chapter 5

It was a tiny USB drive with a cartoon cat charm that seemed completely out of character for Ryder.Eliza instantly recognized that it was mine. After all, it was the very first gift she had ever given me. I had never once been embarrassed by it. I used to keep it hooked to my backpack every single day.I expected her to throw it away or leave it behind, but she took it back to her office instead. She tossed it carelessly into a corner of her desk and buried herself in her work.It wasn't until the sun dipped below the horizon that she finally stopped.Staring at the grinning cartoon cat, she rubbed her temples in exhaustion.In the dead silence of the office, a faint murmur escaped her lips. She seemed to be calling someone's name. "Samuel…"Floating in the air, I froze and cautiously waved a hand. "I'm here. I'm right here."Of course, Eliza couldn't hear me. She clenched the flash drive in her fist so tightly I was afraid she might crush it.After a long hesitation, she fi

Chapter 6

Eliza returned to my grave.The composure she possessed earlier that day was entirely gone. She stumbled through the cemetery, looking haggard and utterly exhausted.Her expensive lambskin heels sank repeatedly into the muddy water, but she didn't even frown.The pink letter had soaked through, bloating and wrinkling in the puddles until the ink bled into an unrecognizable blur.Eliza reached out to pick it up, but the paper only fell apart faster.She froze, softening her touch, but the brief letter had already dissolved into mush.She stood there, looking as though all the life had been drained from her. Her eyes were wide with panic, like a child who had made a mistake.I shook my head and tried to give her a gentle nudge. "Go back, Eliza. Go back to your world. I don't blame you anymore. Really."I used to hate her. I hated her for leaving me in that dark alleyway. I resented her too for pinning our parents' sins on my head.But during these three years of wandering as a g

Chapter 7

I had never seen Eliza like this.She froze for a split second, as if she hadn't processed the words. Her eyes widened sharply, and a faint gasp escaped her throat, as though someone had wrapped their hands around her neck.Every ounce of her previous wishful thinking and denial shattered instantly.Eliza opened her mouth, but she couldn't form a single word. She just kept repeating the same phrase over and over. "No way."But reality crashed down mercilessly.The police report left no room for doubt. I was explicitly named as the victim.As Eliza's eyes scanned the medical evaluation—vocal cord damage and secondary-degree trauma—her last shred of hope was crushed.A wave of intense grief and sheer absurdity surged within her, suffocating her. Her eyes flushed red, and a painful sting burned straight up her nose.She tried to steady herself, only to realize she no longer had the strength to control her own body.Slowly letting out a ragged breath, Eliza dug her nails into her

Chapter 8

Eliza moved fast. She had barely finished getting her stitches before Allan returned with the information.Deep within an abandoned building on the north side of the city, I came face-to-face with that crowd again.Surprisingly, I wasn't afraid. I even drifted right up to each of them, studying their faces.It turned out the monsters who broke me looked just like anyone else. They all had two eyes and one mouth.Yet, I had done nothing wrong and ended up dead, while they had a list of crimes and were still breathing. How was that fair?By the time Eliza arrived, they had already been brutally beaten. Several of them had faces so swollen they could barely stutter out a word.Whenever Eliza's gaze landed on one of them, they instinctively flinched."You absolute scums of society are still breathing, while the person you hurt died three years ago. Does that sound fair to you?"Kneeling in a neat row, they exchanged bewildered glances.One of the braver ones stuttered out a questi

Chapter 9

According to Ryder, I was a very strong person.I didn't cry when I missed out on my dream college. I didn't cry when I spent ten hours a day at a sweatshop assembly line. Even when I found out I had leukemia, my eyes remained completely dry."You know what he told me? He said he ran out of tears after that night. I didn't know what had happened to him back then. I thought he was still blaming me. But when I found out, I wished he had hated me. At least then, he wouldn't have lost the will to live entirely."Chemotherapy was agonizing, but the terror of the unknown was worse.Death was closing in, yet the process of getting there was pure torture. Gasping for air in that hospital bed, I felt a deep, overwhelming hatred for the first time in my life. But hate was too heavy a burden, and I no longer had the strength to carry it.I had grabbed Ryder's hand and begged him to take me outside.It was a beautiful day, and we walked along the manicured lawn. Ryder stayed quiet, leaving m

Chapter 10

Ryder had Eliza admitted to the psychiatric hospital because of her deteriorating mental state.Though Allan did his best to suppress the press, rumors that the CEO of Woods Corp was mentally unstable spread like wildfire within half a day. The first message Eliza saw upon waking up was from Theo.He had been vacationing abroad for a while. Since he hadn't returned, Eliza hadn't bothered with him either. She had only replied to a few of his messages here and there, and once Theo realized something was off, he stopped reaching out entirely. His latest text was a notice to break off their engagement.Eliza stared blankly at the screen for a moment before typing a single word in response. "Okay."The corporate interests of their families were deeply intertwined, and since the engagement, their businesses had been mutually beneficial. Calling it off would inevitably trigger a massive shock to both of their stock prices. And with Eliza currently drowning in negative press, she would b

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