Chapter 376 Special Service

Cora still felt somewhat resistant to his touch. She nearly froze when he hugged her. But Byron couldn’t bear to let her go and continued softly, “Four years ago, we made terrible mistakes. We thought our choices were for each other’s good, but it only led to us being nearly separated by a thin line between life and death.” The four-year gap was the deepest wound in both of their hearts. Mentioning it again now made Cora’s eyes well up with tears. “I didn’t intentionally avoid coming back to find you. The injuries I sustained four years ago were severe. It took me a year to accept the fact that I couldn’t stand up and another two years of rehabilitation to finally stand up again. “I also thought about showing up in front of you despite my broken body, but I couldn’t accept it. I was afraid you would look down on me for not being able to stand.” Byron spoke a lot, repeatedly apologizing for his four-year absence from her life. Finally, he said, “Now that we have overcome all obstacles and reunited, can we stop tormenting each other?