married her, didn’t he?”
Excuses.
Every rejection, every refusal, and every argument were all just excuses. The truth was simple. He just didn’t love her enough.
Evelyn didn’t want to waste any more breath. She yanked her wrist free and turned to leave.
But just as she reached the door, her vision blurred, and she collapsed.
“Eve!”
Matteo’s chest tightened as he rushed forward, catching her in his arms. Without hesitation, he turned to leave.
Before he could take a step, Rebecca grabbed his sleeve, her voice trembling. “Matteo, I feel a little dizzy.”
Matteo froze.
For a moment, just a few seconds, he hesitated.
Then, he shook her off and strode away, leaving behind a single sentence. “I’m taking Eve to the hospital. Call my assistant if you need help.”
When Evelyn woke up, she was in a hospital bed.
Matteo, who hadn’t slept all night, finally exhaled in relief when he saw her open her eyes.
The two of them stared at each other for a long time, neither speaking.
After a moment, Matteo poured her a glass of water, tucked the blanket around her, and went to call the doctor for a checkup. He listened carefully to every instruction, memorizing each detail.
His secretary had already reminded him multiple times that he had important meetings to attend, but he pushed them all back.
Watching his assistant standing at the door, visibly anxious, Evelyn finally spoke.
“You should go. I can take care of myself. This… This isn’t something you should be doing.”
Matteo paused, apple half-peeled. His voice was slow, deliberate.
“I should be doing this, Eve. Did you forget? Back then, you did the same for me.”
Evelyn’s eyes flickered with a distant emotion.
Back then, when Matteo lost his sight, he had been discarded like a broken chess piece.
But she had stayed. She taught herself Braille just to help him read. She attended classes with him, took him outside to sit in the sun, cooked his favorite meals…
Back then, it felt like she had stolen a piece of the moon, bringing its light into their world.
For seven years, in all the darkness, she had found happiness.
However, the moon was never hers to keep.
And the past? The past was a place she could never return to.
That afternoon, the doctor took Evelyn for further tests.
Half an hour later, a nurse helped her back to her room.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw Matteo standing there, her phone in his hand, frowning.
His voice was ice-cold as he spoke into the receiver. “I’ve already told you. Eve and I are together. We love each other. I don’t care about her background. Stop wasting your time. I will marry her. And she won’t leave me.”
Hearing the door open, he lifted his head and met her gaze.
A second later, Caroline’s confused voice rang from the phone’s speaker. “What do you mean she won’t leave? Matteo, didn’t you know? Evelyn already agreed to go abroad…”
