"Last time, I told you it was over, and during the two months we were apart, I was in a lot of pain. Sometimes I regretted it too; I don't ever want to experience that feeling again. But Owen, I love you, and I don't want to see you regret your choice in the future," she said.
There were no children, and she felt guilty towards her grandmother. Just as Sophia Wilson said, Owen Moreland, for now, doesn't care about anything because he likes her, even somewhat neglecting his responsibilities towards his family. But what about ten or twenty years from now? People change, and love even more so.
Amelia Clarke loved him and longed to be by his side day and night. However, she was very rational. She was no longer the naive young girl at twenty who hadn't experienced life or understood anything, nor was she a person who would do anything for love.
She felt like laughing at herself. A person like her, if placed in ancient times, would certainly not elope.