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I met my first love at a class reunion seven years after we broke up.    He had a successful career, was holding his girlfriend's hand, and had a huge expensive diamond ring on his hand.    Everyone taunted me:‘You dumped Conrad, now you regret it, don't you? It's too late!’    But after dinner, Conrad drunkenly hugged me and cried:‘If you want to get back together, you can do it anytime.’  1 A class reunion is always a battleground for gossip to converge.    Not to mention the former couples in attendance, with the most disparate statuses being Conrad and me.    Everyone was

Reunited with My First Love After Seven Years Apart

Conrad hung his head, lifeless and drained.


The man led Melody away from his sight, leaving behind a striking remark:


"We all hope she'll get better. Mr. Conrad is truly resilient, easily undoing all our hard work."


Sally, blocked by security outside the door, shouted inside:


"Mr. Conrad, you know damn well! If you don't give her the meds, what'll happen to her? You'll kill her!"


These words stabbed into his mind like knives, ricocheting inside and snagging his nerves.


Carter knocked on the door, pushing it open a crack.


Standing in the doorway, he asked, "Bro, you feeling any better?"


Conrad's voice was hoarse, the dull ache in his chest making him wish he were dead.


Carter was silent for a long while before speaking, "I thought at the time it didn't need a thorough check, so..."


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