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In Lorne five-year flying career, the total direct distance covered was about 1.5 million miles.
Yet I, suffering from heart disease, secretly accompanied him for nearly a million miles during days he knew nothing about.
He hates me for causing the death of his parents.
Five years of marriage brought me endless torment.
Finally, I'm diagnosed with late-stage cancer.
As my life enters its countdown, I create a bucket list.
He, however, brings his mistress and has me suspended in mid-air, leaving me disabled.
Later, I turn to leave.
He kneels, begging me to start over.
But it's all too late now.

Until This Year, Only Regrets Remain

He pulled a mechanical watch from his pocket and fastened it around my wrist.


This watch had positioning and voice transmission functions. The man in front of me had gone to great lengths to help me escape.


"I won't let you run away. Even if you die, you must die in my arms."


Scarlett found me at the front door. She had tried entering the password several times without success.


When she saw me, her teeth ground with hatred. Her ferocious expression looked as if she wanted to tear me to shreds.


"Dashiell, if you've got cancer, just go and die! Why do you still cling to Lorne's love? If it weren't for you, I would have married him by now. You're the one who stood in our way."


I stared at her stomach with lifeless eyes, thinking how naively wicked she was.


Chapter 8