Elijah desperately chases after Kendall’s wedding car, pleading for her to stop and forgive him. His voice is raw with regret as he confesses his mistakes, but Kendall remains silent and distant, focused ahead and unresponsive to his cries. Overwhelmed by pain and exhaustion, Elijah’s desperate pursuit is abruptly cut short when a speeding car hits him, throwing him violently to the ground and knocking him unconscious. His final thought before losing consciousness is a haunting question about whether Kendall will ever forgive him if he dies.
When Elijah awakens in the hospital, he is met with harsh words from Haley, who scolds him for his recklessness and insists he must recover quickly and leave Sunterland for good. Despite her anger, Elijah’s main concern is Kendall, and he anxiously asks if she has come to see him. At that moment, Kendall enters the room with Marcel, igniting a fragile hope within Elijah. Though he struggles with pain, he pleads for a chance to speak with her and beg for forgiveness.
Kendall listens coldly as Elijah admits his faults and begs for another chance, but she remains resolute and unmoved. She tells him she has moved on and plans a future with Marcel, emphasizing that their lives are now separate. Her words cut deep, and Elijah is devastated, unable to let go despite her firm rejection. Kendall’s calm declaration that they should never meet again leaves Elijah broken and tearful, haunted by the memory of a time when their relationship was filled with hope and love.
Elijah reflects on a past moment when Kendall spoke of marriage and he failed to propose, a missed opportunity that now feels like a painful regret. He remembers tenderly holding her hand and promising her a future, contrasting sharply with the present reality of loss and heartbreak. The chapter closes with Elijah resigned to carrying the weight of these memories, knowing that the chance to change the past is gone forever.
Chapter 20
The wedding car began to roll forward, the soft hum of its wheels against the pavement sounding to Elijah like relentless hammer strikes against his aching heart.
In a wild panic, he stumbled after the vehicle, his voice raw and desperate as he shouted, “Kendall! Kendall! Please don’t go. I was wrong—truly, I understand now. Forgive me, please.”
His appearance was a mess—his hair whipped wildly by the wind, his clothes rumpled and his steps unsteady but fueled by an urgent, desperate determination. He yelled with everything he had left in him,
“Kendall! Kendall!”
Each cry was soaked in anguish and regret, a raw plea for forgiveness that echoed through the night air.
Elijah had lost track of how long he’d been running. His legs felt like they were weighed down by lead, every breath coming faster and more ragged. With every sharp inhale, a stabbing pain gripped his chest, making it feel as though he might collapse or simply give in to the overwhelming agony. Yet his eyes never left the wedding car, where Kendall sat silently inside, her gaze fixed straight ahead, never once turning toward him.
As he chased after her with frantic energy, memories he had tried so hard to bury surged up like a tidal wave, threatening to drown him.
He remembered every moment he had deceived Kendall, every promise he had sworn with sincerity but broken, each one carving a deeper wound into his heart. She had cared for him tenderly when he was ill, had been so generous and gentle in their intimate moments—now, those sweet memories felt like cruel reminders of all he had lost.
She was incredible, a remarkable woman who had once been his, and now she was about to marry someone else.
“Kendall, please don’t do this. I really get it now. I’m begging you—don’t marry him.”
His voice faltered, breaking into a near sob, but the car kept moving forward, and Kendall’s figure slowly disappeared into the dark night.
Suddenly, a car sped recklessly from the side, its headlights glaring like twin suns, illuminating Elijah’s pale, desperate face. Before he could even react, a thunderous crash shattered the silence.
His body was thrown violently through the air, crashing hard onto the unforgiving ground.
Pain exploded through him, radiating from head to toe, and his vision blurred as the world around him faded into darkness.
In that fleeting moment before unconsciousness claimed him, a single thought pierced the haze: “If I die… Kendall, will you ever forgive me?”
When Elijah finally regained consciousness, he found himself lying in a sterile hospital room. The sharp, antiseptic smell filled his nostrils, and the harsh overhead lights stabbed at his eyes. He tried to move but felt as if every muscle and bone had been crushed. A sharp gasp of pain escaped his lips.
“Awake?” came a voice nearby, tinged with frustration.
Elijah turned his head slowly and saw Haley sitting beside his bed, her face dark with anger. Her eyes burned with disappointment as she clenched her teeth. “Elijah, how could you be such a fool? Do you realize you nearly crippled yourself? Now that you’re awake, you better heal fast and get your ass back to Northland. You’re never coming back to Sunterland again.”
Ignoring her harsh words, Elijah’s voice was hoarse but urgent. “What about Kendall? Has she come to see me?”
Haley’s expression grew even colder. She opened her mouth to reply, but just then, the door swung open.
Kendall entered, hand in hand with Marcel.
Elijah’s eyes brightened, a fragile spark of hope flickering within his chest.
He struggled to sit up, only to be met with a wave of searing pain that forced him to lie back down.
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