As Cynthia cried, she suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, and she struggled to breathe. She clutched her heart, gasping for air.


    Theodore immediately kneeled beside her, and helped her up from the floor before guiding her back to the bed. He quickly pressed the emergency button.


    Medical staff rushed in to check on Cynthia. The doctor informed Theodore that Cynthia had recently undergone a heart transnt, and was still recovering. She needed to get plenty of rest and avoid emotional stress, as it could put a significant strain on her new heart.


    Once the medical team left, Cynthiay on the bed in her white wedding dress. Theodore walked over to her.


    He didn''t take her hand, but said with a resigned tone, "Cindy, why are you doing this to yourself? I''m just a man who''s always breaking his promises. You shouldn''t waste your time on me. There are many other men in this world who deserve your love. You will meet someone better."


    "That''s easy for you to say," Cynthia sneered. "And what about you? Why did you fall in love with Rosalie? Why don''t you love me or someone else?" Theodore remained silent for a long time, not responding.


    "Theo, you can''t be this cruel," Cynthia said as she cried. "Do you know how happy I was when I put on this wedding dress? I gave you all my dignity and showed you my heart, but now you''re humiliating me. And this dress-it was a gift from you."


    Theodore sighed softly. "At the time, you were very ill, and it was hard to find a suitable heart, so..."


    "So you made a promise to marry me, and now, you''re backing out after I got my transnt. If that''s the case, I''d rather not have this heart!"


    "Cindy," Theodore said, frowning, "isn''t it better this way? You''re alive, safe and sound, and living like a normal person."


    "No, it''s not better. It''s not good at all. Without you, there''s no such thing as good."


    "Even with everything I''ve done, you still want to marry me? Do you think you can''t live without me?"


    Theodore sometimes struggled to


    understand a woman''s persistence,


    l


    but from another angle, he could also rte to it, just as he was fixated on Rosalie. His obsession with Rosalie had caused her so much pain.


    "Theo, you''re the best man I''ve ever met. I honestly don''t know who else I could find. I only want you. I don''t want anyone but you!" Cynthia''s tears were overwhelming, her vulnerability evident.


    Theodore watched her in silence. "Even if I don''t love you, do you still want to marry me?"


    Cynthia''s mind went nk. She hadn''t expected this man to speak so bluntly to her.


    She always saw Rosalie as a threat but was confident Theo loved her and that Rosalie couldn''tpare. But now, Theo had spoken inly about not loving her. Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org


    All her dreams and hopes were shattered by those words, leaving her feeling like she had fallen into endless abyss and had lost


    everything in an instant. Coved


    She admitted her persistence with Theo wasn''t purely about love, but receiving such a cold response from him still tore her apart.


    The pain she felt was less about love, and more about hatred and frustration.


    "Theo, do you really...do you really not love me at all?"