Eleanor smiled and nodded.
"Yeah! Challenging myself once in a while and going a little crazy actually feels pretty good."
After getting off the Ferris wheel, the two of them even went to ride the carousel.
They were as happy as two children.
Carmen sent Eleanor back to the hospital.
Before leaving, she patted Eleanor's head gently and said softly, "Get some good rest.
"Tomorrow morning, I'll go buy you your favorite crab congee. Be good and wait for me, okay?"
Eleanor obediently nodded.
The moment Carmen turned around, Eleanor suddenly hugged her tightly from behind.
"What's wrong, Eleanor?"
"Be safe on the road..."
"Fine. I got it."
Eleanor stood by the window, watching Carmen's car slowly drive away. Her eyes were completely red.
She packed up her things and returned to her own residence.
After organizing everything, she changed into the white dress Carmen had given her.
Then, she went alone to the riverside bridge.
She sat quietly by the bridge as tears dripped down continuously, the cold wind brushing across her damp face.
Ursa, after I die, you'll never be able to threaten anyone again!
I'll carry my hatred and curse with me. I'll never let you off, and I won't let Duncan go either!
She slowly stood up from the bridge, looking down at the pitch-black abyss below.
But at that moment, she was no longer afraid of heights. Apart from a faint trace of reluctance, there was only relief left.
She whispered, "Caitlin, I'm sorry. Please forgive my selfishness."
Eleanor closed her eyes, tears scattering into the wind.
The next second, she leaped forward and plunged into the cold, dark river.
Eleanor was gone, taking with her pain, hatred, unwillingness, and a mix of longing and guilt for someone she couldn't let go of.
Her world stopped forever on that late autumn night.
That year, autumn seemed to bring an unusual number of falling leaves.
Carmen had no idea how she made it through that period.
Day and night, she didn't eat or sleep. She just couldn't understand it.
Why would someone who was perfectly fine leave so decisively without even saying goodbye?
Every day, she would stare blankly at the book Eleanor had left her.
It was the one Eleanor picked out the last time they went to the bookstore together.
On the page she had been reading before—"People come and go in life. Only by letting go of gain and loss can one find happiness." There was a bookmark tucked inside.
On that bookmark were only two delicate lines of handwriting.
"I don't regret being with you.


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