I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra and Steven) novel Chapter 600

“In the first lifetime, you and Mr. Lancaster were a deeply devoted couple. You had an amazing relationship, incredibly happy. You would hold hands even just walking the dog, so sweet and affectionate. In the sixth month of your marriage, you accompanied him abroad to sign a contract, and you were caught in a terrorist attack.”

“You took a bullet for him and died in his arms. It was even in the news back then. The headline was—You Died in the Year He Loved You Most.”

I had been listening with extreme skepticism, waiting to see what nonsense Verna would spout. But as her words fell, a sudden chill washed over me, and my fists clenched tightly.

What Verna said… it matched what Steven had told me.

—“Zephyra, I’m obsessed with our past. With you dying to save me, making me remember you, telling me I wasn't allowed to forget, not allowed to love anyone else. If I had known you would stop loving me, I never would have gotten involved with you.”

If she and Steven hadn't coordinated their stories, if this wasn't some elaborate act, then it meant it was true.

There was a time when Steven and I were good together.

Then why, if he loved me in the first life, did he treat me so horribly in the next?

Verna’s voice continued beside me. “The world restarted. By the time my memory returned, you two had been married for four years. This was your second lifetime. Mr. Lancaster’s memory returned slower than mine, and your relationship during those years was not good.”

“But because… he was very good to me, persistent, always granting my requests, I didn’t understand it at first. It wasn’t until Horace suddenly died and the entire world’s trajectory fell into chaos that I realized Mr. Lancaster and I were… he was supposed to be good to me, to be with me!”

Verna gritted her teeth in frustration. “What do you think? If he truly loved me, if he was really living his life with me, would this world have restarted?”

“Mr. Lancaster might not have known why he had to be good to me, but the truth is, he only loves you. He loves you against his nature, against his will. You have to understand, after his memory returned, he knew everything. He knew better than anyone that you two could not be in love, but he still loved you!”

“He was terrified you would die in front of him again, so he did everything he could to push you away. His kindness to me was just a directive, a command to maintain the world’s stability. Did you think he didn’t know you were sick? He went to see you every single night!”

“And think about it, if he really wanted a divorce, he had a hundred cruel ways to get it. But why were you still Mrs. Lancaster until the day you died? Because he couldn’t bear to hurt you! To save you, he even got engaged to me. The way he felt about you… I was so jealous I could die. What more could you possibly want—”