Love After Leaving: No Regret (Agnes and Raymond) novel Chapter 384

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.

"Eleanor, you liar... You stole my heart!

"You just left like that and didn't even give me a chance..."

Carmen lay there crying for a long time in front of the grave.

When she spoke again, her voice had softened.

"I never cared about some wealthy family's glory, and I never cared about anyone else's feelings.

"It was my fault. I didn't tell you sooner. It's all my fault... I'm sorry..."

She wiped away her tears and carefully cleaned the dust off the tombstone, whispering, "I won't let them go. They're all going to pay for you!"

Back then, Carmen had tried to go head-to-head with the Newtons.

But she was too young, and the Shaws' power was far inferior to the Newtons.

At that time, Ursa and Duncan's mother, Jillian, used her connections to cover everything up and shield the siblings.

Realizing Eleanor had died, Ursa panicked and fled abroad immediately.

Frank never understood why his sister kept going against the Newtons during that period.

As Raymond's close friend, he was caught in the middle and constantly torn between both sides.

But Carmen had always been someone who clearly separated gratitude and revenge.

She knew Raymond wasn't aligned with Jillian and her children.

So she never targeted Raymond, nor did she ever interfere with Frank's friendship with him.

She understood very well that she was powerless then. It wasn't the time to take on the Newtons.