Too Late, Mr. Cooper: Your Bride Ran with Your Baby novel Chapter 454

"Liliana."

"You've read my journal, so you know… I was truly exhausted by everything happening in Crownport. I wanted to use death as an escape and, in the end, to give Isabella what she wanted."

"But I guess I was lucky. I jumped from the plane, and even though Isabella had given me faulty equipment, it suddenly deployed on its own halfway down. The parachute cushioned my fall, and I landed in a river and managed to survive."

Matthew paused, looking down at his paralyzed legs. His gentle voice was like calm water.

"A local girl who was out gathering herbs in the mountains found me. She had people take me to the hospital, and they saved my life."

"She wanted to contact my family, but I refused when I woke up. I've been recovering in the hospital ever since, until you came today."

Liliana listened quietly, her fingers clenched tightly, her lips pressed together in a firm line.

They sat in silence for a long time.

Suddenly, Liliana felt so tired.

With a mix of exhaustion and relief, she said, "Mr. Grayson, no matter what, I'm just glad you're alive. I'm so happy to see you again."

"And you don't need to feel guilty. What happened between Linton and me… in the end, that was our own issue."

Liliana slowly lifted her gaze to the sky, squinting at the bright sun. For the first time, in front of Matthew, she opened up and confronted her own feelings.

She murmured softly, "Thinking about it now, we were both at fault for how things ended up."

"But I was just so angry that I blamed everything on him. No matter what he did, I couldn't bring myself to forgive him easily. It didn't feel fair. If I forgave him after just a few apologies and attempts to make up for it, then what would all the pain I went through have meant?"

She paused, blinking against the bright sunlight. The harsh light made her eyes water, and a tear traced a path down her cheek.

"But now, there's no point in dwelling on it. Holding onto grudges only matters when the person is still alive. Once they're gone, there's nothing more to say."

To this day, Isabella believed she had killed him.

At the mention of her name, a look of helplessness crossed Matthew's gentle face. "I doubt she would want to see me," he said softly.

"Isabella hates me so much. In her heart, she probably still wishes I were dead, right?"

"What about Logan Grayson?" Liliana pressed. "Mr. Grayson, are you not going to see your own son either? He's missed you terribly."

Matthew was quiet for a moment. He looked at the children laughing and chasing each other on the gravel path ahead and murmured thoughtfully.

"Liliana."

"Logan, he's…"