Nell froze a little. She did not seem to understand what Janet meant.
Her relationships were not considered smooth sailing, having previously experienced a scumbag like Jason Morton.
However, as a whole, ever since Nell got together with Gideon, their relationship had been smooth sailing and it did not seem like they had a lot of setbacks.
Hence, this was generally how relationship matters seemed to her.
Whereas Jeff Flinders was able to go so far for Zeezee, where he persisted for a thousand years and still did not give up.
That did sound very scary and crazy too.
However, in the end, his love for Zeezee was the reason that acted as a pillar for him to walk on this journey for so long.
If Jeff Flinders really did not love Zeezee, how did he hold on for a whole thousand years?
Janet looked at Nell’s confused face and figured that she still had not gotten it yet.
Janet could not help but sigh.
She said softly, “Actually, it’s a good thing that you don’t understand this idea. If you don’t understand, that means you’ve been living in a happy relationship. If you understand it someday, I might feel sad for you.”
Nell froze again, but this time she actually understood something.
She also stayed silent.
“So you’re saying Jeff Flinders didn’t actually love Zeezee for real, but he’s persisting on the guilt he had toward Zeezee deep down in his heart?”
Janet laughed coldly. “I wouldn’t say there was no love at all. Maybe he did love her, but I’m not sure how much love there actually was.
“Jeff Flinders persisted for a thousand years, but what did he actually do for the past thousand years?
“He did not do anything but stayed at the same spot, reminiscing all the memories he and Zeezee had experienced.
“While Jeff Flinders searched for the Arcade Jades, wanting to revive Zeezee, he just self-indulged in the fantasy of his own deep love at the same time.
“Honestly speaking, if he really did love Zeezee, did he really understand her?
“Had he ever thought why Zeezee chose to die rather than agree to be his Empress?
“He probably told you a lot of details about how much he loved Zeezee, right? But he definitely did not tell you about his actual thoughts.
“Up till today, does he know what mistakes he made? Or knew why Zeezee chose to leave him?”
Nell froze. “He…”
She thought carefully again. When she was with Jeff Flinders, he definitely told her a lot about his past.
However, it looked like Jeff Flinders had never actually told Nell about his true thoughts that were deep down in his heart.
Hence, Nell was not sure about this point.
Janet simply said, “He had probably never thought about this question. That’s because, deep down in his heart, this question never appeared, nor was it even worth finding an answer to this question.
“Because he admitted to himself earlier on that Zeezee lived for him and died for him.
“And Zeezee’s death was out of his control. But at the same time, Jeff Flinders might have felt a little guilty, that was why he kept trying to find ways to revive Zeezee.
“Even though it sounded like a very crazy plan, where lots of people would be sacrificed, it’s not surprising that this was against Zeezee’s principle.
“But if I was Zeezee, I definitely wouldn’t be happy if I saw how he was living.
“Because my death was for him to understand the value and meaning of life. But he was still the same as before, not appreciating other people’s and his own life. So what’s the meaning of my death?
“Even if I lived, what difference does it make to our situation a thousand years before and now?
“Everything I had done is now meaningless. Besides, had he ever thought about my true feelings and thoughts?
“This type of man, can you actually say that he really loves me?”
Nell fell into a daze and froze. In fact, she had never thought that this matter could be looked into so deeply.
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