Chapter 1196 Two People (V)

• Just catching Emily’s profile, a thin, quiet regret flickered through him. He had once loved Emily so, so much—crazy enough to die for her. If not for Emily, why would he have come to Millsborough? How would he have the life he had now? While he was describing the One-Day Youth wedding to Yasmin Langston and Keith Branwell, his mind drifted back: their past was really his and Emily’s past, too. But that old, burning love hadn’t brought the ending he wanted, and the ending he once chased so hard wasn’t what he wanted anymore. So that regret was only a passing flicker.
• Turns out you can put down any feeling. No matter how bone-deep the love or the hate, time will quiet it. Maybe the way they were now was the best they could be. With that thought, Chadwick Fullner smiled, not even sure what he felt inside.
• “Yeah. When you really spend time with him, you see he’s mature and super thoughtful. I used to eat at random hours, messed up my stomach—you know that. One day at the hotel my stomach hurt like hell. He happened to come knock for dinner, saw me, and rushed to grab the med kit to find me something. I flipped it open for a second and inside he even had…”