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Irvin truly had been far too selfish. And to be honest, his brand of love couldn’t even be considered real love.
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“I’m not like you,” he said. “You love selflessly, which is what real love should be like. No matter what, you’ll never do what I did. That’s why you can’t understand why I could do those things.’s just like how a good person will never understand the reason behind a bad person’s misdeeds.
“So stop trying to. Stop asking yourself why I did those things despite loving you. And stop holding on because you can’t figure this out.
“Since you’ve already fully moved on, you should keep moving forward. As for what I’ve said Just now, just pretend it was a bad joke.”
Sometimes, people clung to things because they couldn’t make sense of them. But then, out of nowhere, something would click, and they’d finally be able to let go.
That was where Irvin was now.
He had loved me so selfishly for so long that he couldn’t let me go. It was to the point where he even wanted me to continue waiting for him.
But now, after a sudden realization, he finally understood what it meant to truly love someone. And because of that, he couldn’t continue being selfish.
Someone like him didn’t deserve it. Irvin really wasn’t worthy of such sincere love.
I studied Irvin, staring contemplatively at him. I had finally gotten an answer to the question that had been plaguing me, albeit not a very concrete one. And in that moment, I felt the last of my feelings for him slip away.
It was just as he had said–good people would never understand why bad people behaved immorally. So, there was no need to try to make sense of it.
Likewise, I didn’t need to understand or know why Irvin could have done what he did to me, despite repeatedly claiming he loved me. It also wasn’t necessary for me to wonder why I hadn’t been able to bring myself to hurt him, and yet he could.
Just like how no snowflake was identical, people were inherently different from each other. As such, no two minds were completely alike.
So, I didn’t need to ponder why other people thought differently from me. All I needed to focus on was moving on completely. I didn’t need to think about this again, nor did I need to care about it anymore.
Without another word, I turned and walked away.
More tears welled in Irvin’s eyes as he watched me leave, turning them misty and bloodshot.
Looking back on his life, he had only ever truly loved me. And I was the only one who had loved him genuinely, honestly, and
selflessly.
But Irvin had lost me because of his selfish thoughtlessness. He was the reason our relationship had ended up like this.
The only thing he could do was stand there and watch me leave. He had no choice but to accept that I would never be his again–
ever.
Irvin could only be grateful that he had already lost the will to live. Even though he might have to watch as I became someone else’s, he was thankful he didn’t need to continue living with this fact.
Because if he did, he could only imagine how unbearable the pain would be.
Meanwhile, on the second floor, a masked Timothy watched Irvin from behind the curtains. He took in Irvin’s utterly
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heartbroken and despondent expression.
Timothy couldn’t stop himself from clicking his tongue at this sight. “I see my little brother really is the lovesick type. Even now, when his ex–wife is about to become someone else’s , he still loves her like his life depends on it. I honestly don’t know what goes on in that head of his.”
Irvin and Timothy shared the same face. Because of this, Timothy was very displeased when he saw the repulsive expression on Irvin’s face.
Never in a million years would he ever be able to copy that kind of behavior. He would never be able to show such a pathetic expression.
Grace glanced at Timothy and then at Irvin but said nothing. However, on the inside, she couldn’t help but criticize Timothy for being so cold–hearted. Someone as ruthless as him would never understand true love.
“Come up with a way to make Irvin colder and harsher in the next few days,” he ordered. “It’d be best if he could look at Emilia Quill with an utterly apathetic expression. Otherwise, the next part of my plan won’t go smoothly.”
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