Even my son was hoping for my early death to fulfill this star–crossed couple’s wishes.
3
Returning home, I looked at the old house with a complex expression.
In my previous life, Beckett and I had gotten married here a month later.
After the wedding, Beckett was transferred to a military base in the South. I wanted to go with him, but he said the conditions there were harsh and persuaded me to stay behind.
After that, I lived here for thirty years.
What I didn’t know was that less than six months after Beckett’s transfer to the South, Vivian had followed him there.
From then on, the two of them began a lifelong entanglement, no matter how far apart they were.
Ironically, I was worried that Beckett would be alone and have no one to take care of him, so I wanted to accompany him.
But he refused every time.
His excuses were always the same – someone needed to stay with the parents and child.
And so,
while he had his soulmate by his side out there.
my entire life confined to this small world he had created for me.
I spent my
