Chapter 210
Chapter 210:
“How did you escape?” Annabel asked in a voice thick with emotion.
For some reason, she wanted to know exactly what Rupert and Candy had shared.
Rupert’s handsome face crumpled as he answered, “Candy fell off a cliff to save me p>
He did not want to recall the past. It was too painful.
He had been powerless to save Candy. All he could do was watch as she disappeared into the abyss.
Candy was never heard from again, but he had not given up hope that she had survived.
He had been looking for her ever since but found nothing.
Annabel fell silent.
Rupert’s past with Candy was more tragic than she had imagined.
Candy had fallen off a cliff to save him.
Maybe she was dead.
No wonder Rupert couldn’t forget her.
“Do I look like Candy?” Annabel suddenly asked.
Rupert was stunned.
Back then, Candy had been just a little girl. Moreover, they had been trapped in darkness. His memory of what she looked like as a child was vague.
What he remembered most about Candy was the warm feeling she gave him. That was unforgettable.
When he and Annabel were alone, it often felt as if Annabel were Candy, but not because of any physical resemblance.
It was because Annabel had the same faint fragrance and gave him the same warm feeling.
“You are similar,” Rupert admitted.
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Annabel felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
She finally understood why Rupert had taken such drastic action to protect her in the past, like when he stepped in front of a knife for her, or when he did his best to help her when she was framed by Nina.
Just now, he had asked, “Don’t you think we should try to work on our relationship p>
It was all because she reminded him of Candy.
Annabel took a few deep breaths and thought hard about her situation. She looked at the man beside her and said coldly, “Rupert, listen, I’m Annabel. I’m my own person. There is only one of me in the world. I’m not a replacement for Candy. My future husband must love me wholeheartedly. I won’t marry someone who sees me as a substitute. So, it’s impossible for us to be together p>
Annabel grabbed the blanket off the bed as she got up and went straight to the sofa to lie down.
The firmness of her tone echoed in Rupert’s ears. As he watched her march to the sofa without hesitation, he pondered the complex emotions he had for her.
He didn’t know whether or not it was because of Candy that he had fallen in love with Annabel.