Goodbye You Never Loved Me novel (Martha and Stefan)
Chapter 497 His Lifelong Regret

Chapter 497 His lifelong regret

After feeling the urgency in his gaze, Martha turned her head away, feeling a bit flustered. After a moment of silence, she shook her head gently.

Although marrying Ducasse and becoming a queen would allow her to be closer to the people in the royal family, she still didn't want to marry someone she didn't like.

Thinking of this, Martha pursed her red lips and bowed her head in silence.

Stefan saw Martha shaking her head, and the smile on the corner of her mouth widened unconsciously.

He gently embraced Martha, raised her chin slightly, and kissed her lips lightly.

He understood now that Martha still loved him; everything before was just an act to deceive him.

Now they were truly opening up to each other. After their kiss ended, Martha looked at Stefan with a slight blush on her face and whispered softly, "Actually, I really want to give up revenge and go back to replace Jimmy with you."

"But I can't go; I can't just leave here."

After Martha finished speaking, her eyelids drooped, hiding the complex emotions in her eyes.

When Stefan heard these words, his heart ached, and he looked at her in distress.

He could feel that Martha was carrying a lot of burdens, which made it hard for her to move forward. But it was okay because now she had him by her side; he could accompany her to face it together. "It's okay," he said reassuringly. "We'll face everything together and replace out who killed your mother." "You don't have to sacrifice yourself because of the responsibilities you bear, I will always be with you." Martha's eyes turned red, she reached out to wipe away the falling tears, and nodded slightly.

Stefan felt more and more distressed, and held her in his arms...

...

The night was always extraordinarily quiet, the moonlight shone on the earth, as if a layer of veil covered the earth.

When Martha returned to the Lucas family's castle, it was obvious that it was much deserted.

Since Gage was brought down and the Lucas siblings were punished, the family had become less lively.

Except for the old Mrs. Lucas and the servants, only she and Sam were there.

Martha's eyes darkened, and her red lips were tightly pursed.

Grandma must be very sad to see the Lucas family's castle look so desolate now.

After she walked into the living room, she sat on the sofa with a tired face, and carefully looked at all the furnishings in the living room.

She still remembered the first day when she first came here, the living room was lively, but now it seemed so deserted.

The next second, Sam's voice suddenly sounded in the living room, breaking the short silence-

"You're back."

"Um."

Martha looked up at the man standing not far away, and then asked suspiciously, "Why are you up so late?"

"I'm waiting for you."

Sam replied softly, and sat across from Martha.

He looked at Martha whose features were almost similar to Elsie's, and a smile unconsciously touched his lips.

"You really look like your mother."

"Sam, there are some things that you should learn to let go."

Martha said something cryptically, looking at Sam with complicated emotions.

It was not that she couldn't feel Sam's feelings for her mother; it was just that... her mother was long dead, and he couldn't keep immersing himself in the memories of the past.

Sam had lived in here for so many years; of course he understood the hidden message of Martha's words.

His eyelids drooped, his long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and after a while, a hoarse voice came from his thin lips.

"But there are some things will never be forgotten no matter how long ago they happened."

He paused at this point, and then said softly, "It's like today is her birthday."

Martha was slightly stiff, and after careful thought, she suddenly realized that today was indeed her mother's birthday.

As her mother's daughter, she almost forgot it, but Sam always remembered it very well.

What kind of feeling did Sam harbor towards her mother to make him remember everything about her mother even though her mother left over 2 decades ago?

Martha hadn't experienced what had happened between them; therefore she felt it wasn't appropriate for her to say anything more than necessary to console him without understanding what he went through himself.

Martha's eyes darkened, "I didn't expect you to remember."

"Her birthday is something I'll never forget."

Sam looked at the woman sitting across from him seriously, and said persistently.

During the time when Elsie was gone, he had been looking for her whereabouts, but he hadn't been able to see her again until she died.

This was the regret of his life, but this regret would not cover up his feelings for Elsie.

At the thought of this, he suddenly asked, "Martha, come with me to a place."

After Martha nodded slightly, she followed Sam and walked towards the back garden of the Lucas family.

A man and a woman stood at the gate of the garden, quietly looking at a big tree in the back garden.

The back garden at night was cool, and it looked a bit gloomy with the trees, but when your eyes fell on that tree, you had no time to care about anything else.

Martha followed Sam's gaze and landed on the big tree planted in the center of the back garden.

It was dense and lushly grown; during daytime one could see how thick its branches were but at night only an outline could be seen.

Despite this fact, there were many fireflies flying around in its leaves, giving off an enchanting glow which made it alluring to watch even more so than during daylight hours.

Sam looked at the big tree not far away, his eyes darkened, and a hoarse voice sounded beside Martha-

"That tree was planted by your mother and me when we were young."