During that time, a young American boy was passionately pursuing Matilda. Out of frustration and a desire to escape her past, she chose to embrace his affection.


    They quickly married, started a family, and soon weed children into their lives.


    This American boy was incredibly kind, caring for her throughout his life. Yet, even after more than twenty years, Matilda found it impossible to forget her ex-boyfriend, Jacob.


    Reflecting on her past, she recognized her arrogance had led her to be misled by others.


    She came to understand that her roommate’s visit was not merely a gesture of reconciliation. While her roommate imed she hoped Matilda would not mind the situation, deep down, she wished for Matilda to step back from her rtionship, allowing her to reim Jacob.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    In her youth, Matilda had been too proud and fixated on the ideals of love, which ultimately caused her to forsake the man she loved, inadvertently pushing him into her roommate’s arms.


    For Matilda, married life was fraught with pain, as her heart remained tethered to Jacob.


    Her husband loved her deeply, and she dutifully fulfilled her role as a devoted wife. She never betrayed him and cared for their family and children, providing substantial support for his career.


    However, beneath the surface, Matilda recognized that her actions were merely a way of coexisting with him as his wife. Despite her gratitude and respect for him, she did not share the same love.


    This loveless marriage endured for over twenty years until her husband sumbed to cancer.


    Matilda devoted herself to caring for him until the day he wasid to rest.


    After his burial, a profound emptiness settled in Matilda’s heart.


    At that moment, she acknowledged that she had fulfilled every obligation as a wife.


    She had been loyal and virtuous, pouring her heart into caring for their family through the generations.


    Following her husband’s passing, Matilda realized it was time to live for herself.


    With that newfound rity, she decided to return to her hometown.


    Upon her return to China, the person she longed to see most was Jacob—the man she had relinquished to ine out of a moment of impulsiveness.


    What she didn’t anticipate was Jacob’s unhappiness with ine.


    ording to Jacob, he had not known happiness for over twenty years. What struggles had he endured during that time?


    Despitecking true love for more than two decades, Matilda recognized her fortune; her husband had genuinely loved and cared for her. Even without love, her life had been rtively happy.


    Jacob, on the other hand, felt a deep mncholy.


    For over twenty years, he regretted drinking too much that fateful night.


    He had never loved ine and felt no joy within his family.


    His heart had been consumed by thoughts of Matilda for more than twenty years, and seeing her again after all that time stirred feelings of deep regret within him as he admired her elegance and vibrant spirit.


    Hemented that he should have been with this perfect, humble, intellectual, and understanding woman, sharing more than half of his life with her.<fndb5f> The source of th?s content is F?ndNovel</fndb5f>


    But why had he let someone like her slip away, only to end up with someone like ine?


    In that moment, Jacob felt as if he had lost the entire world!<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>