Jacob found himself lost in a whirlwind of memories, his thoughts drifting like waves in an ocean. Tears welled up in his eyes, spilling down his cheeks in two steady streams.


    Matilda was perfection personified. Even Charlie recognized that she was utterly iparable to ine. In every way, Matilda surpassed ine, and Jacob had spent over two decades with a difficult woman who paled inparison to his former love. The thought of seeing Matilda again stirred feelings of difort and sadness within him.


    When Matilda noticed Jacob’s tears, her own heart ached.


    She, too, regretted her choices.


    She wished she hadn’t acted on impulse and left him.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Neither of them had experienced happiness in thest twenty years.


    Both had endured the same emotional and mental suffering.


    So why did she decide to end things in the first ce?


    Matilda was well aware that Jacob despised ine.


    Deep down, she understood that Jacob must have been in a daze; otherwise, he would never have allowed ine to manipte him.


    Subconsciously, she recognized that ine had orchestrated the entire situation from the beginning.


    Yet, her pride prevented her from acknowledging it.


    And what was the oue? Neither of them had truly found happiness for the past two decades.


    Matilda felt a wave of bitterness and sadness wash over her.


    Quietly, she reached into her bag, pulled out a pack of tissues, and pressed it into Jacob’s hand.


    Jacob turned away from her, trying to conceal his tears from Matilda. But when he felt the tissues in his hand and looked back at her, he was met with the sight of her own tears cascading down her cheeks.


    In that moment, Jacob couldn’t help but wonder, ‘Does Matilda still have feelings for me? If she does, could we possibly rekindle what we once had?’<fn091f> Follow current nov?ls on Find_Novel(.</fn091f>


    His eyes widened, and his heart raced as anxiety washed over him.


    He felt nervous thinking about ine—where was she now, and would she ever return?


    It would be ideal if she stayed away!


    Then he could pursue Matilda with all his heart!


    At fifty years old, this was hisst opportunity to chase his true love, his authentic passion!


    But what if ine suddenly reappeared?


    She would certainly flip out if she discovered that Matilda was back in the picture! ine would be on high alert, keeping a close watch on him and sabotaging any chance he had to reconnect with Matilda!


    More importantly, ine would lose her mind upon seeing Matilda now; Matilda had transformed into a stunning, educated, wealthy, and serene individual, excelling in every aspect.


    Inparison, ine was nothing more than a mere shadow of a person.<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>