CHAPTER 26

“I don’t know..”

The woman caressed his cheek and then kissed his tear-filled eyes, before speaking. "Continue. I want to know everything. Because I want you to release the resentment you carry in your heart."

He smiled warmly at the young woman's behavior and admirable strength in such a difficult situation. "I didn't know how I would feel when I heard that Nicole had committed suicide."

What he said surprised even Estella, but she signaled to him to continue.

"She left a letter before committing suicide. It explains how she got interested in me. Our memories are in the letter, since childhood. I am the reason she died…”

The pain and guilt returned, and tears fell. But Estella tirelessly wipes them away, telling him it's not his fault. He feels weak every time he remembers his friend, and he keeps blaming himself for not being there to save her.

“Don't blame yourself for what happened. It wasn't your fault.”

"But she took her own life because of me!" He didn't mean to raise