---- Her words made no sense, like she was the one being betrayed. "Don't say things like that. We broke up a long time ago," I replied, my tone flat. ''And besides, you're about to start your own family now." "No!" she screamed, her voice trembling with raw emotion. 'We never really broke up. That was just a lie I told you to make you jealous. It was all fake! For seven years, you completely ignored me!" She spoke as if she were the victim, her tone tinged with deep-seated resentment. I took another step back, putting more distance between us. "After your so-called rebirth, you ran off to another country without a word." Sophia fell silent. Icontinued, my voice calm but firm, "No matter how you twist it, we ended a long time ago. In both our past and present lives, our debts to each ---- other are settled. We have nothing left to do with each other. "T have my family now, and you've made a name for yourself. Let's just move on. There's no need for us to cross paths again." Hearing me say that, her panic flared. ''Alex, I only left back then to prove to you that my choice was the right one." I let out a long, weary sigh. Her expression was so conflicted, as if she still clung to some long-dead hope. "You didn't leave to prove you were right. You left because you wanted to show me that you were better than me. If you knew about my life today, you wouldn't even want to see me. You just want to have the satisfaction of looking down on me." Sophia shook her head violently. "No, Alex, I've thought about you every single day for the past seven years." ---- "Thought about me? You mean you imagined me groveling in front of you, full of regret and shame? " Her words caught in her throat, and for once, she had no reply. I chuckled softly, my heart free of any lingering attachments. "Sophia, I've never once regretted our breakup. No matter what happened in our past lives, it's all over now."