---- Chapter 7 "What do you mean it's all in the past? In our last life, we even had a child together! How can you just say it's over like that?" Sophia clung to me, refusing to let go. "Alex! Where's your conscience?" "If [had no conscience, I wouldn't have jumped in to save you back then! I wouldn't have lost my life because of it!" To be honest, when I first woke up in this second life, my heart was heavy. We had been together since college and eventually got married, coming to a total of eighteen years. I had truly loved her once and genuinely cherished the little family we built. That was why I didn't hesitate to risk my life to save her. However, as time passed, I came to realize something. We were never truly meant for each other. A forced relationship can never be sweet. ---- We had countless arguments about our careers, each one a reminder that our values were fundamentally different. We simply weren't each other's best match. Staying together only left us battered and bruised. The tangled emotions from my past life finally unraveled in this one. Tears welled up in Sophia's eyes again. "Alex, I never understood why you refused to go abroad with me. You were alone without any family. You only had me and our daughter, Emma. We were all you had. What was the point of staying here by yourself?" I shook my head slightly. "No. At first, I stayed in this city because you were here." Sophia had been pampered since childhood, and her parents were unwilling to let her endure any hardship. Therefore, I stayed behind to be with her. ---- Later, I stayed for our family. Her parents had always treated me like their own son. They were getting old, and I couldn't bring myself to leave them behind. I also didn't want our daughter, who was so young at the time, to suffer the instability of constantly moving around. Sophia's gaze turned distant, as if she were reliving the past. "Sophia, did you really leave just to give Emmaa better life? Probably not. You left because of your pride. You couldn't stand seeing your former classmates, who once had less than you, suddenly doing better than you. You just couldn't accept it." I turned to leave, my tone firm as I said, "We don't need to see each other again. Take care of yourself." Sophia suddenly ran in front of me, blocking my way. "Alex! Stop talking like that! I know you must've