Chapter 10 "Why wouldn't it be possible?" Orion looked at him like he was looking at the vermin: Ophelia and I have been friends since the day we met. In seven years, I've never crossed that line." You're the one with a filthy mind who sees dirt everywhere, thinking Ophelia is as disgusting as you because of your own vile actions!" These seven years, I watched Ophelia shed so many tears for you, toss and turn through so many sleepless nights. And what were you doing?" What were you doing?!" You were sleeping with your new lover, vacationing and traveling with your new lover!" An animal like you-how could you be worthy of dying for love?" Caspian, don't let Ophelia have no peace even in death!" With that, Orion turned to leave, but Caspian's hoarse voice stopped him: Why would you go this far for her?" ¡ecause I loved her." Compared to the love you speak of, my love was supreme." rion never looked back as he strode away. ispian looked as if all his energy had been drained in an instant, completely deflated. e picked up his phone. le wallpaper was me. stared in a daze, then watched him open TikTok. popup showed: "The only account you follow has been deactivated." is profile picture looked strangely familiar. was the only avatar that had sent me private messages every day during my seven years of silence: When will you post new photos?" never replied even once, o it was him. suddenly smiled. ove meant nothing in the face of life and death. The remaining obsession should dissipate in the face of truth. took one last careful look at Caspian. He looked exactly like the boy in my memories who came to pick me up in the pouring rain, yet completely different. None of it mattered anymore. A flash of white light passed, and I closed my eyes completely. After leaving the basement, Orion drove to the cemetery. Because the feud between Ophelia's and Caspian's families had been so severe, both sides feared future generations would desecrate graves, so neither knew where the other was buried. Only he knew. Every year from now on, he would come to pay his respects. Looking at the smiling face on the tombstone, Orion smiled too, reaching out to touch her cold face: 'It's all over now." Rest in peace, Ophelia." In the next life, let me meet you first, okay?" To one answered. But when the breeze stirred, it felt like someone had responded. month later, Rosalind was kicked out of the psychiatric hospital. ecause she couldn't pay the bills. he could only beg foolishly on the streets, but no one pitied her. ntil she starved to death, her body withered by the roadside with no one to care. s for Caspian, he spent all his money to escape charges of attempted assault. ale Corporation went completely bankrupt without leadership, leaving him with only the house he'd fought so hard to win from Ophelia that day. ut inside, there were no longer any traces of Ophelia. e wanted to die, but remembered Orion's words daily-he wasn't worthy of death. very night, Caspian drank himself senseless, falling asleep clutching the pieced-together wedding photo. ut Ophelia never once appeared in his dreams. Intil two months later, when he was found dead at home. he cause of death was intestinal obstruction-he'd died in agony at home. During the autopsy, the coroner found a wedding ring in his intestinal tract. The ring was severely corroded by stomach acid, almost unrecognizable. But the diamond still sparkled. Only after finding his suicide note was it ruled a suicide. That winter brought unusually heavy snow. When Orion went to sweep Ophelia's grave, he was stunned. Behind her tombstone, something had unexpectedly sprouted-an oak. ush and green, particularly striking against the white snow. t was her favorite plant. t was also what Ophelia had told Orion before dying-if the oak sprouted, it meant she had been reborn. lis eyes reddened as he couldn't help but smile: Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true, Ophelia." (0)