The Rose He Lost is an emotional romance drama about a woman who gave her heart completely, only to be taken for granted by the man she loved. After heartbreak and betrayal shatter her dreams, she chooses to walk away and rebuild her life on her own terms.
But when the truth finally comes to light, the man who once overlooked her realizes she was the greatest treasure he ever had. As regret consumes him, he must decide whether to fight for a second chance or accept the consequences of losing the one person who truly loved him.
Watch the Full Episode filled with romance, heartbreak, redemption, emotional twists, and a powerful journey of self-worth and healing.
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But when the truth finally comes to light, the man who once overlooked her realizes she was the greatest treasure he ever had. As regret consumes him, he must decide whether to fight for a second chance or accept the consequences of losing the one person who truly loved him.
Watch the Full Episode filled with romance, heartbreak, redemption, emotional twists, and a powerful journey of self-worth and healing.
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00:00Your mother was a mistress, so what does that make you?
00:03Nathan slipped a custom wedding ring onto my finger and suddenly asked this question.
00:06Nathan, what are you talking about?
00:07So that makes you a mistress too, darling.
00:10I was utterly confused. He wore a dead serious expression.
00:13Be my secret lover instead.
00:15There's a new female secretary at the company.
00:18She's highly capable and beautiful, and I intend to marry her.
00:22What am I to you?
00:23You chose to be a mistress back then. Why can't you do the same?
00:26My mother is her own person, and I am mine. I'll never be someone's mistress.
00:29Is that so? Refuse, and we're done.
00:32Fine. Let's break up.
00:33I had sworn long ago that I would never become a mistress.
00:36But Nathan knew nothing of that vow. He stroked my hair gently.
00:39Silly girl, don't be stubborn. How will you survive without me?
00:43Your mother was cyberbullied and ultimately chose to end her own life.
00:46Your father disowned you. Only by staying with me can you escape people's skiriks.
00:51I let out a soft laugh, as if he was the only one who could shield me from ridicule.
00:58I have an aunt who runs a huge business and wields immense power abroad.
01:03She came to me last week and asked if I'd like to go overseas with her.
01:06I turned her down back then, unable to bear leaving Nathan.
01:10But now, I sent her a message.
01:12Auntie, I've made up my mind. I'm going with you.
01:14She replied instantly.
01:16Wonderful. I'll send a private jet to pick you up in three days.
01:19I should have been happy.
01:20Yet tears streamed down my cheeks uncontrollably.
01:23A sharp ache gnawed at my heart, like the sting of a venomous bug.
01:27I had planned to tell Nathan about my aunt as a pleasant surprise, but there was no longer any need.
01:32Seeing me cry, Nathan assumed I was heartbroken over our impending split.
01:35He reached out to wipe my tears.
01:37Look at you, crying just because I mentioned breaking up.
01:39If I really left you someday, you'd surely fall apart.
01:42You'll get nowhere throwing tantrums.
01:43Only by obeying me can you avoid being left hopeless again.
01:46I sniffled and said nothing.
01:47Nathan thought he had talked me round.
01:49He started the car engine, only to stop halfway.
01:51Oh, right. From today on, you'll have to sit in the back seat.
01:53That young lady said no one else can take the passenger seat from now on.
01:56And I gave her my word.
01:57I can't break a promise.
01:58You know I always keep my promises.
01:59I said I take care of you for life, and I still will.
02:02Even though I'm marrying someone else.
02:03You haven't heard yet, have you?
02:05We're getting our marriage certificate in three days.
02:11It took me ages to wear her down.
02:13I dare not upset her anymore.
02:15She's not as easy to soothe as you are.
02:17She calls herself a red rose.
02:19If you love her bloom, you have to accept the point.
02:21I felt as if I'd truly been pricked by a rose thorn.
02:23A sharp, stinging pain shooting through my palm.
02:25I looked down and realized I'd scrape my hands on a sharp stud earring while unbuckling my seatbelt.
02:28Fresh blood welled up at once.
02:30Nathan thought too and exclaimed sharply,
02:31Why are you so clumsy?
02:32I thought he was worried about me.
02:34About to tell him it was nothing.
02:36This physical pain was nothing compared to the agony in my heart.
02:38But his next words dragged me straight back into despair.
02:40She's a clean freak.
02:41If she finds her favorite jewelry stained with your blood, she'll be furious.
02:44So my blood was dirty in his eyes.
02:45Dizzy with pain, I stared at him numbly for a long time.
02:48Let it slide this time.
02:49I'll cover for you.
02:50Don't touch your things from now on.
02:51He pulled out a disinfectant wipe and carefully polished the earring spotless.
02:54My palm was still bleeding, the blood trickling down onto my leg.
02:56After wrapping the earring in a clean tissue and tucking it carefully into the car's front compartment.
03:00What are you still sitting there for?
03:01Didn't you hear me?
03:01Get in the back seat.
03:02No need.
03:03I'll get a taxi instead.
03:05Fine by me?
03:06There's a company banquet tonight, and I'm taking her to pick out a gown.
03:10Head home by yourself.
03:11I walked to the platform, soaked to the bone.
03:13Everyone looked at me like I was a fool.
03:15And fool I indeed was.
03:17Even now, my mind kept replaying all the kindness Nathan had once shown me.
03:21The truth about my mother being a mistress came to light when I turned 18.
03:24She drove the legal wife and her unborn child to their deaths, thinking she could take their
03:28place.
03:29But after the fire continued to pass away, the man finally came to his senses and cut all
03:33ties with my mother completely.
03:35In the end, my mother gave birth to me alone.
03:37The scandal blew up 18 years later, when the man posted a public letter of remorse online.
03:42While netizens condemned him, they dug up my mother's past as well.
03:46Once her story was exposed, I was dragged into the spotlight too.
03:49Even after my mother ended her life amid relentless cyberbullying, women who had suffered at the
03:54hands of mistresses still refused to leave me alone.
03:57My schoolmates were relatively mild.
03:59They would simply point fingers at me and curse that mistresses deserved a terrible end.
04:03Every day, a crowd waited at the school gate to pelt me with rotten eggs and vegetable scraps.
04:08A mistresses' daughter will grow up to be just like her.
04:10This torment went on for more than half a year, until Nathan stepped forward and pulled
04:14me out of that dark life.
04:16Who says a mistresses' daughter is bound to become a mistress in future?
04:19He grabbed one of the women and asked,
04:20What does your daughter do for a living?
04:22She works as an accountant at a big company.
04:25And what about you?
04:26The woman faltered and fell silent.
04:28Another woman spoke up for her.
04:30She cooks for workers at a construction site.
04:31There you go.
04:33Your daughter turned out nothing like you.
04:35After that, my life slowly returned to normal.
04:38Soon after, Nathan began to pursue me.
04:41He held an umbrella for me on rainy days and shielded me from the sun when it was bright.
04:45Sometimes in the cafeteria, classmates would spitefully dump leftover food and soup onto my
04:48seat.
04:49He would always step forward to rebuke them.
04:51Did any of you get to choose your parents before you were born?
04:53No one could find a word to say.
04:55The students hung their heads in shame.
04:57To be honest, I had never wanted to fall in love before I met him.
04:59My mother's story had left him with deep psychological scars.
05:03He was like a ray of light, gradually chasing away all the darkness within me.
05:07You know, standing in the pouring rain, I could not make sense of it all.
05:10How could someone who had once been so kind change into the person he was today?
05:14Suddenly, everything went back and I collapsed to the ground.
05:17I woke up after dark, lying in a hospital bed with an IV drip inserted in the back of my
05:22hand.
05:22You've been too emotionally roped, the doctor said.
05:24Calm down and get plenty of rest.
05:26I will.
05:27Right then, my phone rang.
05:29It was Nathan.
05:30After hesitating for a long while, I answered.
05:33Scarlett's gown got stained.
05:34Go fetch the starry night dress I had made for you and bring it over for her to wear.
05:38So her name was Scarlett.
05:40The starry night gown had been custom designed just for me by a fashion designer, meant to be
05:44worn at our wedding night party.
05:46Once, Nathan would not let anyone so much as touch it, claiming it would sully our love.
05:50Now he asked me to hand it over to another woman so casually.
05:53It no longer mattered, I supposed.
05:55Nathan, I'm hooked up to an IV right now.
05:57You're perfectly fine.
05:57Why are you getting an IV?
05:58Don't throw a tantrum at a time like this or you'll regret it.
06:01Very well.
06:01I would do this one last thing for him, to repay him back then.
06:05I asked the nurse to pull out the needle before the drip finished.
06:07Braving the heavy rain once more, I took a taxi home to get the gown and hurried to deliver
06:11it to him.
06:12Scarlett's waiting for you at the entrance to thank you.
06:15Behave yourself.
06:17Mmm.
06:17And ended the call.
06:18But the woman named Scarlett gave me no thanks, only a sharp slap.
06:22Caught completely off guard, I froze in shock, stumbling half a circle on the spot, and the
06:26gown slipped from my hands, falling to the ground.
06:28Scarlett immediately burst into tears, putting on a hurtful.
06:32Sister, you could have just said no!
06:35Why ruin the dress like this?
06:37Drenno Nathan walked over.
06:39Scarlett turned to him accusingly.
06:41Nathan, is this the obedient, sensible girl you told me about, the one who gave me any trouble?
06:46Nathan glanced at the gown on the floor and thought he had figured everything out.
06:50He slapped me hard across the face again.
06:52I've clearly spoiled you rotten.
06:54Apologize to Scarlett at once.
06:55Nathan, you're far too judgmental.
06:58Do you even know how I got this slap mark on my left cheek?
07:00Scarlett made no attempt to hide the truth.
07:03She tugged at Nathan's sleeve coquettishly.
07:05I hit her.
07:05Nathan, you won't blame me, will you?
07:07I lost my temper and struck her.
07:09Because she threw the gown on the ground.
07:12You know I've always had a bad temper.
07:13Nathan wrapped an arm around her waist without hesitation.
07:15I don't blame you.
07:17You did the right thing.
07:18Scarlett shot me a triumphant smile.
07:20Once those three days were over, I would vanish from their world entirely.
07:24I'm sorry, Miss Scarlett.
07:26I shouldn't have dropped your gown.
07:28An apology has to be sincere.
07:30What should I do to prove my sincerity?
07:32Admit in front of everyone that you want to be Nathan's mistress.
07:35I have no desire to be a mistress.
07:38Nathan and I are already through.
07:39I took off the ring meant for our wedding right before her eyes.
07:43Take this back.
07:44We're done for good.
07:46Nathan froze.
07:47He made no move to catch it and the ring clattered to the ground.
07:51I say you do.
07:53And that's that.
07:54Scarlett grabbed me by the arm and dragged me into the hotel lobby.
07:57Everyone, come look.
07:59This woman is desperate to be someone's mistress.
08:01Isn't this young master Nathan's girlfriend?
08:03We broke up.
08:04My girlfriend now is Scarlett, the company's new secretary.
08:08One woman stepped forward and sneered.
08:11I always said a mistress daughter would turn out the same.
08:14It's a shame you once stood up for her.
08:16She even slapped herself twice.
08:18Scarlett leaned into Nathan's arms as she spoke.
08:21I noticed his expression turned distinctly awkward.
08:24Yet he echoed her words all the same.
08:26You're right, darling.
08:27I was on the verge of defending myself and someone hurled a glass of wine straight in my face.
08:32What a disgrace to all women!
08:33Are there no other men left that you have to steal someone else's?
08:36Choking badly, I could not utter a single word and broke into a fire.
08:40Others followed suit, dousing my face with another drink.
08:43May all mistresses rot!
08:46I was tormented and humiliated as if I were the other one.
08:49While Scarlett, the real homewrecker, nestled safely in Nathan's arms.
08:54Here it was, the nightmare I had feared had finally come true.
08:58My mother endured the exact same treatment before she died.
09:01Overwhelmed by shame, she had climbed to the hotel rooftop and jumped to her death.
09:05That was why I had ended things with Nathan without hesitation.
09:07I had dreaded this very moment.
09:09Yet it had arrived anyway, framed upon false charges.
09:12The darkness I had once escaped thanks to Nathan closed in around me once more.
09:16The ray of sunshine that once lit my path now shone on someone else.
09:20I saw Nathan laughing, laughter even bringing tears to his eyes.
09:24How joyful he must be.
09:25Nathan, why were you the one who pulled me out of despair?
09:28And now, the one who cast me right back into it.
09:31Suddenly, I burst through the crowd like a madwoman.
09:34Just as my mother once did, I took the elevator all the way to the hotel rooftop.
09:38Perhaps the memory of my mother crossed his mind too.
09:40Nathan chased after me, his face filled with panic as he shouted,
09:43Rose, don't!
09:44But I did not leap off the building like her.
09:46I climbed upward, step by step, onto the rope ladder lowered from a helicopter.
09:51A private jet sent by my aunt arrived ahead of schedule.
09:55I felt drowsy the moment I boarded the plane.
09:57And when I woke up, I was already abroad, lying in a hospital bed, once again, with an IV line
10:03in my hand.
10:04I knew I was seriously ill, broken both physically and mentally.
10:08My aunt stormed outside and cursed bitterly.
10:11Then, she turned back to comfort me.
10:13It's alright.
10:13I've hired the top medical team for you.
10:16She sat beside my bed and began peeling an apple for me.
10:20Everything will get better.
10:22For the next 18 years, I lived a peaceful and untroubled life.
10:26It was not until I ran into Nathan by chance on a street in London that ripples stirred in my
10:31world once again.
10:32By then, I had a son and a daughter, while he remained all alone.
10:36I did not recognize him at first.
10:38He had changed beyond recognition.
10:40Nothing like the handsome man I remembered.
10:43Wrapped in a faded old black coat, he called out my name amid the fine drizzle.
10:47And I finally knew who he was.
10:50Long time no see.
10:53Long time no see.
10:55Can we talk?
11:00After getting my husband's permission, we found a small cafe and sat down.
11:07Scarlet and I split up.
11:09Do you know?
11:10I've spent 18 years searching for you.
11:12I sold my company.
11:14And traveled across more than 80 countries.
11:17I've lived in constant remorse.
11:21I'm so sorry, Rose.
11:25It's all in the past, just a memory, Mr. Ashfield.
11:27How can you call it just a memory?
11:29It was a love etched deep in my heart.
11:32I could not help but let out a laugh.
11:34So this was what he called love.
11:36Truly peculiar.
11:39If there's nothing else, I should take my leave.
11:42My husband is waiting for me.
11:45Wait.
11:45There is more I want to say.
11:47Have you been happy all those years?
11:50As you can see, my husband and I live a wonderful life.
11:53That's good.
11:54That's really good.
11:57As for me, I've suffered every single day.
12:00Then Nathan began to reveal what had happened.
12:02The moment he saw Rose climb onto the ladder, he knew she was leaving him for good.
12:07A dull, gnawing pain spread across his chest for no reason.
12:10As the aircraft took off, he found himself chasing after it instinctively.
12:15Scarlet stepped forward to block his way.
12:18Why bother chasing her?
12:19Let that woman go.
12:21There's no need to chase after a woman who chooses to be a mistress of her own free will.
12:27She never chose to be a mistress of her own will.
12:29We were the ones forcing her into that position.
12:32Even then, she refused and chose to leave this place for good.
12:37You're snapping at me just for her?
12:39Scarlet had never seen him lose his temper before.
12:41Do you still love her?
12:43Yes.
12:44I've never stopped loving her.
12:45What about me?
12:46What am I to you?
12:47I was blind to the truth.
12:49Only now do I realize why you stayed by my side and insisted on framing her.
12:54You simply took pleasure in bullying her.
12:56Her own mother was a mistress.
12:58How can you be sure she wouldn't follow the same path?
13:01That's not true.
13:03I just think a woman like her isn't good enough for you.
13:08Not true?
13:09Then what do you call all of this?
13:12Nathan pulled up confidential files on his phone.
13:14Back in junior high, Scarlet spread rumors about other girls at school.
13:18She bullied others simply because those girls were prettier than her.
13:21She took the lead in ostracizing girls who were more outstanding than her.
13:25Back in high school, Scarlet had bullied a female classmate, falsely accusing the girl's elder sister of theft.
13:31But in fact, Scarlet was the real thief.
13:33In college, she picked on a poor young man, claiming he had refused to help an elderly woman.
13:38In truth, the old lady had never wanted any assistance at all.
13:42After graduation, she set about breaking up well-loved couples.
13:45She then labeled those women as mistresses.
13:48Scarlet never cared about the facts.
13:50She only needed an excuse to torment others.
13:53Regrettably, Nathan had not come across these records sooner.
13:56By the time he found them, Rose was already being brutalized.
13:59His mind and heart waged a fierce battle within him, leaving him frozen and powerless to act.
14:05Everyone thought he was laughing until tears streamed down his face, but he was actually weeping in agony.
14:10The tears would not stop.
14:12Every piece of evidence felt like a blade carving deeper into his conscience,
14:16reminding him that the person who had suffered most was the woman he should have protected.
14:21He dared not look at Rose, too ashamed to face her.
14:24He could only keep his eyes on Scarlet, and the more he stared, the uglier she appeared in his sight.
14:29No, I wasn't bullying anyone! I was standing up for what's right!
14:33But Nathan paid no heed to her excuses. He pressed on relentlessly.
14:38You approached me on purpose, didn't you?
14:40Your real target was her, not me.
14:42You took a woman of unwavering integrity,
14:45and turned her into a pariah branded as a mistress!
14:48It gave you thrill and a twisted sense of accomplishment, didn't it?
14:51Scarlet, you are no Red Rose.
14:54You are a beautiful yet deadly poison.
14:58Nathan, I really didn't!
15:00I came to you because I love you!
15:04Scarlet stepped forward and reached for his sleeve.
15:06In the past, whenever she overstepped the line,
15:08a little coquetry or feigned willfulness would always win his forgiveness.
15:12This time, Nathan stepped back.
15:15Don't sail the word love.
15:19You accuse me of ruining love?
15:21What about you? You're no different!
15:28You're right.
15:31That's why I have to make amends.
15:33The next day, he set out to trace the helicopter and find where Rose had gone.
15:37Yet, no matter how hard he tried, he found not a single clue.
15:41Life without her felt utterly alien.
15:43The white roses in his study had long wilted.
15:46He ran out of stomach medicine before he even remembered to restock it.
15:50When he came home late, no one would call to remind him to drive safely.
15:54After business trips, there was no warm embrace waiting for him.
15:57No one said they missed him.
15:59It was as if his life, after traveling across 13 cousins in a single year,
16:03he made up his mind and sold his company.
16:05With the proceeds, he embarked on a global journey to find her.
16:08They had been just a week away from their wedding.
16:11How could he have let Rose slip away?
16:13His white rose.
16:14Their story had all begun with a single white rose.
16:17It was an ordinary morning.
16:19Nathan got up early as usual to recite.
16:21Then a girl walked past him holding a white rose.
16:24And everything changed.
16:26He began to notice her.
16:27To learn about her.
16:28Time and again, he saw others picking on her because of her mother.
16:31And eventually, he could no longer stand idly by and spoke.
16:35In truth, his words alone were not enough to drive the woman away.
16:39It was Rose herself who endured everything in his eyes.
16:42Rose herself is the true son.
16:44We kept humiliating her, yet she never argued back.
16:47Her mother would have flown into a rage long ago.
16:49She's nothing like her.
16:50It's pitiful having a mother like that and a father who won't own up to her.
16:53Recalling those words now, Nathan burned with self-loathing.
16:57He had once thought the very same way.
16:59How had he come to blindly believe a daughter would follow in her mother's footsteps?
17:03He was a fool, blinded by prejudice.
17:06He raised his hand and slapped himself hard, twice, across the face.
17:10The sharp sound echoed around him, but it could never be as painful as the regret tearing
17:14through his heart.
17:15Three years slipped by, yet there was still no trace of Rose.
17:19Scarlet clung to him relentlessly, pressing him to marry her.
17:22Nathan, you bastard!
17:24You promised to marry me!
17:27Funny.
17:28I also promised to marry Rose.
17:30Did that promise ever hold true?
17:32Enraged, Scarlet posted online to defame him.
17:35In response, Nathan laid out the whole story in full detail.
17:38It was like history repeating itself, yet with a twist.
17:42He laid bare the truth of the affair, exposing Scarlet for who she was and even her mother.
17:46People learned that Scarlet's mother had also been a mistress, and that she too was
17:50an illegitimate child disowned by her father.
17:52It proved that a daughter born to a mistress could choose her own path.
17:56She might follow in her mother's footsteps, or she might not.
17:59Everything came down to one's own choices.
18:02Scarlet was soon engulfed by online backlash.
18:04The women who had once tormented Rose, overcome with shame, turned their cruelty fully upon
18:10her.
18:10In the end, Scarlet met the same fate as Rose's mother.
18:14She jumped from a rooftop.
18:15Nathan felt no joy at this outcome.
18:17He realized anew how terribly he had erred.
18:20Scarlet was guilty, but his own sins ran just as deep.
18:23He shuddered at the thought, grateful beyond words that Rose had escaped such a tragic end.
18:28Had she perished that day?
18:30Not even an eternity in hell could have atoned for his wrongs.
18:33By this point, his remorse had reached its breaking point.
18:36He devoted himself entirely to searching for Rose, putting aside everything else.
18:41He traveled all around the globe, yet she was as elusive as if she had vanished to the
18:44moon.
18:45Just as he was on the verge of giving up, a stranger told him he had spotted her in Paris.
18:49But by the time he arrived there, word came that she had moved on to Berlin.
18:53So, he chased after her again and again, only to miss her time and time once more.
18:59Eighteen long years passed before their paths finally crossed on a street in London.
19:04He counted himself lucky that they could grant him a chance to confess his sins.
19:08Still, when he saw her walking hand in hand with a poised, handsome man, jealousy nodded
19:13him fiercely.
19:14That should have been him beside her.
19:16She was his White Rose.
19:18How had she bloomed in another man's garden?
19:20Rose.
19:21Rose.
19:22Gazing at the woman he had yearned for day and night, he felt as if trapped in a dream.
19:26When she replied, emotion welled up so strongly he could barely speak.
19:30After so many twists and turns and countless unspoken words.
19:34Long time no see.
19:36Long time no see.
19:38The woman he'd spent half his life searching for seemed to want nothing to do with him.
19:43The sharp drop from hope to disappointment was a pain few could truly understand.
19:47What stung even more was the way she addressed him as Mr. Nathan.
19:50They had once shared so many intimate ways to call each other, yet she'd chosen the coldest,
19:55most distant form of address.
19:57Those three words squeezed his heart so tight he could barely breathe.
20:01Still, as she looked at him, he let go of the hurt.
20:04She deserved a happy marriage and someone who cherished her fully.
20:0718 years had passed and his mistakes could never be undone.
20:10He had only himself to blame for waking up far too late.
20:13After listening to Nathan ramble on and on, my heart remained utterly calm.
20:17All those troubles belonged to a distant past, long buried beneath the happiness I now held dear.
20:23When he finally fell silent, I asked politely,
20:27Have you finished?
20:28I cared far more about my husband than these old stories.
20:31Even a few hours apart had left me missing him, and my eyes kept drifting toward the street outside.
20:36Nathan noticed my restlessness.
20:37Every time my gaze drifted toward where my husband waited, his expression darkened,
20:41and he tried to draw my attention back with questions.
20:43Do you live in London permanently?
20:45No.
20:46Where is your home then?
20:47Could you tell me?
20:48I can't.
20:50How long will you stay here?
20:52Will we meet again?
20:53I have nothing to say.
20:55My patience was wearing thin.
20:57At last, he stopped trying to keep me there.
20:59Go to your husband.
21:01I hope our paths cross again someday.
21:04I let out a quiet sigh of relief and stood to leave.
21:07Just as I was about to step away, he called out once more.
21:10Rose.
21:11Do you still remember?
21:14I once said you were my white rose.
21:17Yes.
21:18You will always be my white rose.
21:20I never truly loved the red rose.
21:22I was only briefly dazzled by her gaudy charm.
21:25He spoke as if taking it over.
21:27I said nothing, nearly nodded absolutely, then turned toward him.
21:30As we brushed past each other, his hoarse, trembling voice stopped me again.
21:33Could you call me darling one last time?
21:35I just want to hear it.
21:37I refused.
21:38I was another man's wife now.
21:40And that endearing name no longer belonged between us.
21:43Nathan Furles, hurt, etched across his face.
21:46After a long moment, he murmured softly.
21:49Then may I call you darling?
21:50That is your choice.
21:51It has nothing to do with me.
21:53With that, I turned and walked away, thinking he would let me go.
21:55Yet, after a long pause, a loud, broken cry of darling rang out behind me.
21:59Darling!
22:00Darling, I miss you more than words can say.
22:03If there's a next life, I'll never hurt you like that again.
22:06I offered him a faint smile, then kept walking without another glance.
22:09My husband came forward at once and laced his fingers through mine, just as he had before
22:14we entered the cafe.
22:15We stepped back onto the street where we'd run into Nathan.
22:18The rain still fell, leaving the London pavements damp and gray.
22:21Yet my heart was filled with warm sunshine.
22:23We spent the next month wandering around London, never crossing paths with Nathan again.
22:28But the day before we were set to leave, a shocking piece of news spread.
22:32Half a month prior, a man had spent his last savings to buy a tiny cafe on the corner of
22:37Carnaby Street.
22:38He passed away suddenly there the night before.
22:41The name flashed through my mind in an instant, and cold sweat broke out all over me.
22:46My husband squeezed my hand firmly, and we headed straight for the cafe.
22:50It was indeed Nathan.
22:52Officers were still clearing the scene, and his body had already been taken away.
22:56We waited for a week for the autopsy report, which stated he died from long-term alcohol
23:01abuse complicated by gastric cancer.
23:04My legs went weak.
23:05He had always suffered from a bad stomach.
23:07Back when we were together, I would simmer nourishing soup for him every week and remind
23:12him to take his medicine on time.
23:14All these years alone, he had clearly neglected himself completely.
23:18He had no friends in London, so my husband and I took charge of his funeral arrangements
23:22and notified his family.
23:23While sorting through his belongings, I found a diary meant for me.
23:27Its pages were filled from cover to cover with his thoughts and feelings during his years
23:32searching the world for me.
23:33He wrote,
23:34What rose left me was never just a fleeting romance.
23:38She is the most beautiful white rose in my life.
23:41It will never fade away.
23:43After our reunion, I kept telling myself,
23:46She lives a happy life now, and I must not disturb her.
23:49Yet the urge gnaws at me relentlessly.
23:52When I saw the man she calls her husband, rage welled up inside me,
23:56and I even harbor murderous thoughts.
23:58But I held back.
23:59I knew it would break my darling's heart.
24:01My days are numbered.
24:02This cafe, where we met again, shall be my final resting place.
24:07Buying this shop and passing away here is the best ending I could ask for.
24:11Eighteen days since we parted.
24:13My longing for her grows stronger still.
24:16I ache to hold her in my arms, yet I dare not.
24:19Thirty days have passed.
24:20My body is failing me, but I feel at peace.
24:23I will draw my last breath in a place linked to my darling.
24:27I will never let her down again.
24:29I found this ring in the rain.
24:31If you are still in London when I am gone, please take it.
24:34My love, my soul will linger within this ring and watch over you always.
24:39The diary ended there.
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