Chapter 455-His Missing Love
Helanie:
"Who gave you that flower?" I watched him hold the little blue flower tightly and listened to me ask him a question.
"Emmet! I want you to be honest with me. Do you love someone? I mean—has there been someone else before—" I bit my tongue when I couldn’t bring myself to ask if he even loved me.
With a very gentle nod, he confirmed it.
"There was someone. Someone whose departure made me the way I am," he said, referring to his addiction to alcohol.
"Oh! Do you still love her?" I questioned.
"Helanie! She is... dead. Her love will always be in my heart. I hope you won’t have a problem with it. I will never mention her in front of you," he held my hand and spoke lovingly.
"I understand," I replied with a smile. It made me feel so alive that the man before me was so wonderful—he knew the difference between past and present instead of disrespecting past relationships.
Things didn’t go well between them because she passed away, which explains why she will always be a part of him.