He Stood at Memory's End

After ten days in the hospital, Celine's wound healed.

During this time, Harry was always by her side, bringing her water and changing her bandages, showing great concern. She gradually recovered, but he fell ill and had a fever for several days. Seeing as both of them were patients, Juniper came to help.

She drove them both back home. She watched the kitchen and helped Celine change the bandages—bustling around non-stop.

"Take good care of yourself, and the medicine for the baby will be delivered soon. Remember to take it."

Celine agreed.

After the medicine was delivered, she poured it down the toilet instead of taking it.

After a few days of rest, she managed to get out of bed. She carried the empty medicine bottle, wanting to drop it off downstairs and then head outside to get some sun. When passing by the study, she heard something breaking.

The door was slightly ajar. Celine glanced inside and saw Juniper.

Juniper stared blankly at the photos on the wall, her hands shaking constantly, while she had complex emotions on her face. After a while, she came to her senses and tore off the photos. Then, she threw everything in the cabinet into the box.

Seeing that she was about to come out, Celine quickly moved to the balcony at the end of the corridor.

A moment later, Juniper appeared in front of the trash can by the door. She threw all the gifts in and tore up the photos, love letters, and diary to shreds. After doing all this, she made a phone call and summoned Harry downstairs.

The two of them had a huge argument about the contents of the trash can, and Celine only vaguely heard the last few sentences because they were too far away.

"These things shouldn't be in the study. What if Celine goes in and sees them one day?"

"She doesn't have a key to the study, and she wouldn't barge in without my permission."

"Are you so sure? What if she goes in? Have you considered how heartbroken she'd be if she saw these things, given how much she loves you?"

"So what if she's heartbroken? Does that change the fact that you're the one I loved all along? Juniper, don't worry about others. I'll just ask you one question—do you still have feelings for me? If you say yes, I'll divorce her immediately!"

Hearing that, Juniper's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly hailed a cab and left.

Watching the two part on bad terms, Celine silently raised her hand and clutched her chest. Her heart was pounding faster, as if it would burst out of her chest. It felt slightly numb, but the pain had subsided.

It seemed the wound in her heart was gradually healing.

Great.

Downstairs, Harry retrieved the items Juniper had thrown away from the trash can and took them back to his study. He then locked the door and stayed in it for three days.

Celine knew he was piecing together the fragments and did not disturb him, simply having someone deliver food to him regularly.

…

After her legs could move like usual, Celine met up with her friends. After the meal, she passed the largest private room and heard a familiar name when she went to pay the bill.

"Harry, you're always so busy. We thought you wouldn't be able to join the class reunion, so we didn't invite you. Please forgive us."

"What are you saying? Juniper is here. Do you think Harry would be absent? Their relationship was the talk of the town at Slova University back then. You don't know that?"

"How is that possible? I witnessed Harry confessing his love on the field with tens of thousands of roses! I can still hum the songs he wrote for Juniper..."

Celine listened quietly for a while, and suddenly the image of Harry in a suit, playing guitar and confessing his love flashed through her mind. However, it felt awfully off, no matter how she looked at it.

She thought for a moment before realizing what was wrong.

The people in the room were describing the 20-year-old Harry, and the person he loved was Juniper. It had nothing to do with her. Of course, it felt off.