I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra and Steven) novel Chapter 604

A dull ache spread through my chest, a suffocating tightness, as if it were filled with lead. My head throbbed.

Verna wanting me to die was laughable. But Rachel, with sincere pleading in her eyes, asking me to never return—that stung.

My life with the Jones family was hard.

My life after marrying into the Lancaster family was also hard.

And of the two close friends I finally had, one was my fated partner, and the other was in love with my fated partner.

Every step of my life had been a struggle. How could a character born from such a story be anything but the villainess?

I smiled, forcing back the tears that threatened to fall. “Okay,” I nodded. “I won’t come back. I hope you get everything you wish for.”

Rachel’s lips tightened, a look of panic flashing in her eyes. “Zephyra…”

But I had already composed myself. I opened the car door, grabbed my phone, and walked to the rear of the vehicle, asking the bodyguard to get my suitcase. She frowned. “What are you doing? I thought I was taking you.”

“There’s no need.” I figured it was better to have everything out in the open, so we could both move on. “This was never your burden to carry. I can handle it myself.”

I looked at her, and after a long moment of silence, I reached out and hugged her.

She was, after all, the friend I had fought so hard to save. The friend who had stood by me through so many difficulties, who had helped me without hesitation when I was at my lowest.

Perhaps this was my karma for abandoning my friends in my past life. This time, I was the one being abandoned.

“Take care of yourself. Your health is the most important thing.”

I released her. Rachel bit her lip so hard it bled. She looked like she wanted to say something, but I had already gotten into the bodyguard’s car and shut the door. Just then, the rain began to pour.

The car merged into traffic.

I clutched my phone, my mind settling into a state of calm.

I looked down at my messages, trying to figure out how to investigate the mastermind behind all this.

Couldn't that person have dealt with Steven themselves? Why did they have to use me, dragging me back into this mess just when I had finally drawn a clear line between myself and Steven?

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