Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

"My mom..."

Rebecca White was stunned, her grip on her coffee cup tightening involuntarily. Had her mother really been to Sunhaven?

"Yeah."

Eddy nodded, understanding her confusion. "You probably don't remember..."

Back then, Rebecca White's mother had shown up unexpectedly.

After hearing about her daughter's troubles, she stayed by Rebecca's side, accompanying her to the hospital.

"The doctor said..."

Talking about the past was still painful for Eddy.

"Your health situation was quite unique, and if you terminated the pregnancy... it could mean you might never have kids again, so..."

So?

Rebecca White's heart sank as she pieced it together.

"In the end, we decided to keep the baby."

Eddy took a deep breath, speaking faster now.

"During that time, I had taken on an overseas project, so I left the country... Your mom stayed in Sunhaven to take care of you. When I got back, your belly was already flat." Rebecca White's lips parted in silent shock.

Eddy's brow furrowed, as if he couldn't bear to continue.

"Your mom told me that when you were seven months pregnant, there was an accident, and the baby... didn't make it."

Rebecca White felt a sharp pain in her chest, her eyes closing as tears spilled onto her lashes.

"Rebecca."

Eddy looked at her, his voice gentle. "That's all I know..."

He was suffering too.

With a bitter smile, he confessed, "I overestimated myself... couldn't let you go, yet couldn't forget what happened."

His eyes reddened, "In the end, I hurt you for so many years..."

His Adam's apple bobbed as he spoke earnestly, "Rebecca, I'm sorry... I'm so sorry."

Rebecca White felt a heaviness in her chest. Although she didn't have

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Looking at Eddy, her emotions were a whirlwind.

She had just learned about all this, and it was painful...

But what about him back then?

His change wasn't just about that night after their wedding... it continued through her pregnancy and the long months that followed... Rebecca White managed to speak, "All these years, you never mentioned it to me...?"

"What good would it do?"

Eddy chuckled bitterly. "You didn't remember... and I wanted to forget that we had lost a child even more than you did..."

With that said, Rebecca White had asked all she needed to.

The waiter brought their food.

"Let's eat," Eddy said, placing her favorite dishes in front of her.

Rebecca White's eyes welled up again, and she whispered, "Thank you."

"There's no need..."

Eddy watched her eat quietly, his heart aching.

After finishing their meal in silence, they both left the restaurant.

Eddy held his car keys, "Where are you headed? Can I give you a ride?" "No need..."

As expected, Rebecca White declined.

Eddy had anticipated this, a self-deprecating smile playing on his lips, "So, I don't even have the

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"It's not that." Rebecca White smiled softly. "I'm meeting Sherilyn, I'll head over to see her." "Oh..."

Eddy hesitated, then suddenly gathered the courage, "Rebecca, is there really no chance for me? What if I change? I'm serious this time!"

BUMS

People often realize what they can't live without only after they've lost it.

But as he spoke, Rebecca White's face remained serene, unflustered.

In that instant, he understood.

With a bitter smile, he said, "I'm like the boy who cried wolf; you won't believe me anymore..."