Chapter 1561: 1561. Did I used to love him?
It’s still early spring, and the air carries a hint of chill.
Helen Melendy’s clothes are a bit thin, but she doesn’t seem to feel cold.
Elly Campbell drapes her coat over her, but Helen refuses it.
Sitting in her wheelchair, Helen silently gazes at the verdant lawn in front of the hospital building, not speaking for a long time.
Elly knows she must be feeling terrible. She wants to say something to comfort her, but feels that such comfort might not hold much meaning.
"Helen..."
"Elly..."
Both of them speak almost simultaneously, breaking the oppressive silence.
Elly locks the wheelchair, "Helen, go ahead."
Helen’s voice, in this slightly chilly spring day, sounds just as cool.
"Do you think I still need to continue marrying Harry Hall?"
Her tone is very calm, yet the question catches Elly off guard.
Helen probably asked this due to what Leanne Richards said and her current condition with her legs.
Of course, there’s another reason.
Helen’s memory still lingers nine years in the past; her feelings for Harry Hall are not deep and haven’t developed through long-term interaction, making it easy to withdraw.
Or rather, ever since she woke up, she hasn’t truly immersed herself in this relationship.
Elly steps in front of Helen, squats down, and looks directly into her eyes, saying:
"Helen, you need to sincerely think about how you feel about Harry Hall."
She holds her hand, as if to encourage her, asking, "Do you love him?"
"Love?"
Helen seems bewildered. As for Harry Hall, at most she admires him, but it hasn’t reached the level of "love" now.
But in those past nine years of memories, did she love him?
She looks at Elly, bewildered, asking, "Did I... love him before?"
Elly sees the bewilderment and unease in her eyes and sighs inwardly.
Before, of course, she loved him.
If it wasn’t deep love, how could she endure someone as sharp as Leanne Richards, and how could she be so heartbroken when they lost their child?
Elly doesn’t hide it from Helen, nodding slightly.
Helen’s eyes become more bewildered, with a hint of conflict and entanglement swirling within.
Elly understands what Helen’s internal struggle is; as Helen’s close friend, her considerations are solely for Helen’s feelings, as for Harry Hall...
Sorry about that.
"Helen, whether you loved him in the past is your own business, and whether you love him now is also your own business. Just follow your true feelings and don’t force yourself."
Her eyes seem to contain a strong force, warming Helen’s gaze as well.
"I’ve said it, no matter what you do, first and foremost, don’t wrong yourself."
If they were already married, there’s the marital relationship, and Helen would have the obligations of a wife.
But now it’s different; they’re not married yet, and they are both independent individuals.
Elly feels Helen doesn’t need to consider Harry Hall’s feelings at the expense of herself.
In her current state, even if she marries into the Hall Family, Leanne Richards could easily strike against her, even if Harry Hall protects her.
She’s at her most sensitive and vulnerable right now, just by using her legs as a point, Leanne could easily make things difficult for her, and Helen wouldn’t be able to refute.