Chapter 567

Rosalie looked down, suddenly at a loss for words.

Theodore went on, “Rose, whether you choose to forgive me or not, I have to remain hopeful and give it my best shot. Otherwise, I’ll die in misery. Perhaps I might give up eventually, but not now. I really can’t give up. If I do, I might not be able to survive.”

Rosalie started tearing up. She couldn’t possibly feel nothing over what he said, given their decade-long relationship. However, she couldn’t possibly turn around, throw herself into his embrace and forgive him just because of what he said, either.

She could neither be utterly heartless, nor forgive him completely.

“Theo, I don’t know what to say. Why make things difficult for yourself?”

“I don’t find it difficult at all. This is hope that keeps me alive. Rose, please don’t…don’t make me lose that bit of hope, won’t you?”

“But I have the right to ask you to stop pestering me.”

“Can you tell me if us attending the wedding that Grandma told us to is considered me pesterin