Sir Ares, Goodnight novel (Jay Ares and Rose)
Chapter 2182

Finn stared at her in a daze, and his complexion was becoming more and more unfathomable. After quite some time, Finn ultimately opened up about his story in shame.

"Every time I hear you talk about your feelings, I feel ashamed of myself. I once let down a girl as well. She was so sincere and so very adorable. She poured her whole heart out for me, but I failed to cherish her. I made her so upset that she suffered from depression and had to leave her home because of it. I..." Finn lowered his head as he muttered these words.

The pain that had been suppressed in his heart for so long made him somewhat unable to withstand the massive impact after letting it out in one go.

"Do you feel nothing but guilt toward her?" Baby Zetty asked bitterly.

Finn froze for quite some time before he said in dismay, "At the time, she was merely a young teen. When she told me that she liked me, I treated it as if it was because she was dependent on me. I was a grown adult, and she was allowed to be disorderly, yet how could I allow myself to be confused? I thought that if I were to distance myself from her, we could stay above the moral baseline and no gossip would harm her.

After all that's said and done, I just wanted to protect her..."

Finn's eyes were red, and his voice sounded choked up. "From the very beginning, I merely hoped for nothing but the best for her. I never wanted to hurt her, but I ended up being the person who hurt her the most."

Baby Zetty had never seen such a disheartened Brother Finn before. He used to live so freely and casually, yet now, his head was drooped as tears started flowing down. Upon seeing the big, tall man weeping like a child, Baby Zetty felt incredibly upset.

She wanted to reach out and caress him, yet she ultimately retracted her hand.

"Depression can be genetically inherited as well. Does anyone in her family have a similar illness?" Baby Zetty could only look for objective reasons to get rid of Finn's pain.

However, Finn started blaming himself when he said," If she were happy, how could she have suddenly gotten clinical depression?"

"Then... do you perhaps like her?" Baby Zetty abruptly asked a question that had been buried in her heart for many years.

She had loved Finn so ardently and was completely infatuated with him her entire life. Before her time came to an end, she wanted to know if Finn had ever loved her. Finn's head was still lowered as he nodded heavily.

Baby Zetty's eyes suddenly widened in astonishment...

"Is it love or is it as simple as liking her?"

Finn said, "It's both."

Baby Zetty was dumbstruck.

Her low spirit seemed to immediately soar through the sky. However, Baby Zetty still could not bring herself to be happy.

She was about to leave soon, and Brother Finn would be a lonesome traveler in the future. It was a painful scene to imagine. "Forget about her and live a good life in the future," said Baby Zetty in a choked up voice.

Finn shook his head and said, "No. I'll never forget her. I'll get her back."

"The world is huge. Where are you going to start looking for her?"

"I'll keep looking until the day I die. It'll be my good luck if I find her; if not, I'll consider it my retribution," said Finn resolutely.

Baby Zetty could feel a knife twisting in her heart.

"Do you really have to do this?"

Finn stammeringly said with a smile, "She's a young lady now. I have to find her and ask her whether her words back then are still valid. If they are, then all these years of waiting wouldn't have ended up in vain. If they're no longer valid, I'll think of it as her innocent thoughts as a child. I'll silently bury my love for her in my heart and wish her the best in life."

Baby Zetty said, "After listening to your story, I think the girl's words carry enormous weight to them. She would've definitely persisted in loving you. It's just that destiny is a peculiar thing, and I hope that you won't be too stubborn about it."