Chapter 26

“Sorry, I don’t want to marry you. Let’s break up. I don’t love you anymore.” In the dream, Anna pulled her hand away and walked further and further away. “Anna! No! You can’t do this!” “I’ll treat you well. You like the little cakes from the east side—I can buy them for you every day. Jewelry, accessories, houses, shares—anything I can give you, I’ll give. Just stay with me, please?” Jonathan pleaded desperately, but Anna’s figure didn’t turn back. Not even a glance. He ran after her with all his might, but all he grasped was air. Even the two engagement rings he held disappeared. Anna didn’t want him anymore. She didn’t want his love, didn’t want anything. “Anna… Anna…” Jonathan muttered her name over and over, his tightly closed eyes streaming with cold sweat. His pale face looked haunted, and he had bitten his lips so hard they bled. No one knew how many times he had whispered her name. Jonathan’s grandfather watched, his cloudy eyes filled with worry. He let out a deep