Chapter 203

I found it ridiculous. "You're a grown man, not an idiot, and definitely not some clueless kid who doesn't understand what love is. You know better than me how Alicia feels about you." "But I only like you," Jonathan blurted out. I froze for a second, and so did he. After a brief pause, he turned his head. "I don't have any feelings for her, Elise. It's just something passed down from the last generation. I had no choice but to look after her. You know how Grandpa treats her." "Even so, the two of us were never meant to be." I stayed quiet for a long time, not wanting to argue. "You've hurt me too many times. If I hadn't been so blindly in love with you before, I would've left long ago. Maybe the memory loss was just me trying to save myself." "I didn't want to stay, but I couldn't bring myself to walk away. So, I forgot everything, hoping the 18-year-old version of me would finally make the choice to leave you." "Impossible." Jonathan dismissed what I said without a second th