Chapter 726 She's not Ophelia
The word "divorce" hit Finnegan like a ton of bricks.
His hands shook, anger buzzing to his fingertips. He couldn't believe Ophelia wanted a divorce. It was his worst fear come true.
When Celia told him about Ophelia's affair, he dreaded this moment. He didn't want to ask, but he had to know.
After Lily finished talking, her pulse quickened with fear and guilt, and she felt a pang of self-reproach.
Faced with two choices back then, she picked the riskiest one.
Lily didn't want to hurt Finnegan, but she couldn't accept his love either.Because she wasn't Ophelia.The real Ophelia had been dead for a long time; Lily was just living her life.
When Ophelia asked her to make a choice, Lily couldn't bear to deceive Finnegan forever. She had to let him hate Ophelia so he could move on.
Lily couldn't forget the look in Ophelia's eyes, even on her deathbed, still worried about Finnegan and their daughter. She was shocked that Ophelia would rather be the villain to give Finnegan a fresh start.
Ophelia wanted Lily to replace her forever, but Lily couldn't live a lie for a lifetime.
She had fallen in love with Finnegan and couldn't bring herself to deceive him.
Finnegan's gaze locked on Lily, his hand slowly clenching into a fist as he tried to keep his cool.
He took a deep breath, his heart aching, his voice hoarse. "Take it back, and I'll pretend I never heard it."
Even now, Finnegan couldn't let go.
Lily was stunned. "Finnegan, just let go. You need to accept that relationships change. You're rich, handsome, and won't have trouble finding someone else."
If Finnegan didn't accept it, Lily didn't know how to make him stop loving Ophelia.
Could Finnegan handle the truth?
Finnegan closed his eyes, avoiding Lily. "It's late, get some rest. I have to go out."
He dodged the topic, choosing to escape.
Lily watched him leave, feeling deeply distressed.
If only she were really Ophelia.Finnegan wouldn't be so sad.
After he left, the world seemed to quiet down. The night was cool. She sat on the living room sofa, clutching her chest, murmuring, "Did you hear that? Did you see that? Finnegan really loves you."
Lily didn't know when, but her face was already wet with tears.
Because the heart beating in her chest was Ophelia's.
Lily had gone to sea to end her life. She had heart disease and couldn't find a suitable donor, so she was bound to die sooner or later.
During that trip, she saved Ophelia. Ophelia was lying on the back of a giant whale, barely alive. She wasn't lying to Lynn; Ophelia was indeed saved by the whale.
But Ophelia was severely injured, her face badly damaged. By the time Lily brought her back, Ophelia was on the brink of death.
At the hospital, the doctors advised giving up. Ophelia's waist had been pierced by a sharp object. Even if she survived, she'd be paralyzed or in a vegetative state.
More seriously, Ophelia's face...
Lily couldn't bear to recall it. She didn't plan to tell Finnegan either, because Ophelia's death was truly tragic. If Finnegan knew, he definitely couldn't handle it.
This heart of hers was given by Ophelia. Helping Ophelia fulfill her last wishes was her responsibility.
A few days after Lily saved Ophelia, Ophelia passed away. The police were looking for her, but Finnegan was unconscious, Wilder was in Country F, and the city was heavily impacted by the typhoon, with numerous people reported missing. Lily didn't know Ophelia's identity. When she later found out, she wanted to notify the Abbott family, but Ophelia stopped her.
Ophelia knew she wouldn't survive, so she wanted people to think she died in the typhoon, in the sea, not wanting to hurt her loved ones again.
Even in death, Ophelia wanted to remain beautiful in her loved ones' memories, not as a broken body.
When the typhoon hit, Ophelia heard Finnegan's voice but didn't dare respond. How could she face him in that broken state?
Ophelia died, and from then on, Lily became Ophelia. During the half-year recovery, Lily tried to imitate Ophelia, but she couldn't. There were many things Ophelia didn't have time to explain.
The only way Lily could avoid being exposed was to pretend to have amnesia.
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