Who Wants a Stormy Romance with You

Just before I took my last breath, I finally agreed to sign the divorce papers.

Ten years of love couldn't withstand one taunt from his first love.

I clutched the pen and died in Jack's arms.

Jack, who had patiently asked me for divorce 100 times after our marriage,

Broke down crying uncontrollably after my death.

Later, he took my ashes and disappeared into the sea.

Just before the waves engulfed him, he said:

"Lucy, I was wrong. If there's another life, I'll make amends."

Perhaps moved by his words, when I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the fifth year after we first met.

Looking at the completely changed Jack before me,

I finally understood.

Maybe our ending was too tragic in the previous life, so in this life he just wanted to choose the path he truly desired.

But when I was lying in the hospital bed again,

He cried until his eyes were red, cursing himself over and over for being useless.

1

"Who do you choose, me or her?"

Mia clung to Jack's arm, dragging her suitcase.

Though phrased as a question, her tone left no room for doubt about the answer she expected.

I stared blankly ahead, muttering,

"The feelings were never that deep anyway. No need to pretend to be heartbroken."

Jack looked up sharply at me.

"What did you say?"

I jolted, meeting his gaze.

His eyes swirled with complex emotions -

Suppressed feelings, reluctance to let go, and the joy of reunion after a long separation.

With just that one look, I knew he had come back too.

I looked at this man who had tormented each other for ten years in our past life.

Fighting the pain in my chest, I opened my trembling lips:

"I said..."

Mia impatiently cut me off.

"God, you're so annoying!"

She stepped forward, jabbing my shoulder with her long, manicured nails.

"Someone like you, apart from your pretty face, is completely ordinary in every other way. Just finish school like a good girl and don't covet what isn't yours."

In the past, I would have argued endlessly with Mia.

But now I knew that no matter what, Jack would always take Mia's side.

Forget it.

Looking past Mia, I saw Jack's pained expression.

She turned and linked her arm through Jack's, her eyes glinting slyly.

"Let's go. My dad is waiting for us. I heard their new drug research is making progress..."

Jack's brow furrowed, then he spoke in a cool voice:

"This kind of life is too cloying. Mia and I rented an apartment near campus. You can come visit sometime if you'd like."

With that, the two of them turned and left.

The 20-year-old Jack was just like the 25-year-old Jack.

For Mia's sake, he abandoned me again without hesitation.

It made sense. Given another chance at life, he surely didn't want to repeat past mistakes.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

Emma beside me mistakenly thought I was crying because of them.

She rolled up her sleeves, ready to chase after them.

I grabbed her sleeve to stop her.

"Let it go, Emma. He's choosing what he wants. There's nothing wrong with that."

Ja...