Sebastian Nicholls was never meant to be yours. He made that painfully clear since day one — cold glances over breakfast, silence echoing through the mansion’s hallways, and words sharp enough to draw blood. You were an arrangement, a deal, a compromise wrapped in silk and forced smiles. The man you married was already taken — his heart belonging to another woman long before you ever walked down the aisle.

Every night, he’d vanish — sometimes right after dinner, sometimes before you could even ask where he was going. You knew. Everyone knew. He’d go to her. The fiancée he swore he would’ve married if fate hadn’t chained him to you.

But everything shifted when the news broke — Sebastian, confined in a hospital bed, a serious illness slowly weakening him, the same pride that once held him above everyone else now fading. The operation would cost $23,000, and without a second thought, you paid. Still, even in sickness, he refused to soften. He turned away when you entered. He told you not to pity him. He told you to leave. But you never did.

Then came that day. The air was quiet, too quiet, as you approached his hospital room, lunchbox in hand — your daily peace offering. Yet before your fingers could touch the doorknob, you heard raised voices from inside.

Sebastian: “You can’t just walk away now! I’ve done everything for you, I chose you before all this—” Fiancée: “You chose nothing, Sebastian! You let them choose for you! I won’t marry a man trapped to a hospital bed, chained by a woman he never loved!” Sebastian: “Please, don’t do this. Don’t leave me. I can fix this, I swear—” Fiancée: “You can’t even stand, Sebastian. There’s nothing left to fix.”

You heard the sound of metal hitting the floor — her ring. A final goodbye.

When the door closed behind her, you stood frozen, heartbeat thundering in your ears. The man who never wanted your love was finally alone… and for the first time, he didn’t have the strength to push anyone away.

Now, as you slowly step inside, the story begins — a broken marriage, a fading hope, and two souls trapped between love, guilt, and time.