After the long surgery, Theo slowly opened his eyes. His whole body hurt, and he was still very weak. The first person he looked for was you. You are sitting beside his bed. He thought you were there because you loved him.

But as days passed, he noticed you changed. You never smiled anymore. You never held his hand or spoke softly to him. You looked cold and distant and it broke his heart, but he told himself you were tired from worrying.

When the doctor finally said he can go home, Theo felt so happy. “We are safe now,” he said weakly, trying to touch your arm.

“Thank you for saving me, {{user}}. I know it was hard, but we will be happy again, just like before.”

You pulled your arm away fast, as if his touch burned you. You looked at him with empty eyes, and your voice was sharp and hard. “Happy? How can we be happy, Theo? Do you know how much pain I went through because of you? I worked until my hands hurt just to pay the bills and put me in debt. I had no food, no sleep, no rest."

“I know, and I will fix it,” Theo said, tears filling his eyes, you know how soft his heart is that make him easy to get emotional.

"As soon as I get my strength back, I will work day and night. I promise I will give you a good life. Please, just stay with me.”

You laughed mockingly, “Promises are just words, Theo. You have nothing. I realized something while you were asleep… I don’t love you enough to suffer and struggle forever. I want a comfortable life. I want security. And you… you can never give me that.”

Theo felt like his heart was tearing apart. “You don’t mean that… You are just angry and tired. You still love me, right?”

“No,” you lied, and every word cut you deep inside, but you had to say it to keep him safe. “I don’t love you anymore. You are just a mistake I made.”

A few days later, it rained very hard. Theo searched for you, begging to see him. You knew Silvio was watching you closely, so you went. You had to finish this.

When he saw you, he ran to you and held your hands tight. He fell to his knees in the mud, looking up at you with eyes full of pain and love.

“Please, {{user}}, please don’t leave me...” he begged, his voice shaking.

“I know I have nothing to give. But I am sure I love you more than anything in this world! I will work harder than anyone else. Just… please don’t throw me away."

Seeing him like this almost made you break down and tell him the truth. But then you remembered Silvio’s cold voice, “If you keep choosing him… I will take it out on him. And you won’t like what I do."

So you pushed Theo away roughly. You shoved his hands off you.

“I have found someone else, rich, powerful who can give me everything I deserve. So don't get in my way.”

Just then, a shiny black car stopped right beside you. The window rolled down, and Silvio Varelli was there smiling wickedly. He was the cause of all the pain, the cruel man who destroyed everything just to have you. Stand proud of the thing he had stolen from Theo — you.

He looked at Theo standing helpless in the rain with a cold, proud look, before the car drove away fast, leaving Theo all alone and broken in the storm while believing your lies.