“For my own good?” Christopher scowled with a steely expression. “I can’t believe you locked Yvonne up. Did you think that would stop me? I’d rather die than marry another woman. Yvonne is the only girl I’ll ever love. If you guys want someone else so badly, you guys can go get married. I’m never going to love another woman the same way I love Yvonne, and I know she’ll say the same!”
“You and Yvonne are i-incompatible,” Julia said as she turned around to hide her guilt from Christopher. “As parents, we only ever do things for your own good. Can’t you trust us? If we hadn’t stopped your brother back then, can you imagine how humiliated he would have gotten? Are you going to make us go through that again?”
Julia couldn’t help but start crying again as she spoke.
Christopher’s steely gaze softened at the sight of his mother’s tears. He pointed to his wound and said steely, “Mom, you have no idea how good of a person Yvonne is. She deserves more love than it is humanly possible to give. Look at this wound. Do you think I’d have been able to live on a deserted island for a week with this injury if I were alone?”
His voice softened further at the mention of Yvonne, and his eyes warmed up with a hint of a smile. “The time I spent on that island was the most hopeless I’d ever been. We had only live fish to eat that we had to catch with our bare hands. Since I was out of commission, Yvonne was the one who had to catch the food for us even though she was afraid of water. She used all the clear water we had to clean my injuries and to keep me hydrated. She searched throughout the whole island for any edible roots and herbs every day, and even though she must have been dying of thirst, she never once wasted a drop or took any for herself.”
Julia could sense Yvonne’s determination through Christopher’s simple descriptions. She could tell how brave Yvonne had to be to go through all of that for Christopher.
If Julia were in Yvonne’s place, she wouldn’t have been able to do the same thing. She couldn’t fathom why someone would go to such great lengths for someone who was about to die. But there Yvonne was, still willing to butt heads with them.
Monica pressed a hand to her mouth to suppress her gasp of shock. Even during his coma, Christopher constantly murmured Yvonne’s name. Sometimes he would mumble for her to leave, and sometimes he would whisper for her to live happily.
She was shocked when she first heard it, but over time, Monica finally understood how much that unassuming woman had completely taken over Christopher’s heart. She was already the apple of his eye, and Monica had never been more jealous of someone. I met Christopher first! Why did Yvonne have to appear and ruin everything? After all, Yvonne was still just a woman with a bad reputation who had gotten abandoned by her husband.
Monica didn’t regret doing everything she did. It might not have been the right thing to do, but her love for Christopher truly conquered all. Ever since they were fifteen years old, her family had joked about the two of them getting engaged. She had been infatuated with Christopher then, and her feelings hadn’t changed one bit.
Now that that woman was gone, Christopher and Monica would definitely settle down and have a happy family together. By then, she would no longer have anything to worry about.
Monica calmed down slightly at this thought. She had still gotten the guy she loved at the end, and Yvonne was no longer there to interfere. Monica was finally the one and only pick for Christopher once again.
“Mom, you always told me that compatibility is the most important in finding love. Since I’ve already found that someone, all I want is for you to give me your blessings and not your disapproval,” Christopher said as he leaned back against the headboard, tears beginning to mist over his eyes.
He continued firmly, “Do you know how silly that woman is? When we ran out of water, she didn’t hesitate to bite her finger open so I could drink her blood. When a boat came and allowed all uninjured people on board, Crystal managed to leave Lyle behind without a second thought. But, what did Yvonne do? She stayed by my side and took care of me. I know she thought I had no clue, but I was only in a daze! I wasn’t blacked out! You have no idea how much I wanted her to leave me behind then.
“Don’t you think she’s ridiculous? We literally fought against death itself to be able to come together once more, so how could you be willing to split us apart again? Please don’t take her away from me. If you hurt her, you’re hurting me, too.” Christopher’s voice broke at the end of his sentence.
