Chapter 1445 Being Together Again

"Come on, let's go inside." Seeing that Estelle seemed to be looking a little pensive, Ethan couldn't help
but feel worried. "What's wrong?" he asked softly.

She shook her head at him. "It's nothing. Let's just go inside." Estelle looked up slightly and tried to
fight back her tears. She wanted to assure Ethan that she was fine, so she acted as if nothing had
happened.

They opened the door and went inside the house to grab shovels. After they found some, they went to
the backyard.

"Here it is," Estelle murmured. She stopped near a swing and pointed at the ground under it.

The two of them got to work immediately and started to dig out the soil. It took them a long time but
eventually, they dug out a box.

The box was made of wood, and it had a lock that looked like it had rusted over time. Ethan found a
tool and broke the lock without difficulty.

He opened the box excitedly and found a dress, a jade pendant, and a black bow hairpin inside.

As he stared at the objects in front of him, Ethan realized that Estelle was indeed the girl he had been
looking for. With the pendant and hairpin in his hands, he suddenly came at Estelle with a hug.

"I have finally found you," he said in a choked voice. He held her tightly in his arms with no desire to let
go.

He considered himself a tough gentleman. It wasn't as if he was an emotional person. However, he
couldn't help but tear up a little because of his excitement.



The little girl in his memories had had a very serious illness in the past. Bill had cast her away because
he had thought that she was useless. After that, Ethan had always thought that the little girl might have
passed away from her illness but he hadn't been able to confirm it. He hadn't expected that the little girl
would really turn out to be Estelle, who was alive and well in his arms.

Estelle was shocked and didn't know what to do. She hadn't expected that Ethan would be so
emotional about it.

If the little girl that Ethan had been searching for was truly her, then her decision to break up with him
had been just a waste of both time and energy. All this time, she had just been jealous of herself.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel several emotions about it.

She had always assumed that Ethan was just using her as a substitute for somebody else. She hadn't
expected that she was the one that Ethan had been looking for all this time.

Once Ethan calmed down a bit, he felt a little embarrassed of his actions. However, he still didn't
loosen his embrace and held onto Estelle more tightly.

"Ethan, let go of me, I can't breathe," Estelle told him, her voice a little breathless from the hug. She
patted his back to comfort him.

"Oh, sorry, okay." Gently, Ethan let go of Estelle. He felt as if he had just woken up from a dream. He
couldn't believe that this was real.

After he let her go, they both fell to the ground.

Estelle massaged her numb legs and looked at Ethan, who was chuckling softly at her.

Ethan couldn't keep his eyes off Estelle, as if he wanted to memorize every part of her. He beamed as
he stared at her.



After the two of them had a good rest, they finally stood up.

"Estelle, I can tell you the answer right now," Ethan said seriously as he held her hand.

When she heard him say that, she tried to keep her expression neutral and listened intently to what he
had to say.

In the past, due to Ellen's influence, she had held a grudge against Ethan. When she had found out
that Ethan had been looking for that little girl all this time, she couldn't help but feel as if she was
nothing more than just a substitute. In a fit of rage, she had decided to end her relationship with him.
However, now that she thought about it, her sister was the main reason why she had started thinking
that way in the first place.

It was her own fault that she had been stupid enough to believe Ellen's words without doing any
investigation of her own. Maybe if she had been more inquisitive, then they wouldn't have broken up.

Without letting go of her hand, Ethan led her back to the car.

"When I was a child, a little girl and I were taken away by a human trafficker named Bill. On the way,
that girl didn't talk at all. I tried everything to get her to speak to me but I failed.

Later, that girl got Bill angry and he attempted to hit her. As a man, I thought it was my duty to protect
her, so I took the hit for her.

After that, she finally spoke to me. She bandaged me in the same way that you did.

I want to apologize to you, Estelle. I admit that in the beginning, I decided to be with you because you
looked so similar to that little girl. However, the more I got to know you, the more I noticed that you also
had similar habits and mannerisms. I couldn't help but start wondering if you were really that little girl
from all those years ago."



Estelle had never thought that Ethan would have started a relationship with her because of that reason.
It confirmed her previous sentiments about being a substitute. As she realized this, she couldn't help
but feel a little appalled but she let him continue talking.

"When you left me, it was only then that I realized that I didn't fall in love with you just because you
were similar to that little girl. I fell in love with you because of who you are. I truly love you, the real you,
Estelle. When I found out that you were not the biological daughter of Mr. Wang, I sent someone to
investigate this matter. Many of the traces already disappeared though, so it was a difficult
investigation. However, almost all the clues we found led us to the Wang family.

So, I could only start the investigation through you, but there was nothing on you that could show your
true identity. What your father said earlier confirmed my suspicions, but I still needed proof."

In the middle of his explanation, Ethan bent over so he could gently hold Estelle in his arms. He held
her as if she was a treasure that he had lost and now found.

Estelle had no memories of what had happened in their childhood. She looked at Ethan curiously. But
even though she didn't remember, she still hugged him back.

It finally made sense. She had always felt that she had met Ethan somewhere before. His presence felt
both familiar and strange at the same time.

It turned out that they had met before. She just couldn't remember it.

They were meant to be together.

It seemed like fate had this all planned out and they wouldn't be able to escape it.

"Estelle, be honest with me. Why did you break up with me in the first place?" Ethan let Estelle's head
lean on his arms. He fiddled with her hair while waiting for her to answer.



When she heard his question, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. If only she hadn't
misunderstood him then, their relationship wouldn't have hit such a rocky stage.

"Okay, I admit it's stupid, but at that time, I let myself be influenced by other people's words. When I
found out that you were searching for another girl, I assumed that you just saw me as a substitute for
that girl…"

Estelle shrugged as she explained in a low voice.

Ethan lightly pinched her chin. He couldn't help but feel bad. 'Why didn't you just trust me?' he thought.

Turning her around so that they were facing each other, Ethan looked at her seriously in the eyes.
"Okay, listen. I don't deny that I was with you at first because you reminded me of that little girl in my
memory. However, I soon got to know you and realized that you were so easy to get along with. I found
myself falling in love with you not because you look like someone else but because of your personality.
You're not afraid to show me your most real self. I like you and I love you. Do you understand that?" he
explained to her.

Hearing his heartfelt confession, she felt like she was floating. 'Is he really confessing to me?' she
thought to herself in bewilderment.

Staring into Ethan's eyes, she couldn't believe that the man in front of her had really fallen in love with
her.

Before, she had doubted him. But now, she pursed her lips and welcomed him in an embrace.

"I know that. Don't worry. I will make sure to never doubt you again in the future."

Ethan couldn't help but breathe out a sigh of relief as she said that.



After so many hardships, the two of them finally untied the knot in their hearts and reunited with each
other.

That was the beauty of true love. No matter where it was, no matter how late it came or how bumpy the
road was getting there, it couldn't be broken in the end.


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