Ch. 476: Mr. Edwards’ Unraveled Life Chapter 476

Chapter 476

Jace grabbed Norah's arm. "Julie, it's been so many days. You've searched the river countless times and found nothing. Even Frank, who's more experienced than you, came up empty-handed. I’m afraid that means..."

Jace hesitated. He wanted to say it—if Kevin hadn't been found by now, then he was gone.

People don’t come back from the dead. No matter how much she refused to accept it, she would have to face the truth.

But Norah refused to listen. "Don't say that to me! As long as I haven't seen his body, I won’t believe he's dead." She was shaking, her voice trembling with desperation. "You all go back! Even if I die trying, I will find him!"

Her devastation was overwhelming. If there was no body, then there was still hope. And with things as they were, she couldn't drag anyone else into this. If Calvin was targeting her, then she had no reason to keep living anyway.

Jace had no choice—he knocked Norah unconscious and carried her back to the barracks.

Baimo had been waiting, ready to take Norah back to the Yi tribe. But Jace refused to hand her over.

"Young Master Baimo, look at her. In this state, I can't give her to you. She's been searching for Kevin for days. If you take her away now, what do you think will happen when she wakes up?"

As much as Norah clung to hope, time would eventually force her to accept reality. And if she realized she was trapped, unable to act on her grief, she might spiral beyond saving.

Baimo thought about Norah’s words and attitude. In the end, he stepped aside, allowing Jace to take her.

When Norah woke up, she immediately tried to get out of bed. "Kevin—I have to find Kevin!" But Jace held her down.

"Where do you think you’re going?" His voice was heavy. "Norah, you need to face the truth. Craggaville has already released an obituary."

Boom—

It felt like lightning had struck her.

The military had confirmed it. Kevin had sacrificed himself.

No. No way.

Kevin had promised her. He told her he would come back to her, whole and unharmed. So why had he left her? Why did he abandon her?

She refused to accept it.

She wanted to ask him—why? Why did he break his word? Why did he make every decision without her? First, the child. Then, coming here for peacekeeping. Even their divorce...

Norah shattered. Completely.

The thought of ending it all crossed her mind, but Jace was there. He wouldn’t let her go that easily.

She struggled, sobbed, her voice raw with pain. "Why are you stopping me? I've survived all this time, always doing what’s right, always enduring. And now you tell me I’m not Norah? You tell me Kevin is dead? Then what’s the point of me being alive?!"

Her child was gone.

Her future was gone.

Kevin had promised her a new beginning. A life together. A family. She had imagined them raising their children, growing old side by side.

But now, all of it had vanished.

Kevin would never come back.

Jace could only place a hand on her shoulder. There was nothing left to say.

Then, suddenly—

"Norah."

A familiar, urgent voice rang in her ears.

Norah froze.

That voice—it was Karina’s. But something was different. Since losing her memory, Karina had always spoken to her with a certain detachment. But this... this sounded like the Karina she remembered.

Norah lifted her tear-filled eyes and saw her.

Karina stood before her, battered and exhausted. Her clothes were torn, her face smudged with dirt and soot, the marks of war still fresh on her.

The moment their eyes met, Karina ran to her, gripping her hands tightly. "Norah, I’m back. I heard about Captain Edwards..."

Karina had been deployed with the soldiers, caught in the crossfire. A shell had struck, and another soldier had shielded her from the blast. She had been unconscious for days.

When she woke up, her memories had come rushing back.

And when she returned to camp, she learned the news—Kevin was gone.

She knew what Kevin meant to Norah. She knew Norah wouldn’t survive this heartbreak. So she ran, desperate to reach her.

The moment Norah saw Karina, her tears spilled over, uncontrollable.

She wasn’t someone who cried easily. But this—this she couldn’t endure.

The man she loved most was gone. And she hadn’t even gotten to say goodbye.

"Ahem!"

Her sorrow was so intense that it made her choke, her body convulsing with the force of it.

Then, suddenly—she coughed up blood.

Karina’s eyes widened in alarm, but Jace was quick, pressing a tissue into Norah’s hands.

Then he glanced at Karina, a silent plea in his gaze. He needed her to talk some sense into Norah.

Karina tightened her grip on Norah’s hand, her voice gentle but firm. "Norah, I know what you’re thinking. I know this pain feels unbearable. But you have to hold on. If not for yourself... then for your child."

Norah’s world tilted.

"What?" she gasped, staring at Karina in disbelief.

Her child?

But her baby was gone. Wasn’t it?

Her throat tightened. "Karina, what are you talking about? Do you know something?"

Jace was just as stunned.

Karina had been there from the start. At first, she hadn’t known Norah’s true identity. She had even poisoned her. But once she found out, she had done everything in her power to protect her.

If Karina was saying this now—then she had to know something.

But how?

Norah’s voice trembled. "Karina, I know you want me to live. But don’t lie to me about this."

Her baby had been declared dead. Kevin himself had confirmed it.

Karina swallowed hard.

She hadn’t wanted to say this until she was certain.

But now, she had no choice.

"Norah," she said, her voice hoarse, "I’m not lying. I have reasons to believe that your child is still alive. Think about it—doesn’t something feel off? You have to hold on, for your child’s sake."

Norah’s breath hitched.

Tears blurred her vision as she grabbed Karina’s hands, clinging to them as if they were her last lifeline.

"Karina, if you know something, tell me. Please—where is my child?!"