Chapter 283: Life is a Cruel Illusion

...know that I have always loved you... I loved you even before I met you... even before I could remember your face... I have loved you since the moment I was born... I always knew there was a place and a feeling meant just for you...

— Sophia Mary

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In their previous life, these were not just names but cherished beings she had dreamed of raising and loving.

The reality of their absence meant that Sophia would never have the chance to experience the joys of parenthood, nor would she see the lives of her children unfold.

Her grief extended beyond the immediate loss of Ragnar. It encompassed a whole future that had been stolen from her—a future filled with happiness, family, and love that she had looked forward to.

The thought that she would never meet her children or experience the life they could have shared together was a crushing blow.