He regretted when his love faded

Summary

The day we were supposed to file our marriage license, my fiancé's first love ended her life in a river.

He took a transfer to another state and never came back for forty years.

I was the one who stayed behind, who took care of his parents, who raised his little sister.

But all I ever got from them was a cold, bitter resentment. "If it wasn't for you, she would still be alive. And he would still be here."

"Are you upset? It's your fault. You're the one who killed her. You're the one who drov