Chapter 266. Haider's Love

"I loved her. Maybe... I still do," Haider's eyes had a distant look, as if his mind wasn't in the present but rather residing in the past. "She still holds importance in my life. And that respect I still have for her forced me to never marry again after her death. My parents pressured me, my relatives did, everyone did, but I didn't want any woman to take her place. I have forgiven her for what she did, and I pray that she forgives me too. She did wrong to me, so only I had the right to forgive her. I had the right to bad-mouth her, but I can't disrespect her. She is the mother of my children. I can't let go of her memory. Isn't that what true love entails, daughter? To love unconditionally. So I love her unconditionally. I don't want anyone to disrespect her. But I really can't stop people's mouths. Decades passed, but they still can't stop their venomous words about her. I knew her. From close. I have lived with her. And there was something in her that captivated me. Still. With