Love Can’t Be Defeated — Novel

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In a world where love intertwines with unyielding boundaries, Joey finds himself caught in an emotional tempest after the sudden loss of his parents. Raised by his Auntie, a woman he adored, his childhood promise to marry her transforms into a painful obsession. After a heart-wrenching rejection on the day of his coming-of-age ceremony, Joey's dreams shatter as Auntie chooses a business marriage over him, leaving him at a crossroads.

As he prepares to escape his heartache by boarding a ship for distant shores, Auntie's desperate plea pulls him back into a web of complex emotions. With the looming departure, Joey grapples with the weight of unrequited love and the fear of losing the only family he has left. Will leaving really heal the wounds of a forbidden love, or will it only deepen the scars?

When Joey's world collides with the reality of Auntie’s new fiancé, every suppressed feeling threatens to resurface. Can he find a way to let go of a love that feels both impossible and undeniable, or will he be forever haunted by the echoes of his broken heart?

Love Can’t Be DefeatedChapter 1

On the year my parents passed away, my mother's best friend, whom I called Auntie, took me into her house.

She cared for me with meticulous tenderness, supported me and gave me a love that I had never known before.

As a young boy who had just fallen in love, I made a secret vow that I would marry my aunt when I grew up.

However, on the day of my coming-of-age ceremony, when I finally took the opportunity to confess my love to her, she was furious!

She deemed my love a violation of moral principles. It violated the rules of ethics and decency.

From that moment on, she grew colder and more distant from me. She even agreed to a business marriage with the Lombart Family, just to shatter my hope completely.

I was so heartbroken and gave up my dream. I boarded a cargo ship bound for distant seas, determined never to look back.

However, Auntie cried hysterically and begged me to look at her again.

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"Harry, when you're going on the voyage three days from now, take me with you.”

The bleak autumn wind chilled me to the bone as I stood on the seagull-filled shore when I typed out the message.

When I hit send, a sense of relief finally came over me.