[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-597":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: I Have Safe Zone Superpower",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1241353,1668,"Chapter 597: Decision","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-597",597,"\u003Cp>For the first time, she realized something terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At our next meeting...either we end everything...or we somehow stay together.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no middle ground. And that uncertainty... it suffocated her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...............\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Kael sat alone in his apartment bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he questioned himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Was I right...? Or was I wrong...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers curled tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe I should’ve tried harder... Maybe I should’ve searched for her more. ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter thought crossed his mind. ’If I had known... that she liked me too ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest tightened painfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I would’ve confessed that day... when she was leaving ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he had never truly understood the depth of his feelings...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not until he stood on the edge of ending his own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a shaky breath and closed his eyes. Tears slipped down silently, tracing warm lines across his cold skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, he understood one thing clearly...either they would end up together...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or they would break apart completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be nothing in between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms wrapped around himself as he took another deep breath, forcing the storm inside him to settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t... lose control ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hurt himself now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha might think he was trying to manipulate her... to force her into staying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t allow that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.................\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Kael went to Martha’s office as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something felt different. Martha was already there... waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael placed the strawberry milkshake on the table, the cold glass lightly clinking against the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha looked at him. \"Is there anything you want to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he shook his head slowly. \"No... there’s nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice felt empty, as though everything he once wanted to say had drowned somewhere deep inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Martha noticed it clearly... his mental state wasn’t stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kael turned and began walking toward the door, his steps slow and heavy, Martha spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped immediately. \"There are things I want to tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael turned back, his fists clenching slightly. This time, there was no excitement in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is she going to reject me...? Will she say I disgust her...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thoughts crashed into him one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could spiral further...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you okay?\" Martha asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael blinked, as if snapping out of a trance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded faintly and sat down. Martha took a small breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll start with something you probably didn’t expect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael looked at her, tense. Martha’s voice softened. \"I’m sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael froze. His eyes widened slightly, disbelief flashing across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha continued, her tone calm but sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before reading your diary... before knowing what you went through... I blamed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked down briefly. \"I thought you were cheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause. \"But now... I think I was being immature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael stared at her, stunned into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha went on, her words steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not right to say you only loved me... and still had someone else on the side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze lifted again. \"But I understand your mindset now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were like a drowning man... grabbing onto anything that could keep you afloat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice softened further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it wasn’t really me... you held onto it because you wanted to survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael’s fists tightened, his eyes beginning to glisten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha continued, \"At that time... we weren’t even together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head slightly. \"Everyone has a past. You do too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, almost self-aware smile appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If things had gone differently... maybe I would’ve met someone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice grew quieter. \"Maybe I would’ve forgotten you completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael’s breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So expecting you to remain untouched... was my mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And since we never confessed... never became anything official...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked straight at him. \"It wasn’t cheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was firm, but not harsh. \"Calling it cheating... was just me being emotional.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael’s eyes filled with tears. Martha’s gaze softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand your struggles,\" she said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small pause. \"I’ve sorted out most of my feelings ...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still need time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words left her lips...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears spilled uncontrollably as he bowed his head, his shoulders trembling, years of suppressed pain finally collapsing all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer that had once lingered dangerously close to rejection... now felt like it was slowly, gently shifting toward a yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fragile possibility alone was enough to break him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha, seeing him like that, felt her own vision blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears slipped down her cheeks as well. This time, it wasn’t joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was it grief. It was regret. A deep, suffocating regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’We wasted so much time ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years... wasted over misunderstandings, over silence, over emotions that should have been spoken so much earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I could go back ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart ached. ’...I would have confessed. ’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she would have stood beside him when he was drowning. Maybe she would have supported him when he was at his lowest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe... she could have stopped him from hurting himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she wasn’t there. And that truth hurt more than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think she had judged him... To think she had called him a cheater...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That was just... stupid ...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never been in his place. She had never felt that kind of desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never stood at the edge where living felt heavier than dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what right did she have to judge him? He had only been trying to survive....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like she had, in her own way, by burying herself in her career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael, meanwhile, cried so hard that it made her chest ache even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to hold back any longer, Martha stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael immediately hugged her back, holding onto her as if she might disappear again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you...\" he sobbed. \"Thank you... so much... for forgiving me ...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martha remained silent for a moment, her chin resting lightly against his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she spoke softly, breaking the fragile quiet. \"We can leave the past behind. ...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-05T15:12:48.008Z",1,"novelbin.me","9f4d60b4371bb8733e95e075026d00916b3898cd997bd5d63dd05816184f1cf0","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-598","zombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-chapter-596",706,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-i-have-safe-zone-superpower-cover.jpg"]