“I know about your feelings for me, but I can’t bring myself to accept you. Actually, I’ve tried accepting other men, but…” Her gaze landed on Eugene as she said, “I realized that I can’t fall for any other man.”The more Asher listened to what she said, the more his heart hurt.“Alright, you don’t need to say anything else. I understand.” He took a deep breath. He could not even compare to a man in a vegetative state. “You don’t have to apologize to me. It was my decision to like you. You don’t owe me anything. However, you’re still so young. You can’t waste all your remaining time on him.” Asher still felt slightly unwilling. Fern smiled faintly and said, “It isn’t a waste of time if I spend it with him.” Asher felt a choking sensation in his throat. He knew that he should not say anything else. He clenched his hands, which were by his sides, into fists. It was alright… This was just the beginning. After a year or two, he believed that her patience for Eugene would run
Sydney was filled with fear and regret. She knelt down in front of the old master and cried out loud. “It’s all my fault. I caused this to happen to Eugene. I regret it a lot now. Sob, sob, sob…” “Regret? How much is your regret worth? Can you make him regain consciousness?” the old master questioned coldly. “I...I…” Sydney could not bring herself to answer his questions. After crying for a while, she said, “If it were possible, I wish that the person who was lying on the bed inside was me instead.” “Hmph, you’re the one who did this to him. Of course, you’d have to pay the price for it.” The old master narrowed his eyes as a cold, murderous glint flashed across his gaze. Sydney felt a wave of coldness overcome her. She could not resist trembling in fear. She did not understand what the old master meant. She sobbed and said, “I’ll pay whatever price it takes for him to regain consciousness.” “You’d better never appear in front of him ever again.” The old master’s elderl
Fern thought that Rue would be back later, but Rue returned just after she finished wiping Eugene down. “Mommy, Sebastian is here to see Daddy.” Rue held Sebastian’s hand as they walked into the ward. Sharon, Simon, and their daughter came in together. Their entire family had arrived. Fern looked over. She almost could not recognize Sebastian. Sebastian was now 18 years old. He was handsome and bright. She heard that he was well known in the special forces for being a skilled sniper. He had inherited Simon’s handsome and well-defined features. He was always training in the special forces, so he exuded a sense of righteousness and masculinity. He was bursting with manliness. “You rarely come home on New Year’s Eve, Sebastian.” Fern was rather happy to see him as well. “Aunt, I’m here to see Uncle. I only have one day of holiday. I need to leave tomorrow night,” Sebastian said. “What? You only have a day off? This… They’re being way too harsh on you guys, no?” Fern
After returning home, Sharon went to the kitchen to tell the chef what dishes to cook for tonight. She also told him to cook some additional dishes and send them to Fern and Rue at the hospital. Since her son was back for the new year, she would be personally cooking some dishes. Simon went to the kitchen to take a look since she had been in the kitchen for a long time. She had an apron wrapped around her waist and her sleeves were pulled up. She was cooking in a skilled manner. He smiled and walked over. He then wrapped his arms around her from behind. “You haven’t cooked in a long time. Why are you in the mood to cook today?” “I want to make some dishes for Sebastian. He won’t be able to have dishes prepared by his mother when he returns to the special training camp.” It turned out the dishes were for Sebastian. Although she was right, Simon still felt slightly disgruntled by how she was treating Sebastian so well. “If that’s the case, you need to prepare two dis
If Quincy regained her memories one day, how would she face her child? “Sharon, are you still there?” Quincy asked when she did not hear her reply. Sharon immediately returned to her senses. “Yes, I’m here…” “You must come to visit me. You’re my only friend now.” Quincy usually felt rather lonely, especially when Dayton was not home. The worse thing was she could not remember anything from the past, so she did not know what other friends she had. Sharon was the only one who had come to visit her, so she was the only friend she remembered. “Sure, I’ll definitely come visit you.” In a situation like this, Sharon reckoned that she had to visit Quincy. She had to ask Dayton what else he intended to do. He was hurting Quincy by doing this. Of course, she could not tell Quincy about any of this—especially now that she was pregnant. Simon came back when Sharon finished talking on the phone. “The dishes are ready,” he announced as he held up two insulated containers in h
Fern’s eyes moistened when she heard what Rue told Eugene. Her heart gradually sunk. “Come over. Let’s eat,” she told Rue after recollecting her emotions. Rue told Eugene, “I’ll eat with Mommy first. I’ll read you a storybook after eating.” Just as Fern was preparing to eat with Rue, someone knocked on the door. “Who is it?” She found it odd. Everyone should be with their families for dinner now. Who else would come over? “Fern, it’s me.” It was Wyatt’s voice. “Mommy, I’ll open the door.” Rue ran out to open the door for him right away. After a while, Rue and Wyatt came in together. “Why are you here? Do you want to have a meal with us?” Fern saw that he was carrying an insulated container in his hands. Wyatt smiled and said, “I’ll go home to have dinner with my parents later. Here are some dishes that my mother prepared. It’s New Year’s Eve today. I wanted to bring some home-cooked dishes over for you guys.” He then noticed the wide variety of dishes on t
“Oh, it seems like you already have plenty of dishes?” Fiona was pretty taken aback. “Yes, Aunt Sharon and Uncle Wyatt sent these dishes over. Mommy and I won’t be able to finish the dishes Great-grandfather sent over, so you’d better bring them back.” Rue did not want to accept anything from the old master. Fern could not help but feel surprised. Although it was true that the old master had not tried to kick her out of the ward after the incident that day. He had also silently allowed her to continue looking after Eugene. However, he had not come to visit Eugene again after that. He did not bother to ask about Fern and Rue as well. Why was suddenly being so nice to them? They did not dare to accept his sudden act of kindness. “Yes, Fiona. You’d better bring these dishes back. Help me thank the old master. It’s just that we can’t finish so many dishes.” Fern rejected her offer as well. “This…” Fiona had tried very hard to persuade the old master to send them some dishes
Fern’s heart suddenly lurched as she lowered her head to look at Eugene. His eyes were still closed. His hand was not moving as well. She looked at him for a few minutes. Her clenched heart finally relaxed when she made sure that he was not moving at all. The next second, she was filled with great disappointment. It had been her own misconception. She thought that he had reacted to her. She thought that he had woken up... She wanted him to wake up so badly... She lowered her eyes as tears flowed down her face uncontrollably. The fireworks were still being set off outside the house. A new year was about to arrive. He had been asleep for the whole year. He still did not show signs of waking up till today. She could barely endure it when it had only been a year. She still had to wait many years in the future... Thud, thud. Her tears fell on the back of Eugene's hand repeatedly, making his hand wet. She lowered her head and bit her lip. She did not dare to cry out lo