Samuel knew how painful it was to miss somebody.

It turns out that even thinking of someone hurts all over.

His stomach twisted. It was the kind of pain that would spread to every limb before having them smashed by boulders.

Despite the pain, he found that he couldn’t stop thinking about her.

Kathleen fell silent.

 

Samuel’s gaze deepened. “Say something.”

“I have nothing to say to you,” she bluntly said as she lay down. “I’m going to take a nap. Please carry on with your work.”

Samuel studied Kathleen thoughtfully, trying to decide if she would be heartbroken or disgusted if he told her he had missed her.

Judging by her expression, probably the latter.

Meanwhile, Kathleen felt awful.

Samuel hasn’t changed. Why would he tell me this after a year? Does he think that I’m foolish enough to change my mind just because he said that? I’m no longer that girl who loved him wholeheartedly in the stupidity of my youth. Not anymore. Why didn’t he treasure me when I did? Leaving him was the right choice.

Samuel looked sideways at Kathleen, who had her back to him. She seemed to be asleep.

He didn’t bother her further. Instead, he turned off the light.

The night suddenly became unbearably long.

Kathleen woke up the following day in a daze.

“Good morning, Katie,” said Diana with a kind voice.

Kathleen was surprised. “Old Mrs. Macari?”

Diana sat on the chair between the two beds as she reached out to stroke Kathleen’s head. “Are you feeling better?”

“I am,” Kathleen murmured demurely, like a small furry animal being caressed.

delicious.” Diana turned

Mrs. Macari.” Maria brought a hearty breakfast in

Kathleen was taken aback.

whip up some mushroom soup with Maria. It’s

a pang of guilt. “Old Mrs. Macari, you really didn’t have

lovely old lady really loves me. I

bored on weekdays, anyway. I’m happy

nodded obediently before picking up

She smiled so broadly that her eyes were reduced to slits. A warm, fuzzy feeling

you enjoy

smile with

of the corner of her eye, she saw Samuel looking at her and

noticed what had caught her attention. “Samuel had some of your soup before you

Kathleen looked over.

did,”

Kathleen turned her attention back to her

at her grandson. “I did some digging of my own. What happened with the ward this time really wasn’t your

Samuel was struck dumb.

as dirty as she thinks I

surprised to discover that

afternoon,” Diana announced.

and

thoughtfully before

she stroked Kathleen’s hair. “I’d said before that I’ll

out that Diana didn’t intend to bring

other hand, remained

door was vacated, and

settle in, Diana turned to look at Samuel. “Katie and Christopher are quite compatible, you

deign to

with her no matter how hard you force things. The sacrifice of Katie’s parents

care for her, Grandma,” Samuel

Samuel like

soon as Samuel was old enough, she addressed him by

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