• Chapter 7

  • Chapter 7

  • I rubbed my sore eyes and waved my hand.

  • “I’m fine, really.”

  • The shopkeeper, perceptive as always, handed me a pack of tissues and brewed a cup of floral tea before turning away to tend to the flowers.

  • I sat quietly in the shop for a long time, letting my emotions settle. Eventually, I chose a bouquet of daisies and prepared to leave.

  • Just as I was about to pay, the shopkeeper stopped me.

  • “This bouquet is on the house.”

  • I was taken aback and looked at her in confusion.

  • She smiled faintly, as though lost in memory.

  • “Miss, I just remembered something Joseph told me back then. He said someone might come to inquire about this order one day.

  • ‘If she comes alone, give her a bouquet of flowers.

  • Tell her: Keep moving forward; the starlight will illuminate your path.”

  • That day, I broke down completely in front of my mother’s grave.

  • I never thought he would appear beside me in such a way.

  • And I never expected that even now, I would still rely on him for comfort.

  • What kind of mental preparation did he go through to leave those words with the shopkeeper?

  • I was the only one who understood the meaning of “if she comes alone.”

  • It meant he was no longer by my side.

  • 09:23

  • The Du

  • Chapter 7

  • In the evening, my colleague called me.

  • “Zoey, the flight’s booked for next week.”

  • “Who do you want to list as the beneficiary for the insurance this time? Your husband?”

  • I shook my head.

  • down Doctors Without Borders.”

  • “Doctors Without Borders?”

  • “Yes.”

  • “Why them?”

  • and answered

  • doctor with Doctors

  • out of the cemetery

  • looked unkempt, with stubble on his face and a weary

  • saying a word, he handed me

  • a camera, the same model as my mother’s.

  • old one couldn’t

  • in silence,

  • take the box.

  • managed to get this

  • what I cherished had

  • if he found an identical replacement, what difference

  • 09:23

  • The Ruined Pride

  • Chapter 7

  • he rubbed his temples, looking exhausted.

  • back with

  • week. The invitations have been sent out. If you keep causing trouble, there

  • out a

  • you, I’m the one causing

  • grabbed

  • this because you

  • your belongings. But that’s because

  • saw that old camera lying around and gave it to her

  • so many people–I couldn’t just stand

  • felt a hint of pity.

  • don’t love you.”

  • froze, then his expression turned

  • “Don’t lie.

  • you didn’t love me, why would you look at me like that?”

  • pulled my hand back, and gently touched his

  • pity… I’ll never

  • if he realized something.

  • “You…”

  • he could finish,

  • 09:23

  • Chapter 7

  • It was Sara.

  • for a few

  • end, her voice was

  • “Jackson, I’m leaving…

  • for causing trouble

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