• 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.

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  • 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.

  • put down Doctors Without Borders.”

  • “Doctors Without Borders?”

  • “Yes.”

  • “Why them?”

  • and answered

  • he was a doctor with

  • I staggered out of the cemetery gate, I

  • unkempt, with stubble on his face and a weary expression.

  • saying a word, he handed me

  • a camera, the same model as

  • one couldn’t be repaired.”

  • in silence, staring at

  • take the

  • he found me, nor where he managed

  • what I cherished had already been

  • an identical replacement, what difference would it

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  • The Ruined Pride

  • Chapter 7

  • he rubbed his temples, looking

  • with

  • invitations have been sent out. If you keep causing trouble, there will be no way to fix this.”

  • let out a mocking laugh.

  • the

  • grabbed my hand.

  • doing this because you

  • favor her, giving her your belongings. But that’s because she

  • camera lying around and gave it

  • of so many people–I couldn’t

  • suddenly felt a

  • don’t love

  • then his

  • “Don’t lie.

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

  • back, and gently touched his

  • a pity… I’ll never

  • shifted as if he realized

  • “You…”

  • finish, his phone

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  • Chapter 7

  • It was Sara.

  • hesitated for a few seconds before answering.

  • voice

  • “Jackson, I’m leaving…

  • sorry for causing trouble

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