• 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.

  • down Doctors Without Borders.”

  • “Doctors Without Borders?”

  • “Yes.”

  • “Why them?”

  • and answered

  • he was a doctor with Doctors

  • I staggered out of the cemetery gate, I

  • unkempt, with stubble on his

  • he handed me a

  • the same model as my

  • couldn’t be

  • stood there in silence,

  • take the box.

  • had no idea how he found me, nor where he managed to get this camera from–one that was released in 1994.

  • cherished had already

  • replacement, what difference

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  • The Ruined Pride

  • Chapter 7

  • take it, he rubbed his temples, looking exhausted.

  • back with me.

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

  • let out a mocking laugh.

  • I’m the one causing trouble?”

  • grabbed my

  • this because you love

  • giving her your belongings. But

  • gave it

  • of so many people–I couldn’t

  • I suddenly felt a hint of

  • I don’t love you.”

  • then his expression

  • “Don’t lie.

  • me, why would you look at

  • pulled my hand back,

  • never see

  • expression shifted as if he

  • “You…”

  • could finish, his

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  • Chapter 7

  • It was Sara.

  • for a few seconds

  • other end, her voice was fraught with

  • “Jackson, I’m leaving…

  • for causing

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