The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 61

  • 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.

  • put down Doctors Without

  • “Doctors Without Borders?”

  • “Yes.”

  • “Why them?”

  • sniffled and

  • a doctor with Doctors

  • I staggered out of the cemetery gate, I

  • stubble on his

  • a word, he handed me a box.

  • camera, the same model

  • couldn’t

  • silence, staring at

  • didn’t take the box.

  • no idea how he found me, nor where he managed to get this camera from–one that

  • I cherished had already been broken.

  • if he found an identical replacement, what difference would it

  • 09:23

  • The Ruined Pride

  • Chapter 7

  • I wouldn’t take it, he rubbed his temples,

  • back with me.

  • is next week. The invitations have been sent out. If you keep causing trouble, there will be no

  • a mocking laugh.

  • I’m the

  • and grabbed

  • doing this because you

  • think I favor her, giving her your belongings. But that’s because she demanded an apology from

  • and gave it to her so

  • her in front of so many people–I couldn’t

  • felt a hint

  • don’t love

  • froze, then his expression turned

  • “Don’t lie.

  • why would you look at me like

  • hand back, and gently touched his

  • a pity… I’ll never see this face

  • expression shifted as if he realized

  • “You…”

  • he could finish, his

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  • Chapter 7

  • It was Sara.

  • hesitated for a few seconds before answering.

  • the other end, her voice was fraught

  • “Jackson, I’m leaving…

  • sorry for causing

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