Jackson was taken aback by her straightforwardness. A moment later, he recollected himself and replied, “You’re right. After all, it’s just a matter of individual choice. No one is nobler than the other.”

Feeling that he was insinuating something, I was rendered speechless. Besides, I found it difficult to inquire where he had been in front of Rose and Lydia. What happened?

Feeling conflicted, I could only muster up a single commonplace out of the thousand in my head. “Come and have dinner at my place when you’re free. After all, Summer has been missing you.”

“We’ll see,” Jackson rejected indirectly. “Since I’ve just opened my new clinic, many of my patients will be coming for follow-up examinations. So, I’m quite busy and don’t really have time.”

It was obvious that he wanted to keep a distance from me.

Besides resenting me for ignoring him in the past, Jackson probably thought I was also responsible for Macy’s death.

 

Now that Macy was not here anymore, Jackson was the only childhood friend I had. Hence, I was reluctant to let go of our friendship.

to persuade him when Lydia, who was listening to our conversation, interrupted with a gentle voice, “Don’t worry. I’ll remind

 

and I had to admit that she and Jackson were indeed a perfect match. Meanwhile, Jackson didn’t voice his objection after hearing that, which meant

with mending our friendship seemed to have faded

felt that Jackson was right. After all, we should let bygones be bygones. At least, there was now a

her a

older than me, and now, it was only right that

replied politely with a faint smile on her

their address since they were still staying in the country. I

Jackson had turned around to play with Summer as if he deliberately wanted to avoid me. Fortunately, Lydia saved me from embarrassment as she explained patiently, “It’s in K City. Jackson moved his clinic there.

in agreement, recalling that Jackson had always been conscientious since he was young. Therefore, it made sense that Jackson

outside to talk. A minute later, he came back and excused

vanished from sight that I recalled that I hadn’t asked for their

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