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 our conversation, interrupted with a gentle voice, “Don’t worry. I’ll remind him to

 

that she and Jackson were indeed a perfect match. Meanwhile, Jackson didn’t voice his objection after hearing that,

mending our friendship seemed to have

Jackson was right. After all, we should let bygones be bygones. At least, there was now a woman who could tame Jackson’s temperament so that

grateful for Lydia’s help, I flashed her a smile and

always regarded Jackson as an older brother, for he was half a year older than me, and now, it was only right that I treated his

replied politely with a faint smile on her

were still staying in the country. I asked, “Is your clinic in

me from embarrassment as she explained patiently,

been conscientious since he was young.

as soon as Lydia finished. After picking up the call, he went outside to talk. A minute later, he came back and excused themselves due

I recalled that I hadn’t asked for their address. Hence, I immediately took out my

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