Chapter 274
Chapter 274
She spoke almost hysterically. That photo album contained the most cherished memories in her life,
after all.
Jackson frowned without him realizing it as he asked her, “Were you going to throw your life away just
for that photo album? You were lucky yesterday because only your fingers were blistered, and they
were not that serious, but what if the mes had consumed more parts of your body?”
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“But that photo album is very important to me!” she insisted.
“More important than your own two hands?” he countered, his voice deepening. “Were you really going
to sacrifice your hands just to protect that photo album?
Serenity took a deep breath and said, “It’s important enough to me that I’d protect it without any
hesitation, even if it means sacrificing my hands ”
To her, this was not just an empty wish, but it was her conviction and resolve, because the album
contained the memory of the purest and most genuine love she had ever received, and it was also the
happiest period in her life.
Her answer made his expression turn ugly. A wave of anger began to simmer and boil in his chest. He
was angry at her for not cherishing herself at all, but he was also angry at himself for caring about her
safety more than she did herself.
Even Serenity did not care at all if her hands were damaged and wounded, yet it meant the world to
him to never see her suffer the slightest pain ever again.
“Where’s my photo album?” she repeated her question with apparent anxiety.
Jackson let out a lengthy sigh, stood up, and walked over to a shell nearby before retuming to her to
hand her the half–burnt
album.
Only then did Serenity sigh in relief. She opened the album gingerly and looked at the photos inside.
Soon, her eyes started to redden again.
Many of the photos werepletely burnt, but some were merely crinkled at theers, while others
were partially burnt. Only a quarter of the photos had survived intact.
With each tum of the page, she had to brace herself with immense willpower to endure the pain. She
was incapable of protecting even a photo album from harm.
Finally, she closed the album and murmured, “Thank you.”
“What?” he asked, turning to look at her.
“Thank you for taking me to the hospitalst night,” she replied somewhat awkwardly. “I… Ipletely
lost control of my emotionsst night.”
The images of what happened yesterday shed through her mind. If she had still kept herposure,
she would never have thrown herself in his arms even if she did break down and cry, butst night, she
kept holding onto him as she wept, almost as if she was holding onto a floating raft to keep her from
drowning in the sea
“From now on,” he leaned down and whispered to her, “I’m the only one allowed to see you breaking
down like that.”
The way he said it, it was definitely not a question, but a foregone conclusion.
Serenity found it hard to breathe. Jackson leaned down and once again nced at her handaged
fingers as he said, “If you’ve got any problems from now on, you can alwayse to me for help. Don’t
ever try to face it alone again. Also, your hands are still healing, so I’ve applied for leave for you from
your work at the Sanitation Office, Just stay home and rest for a few more days,”
Home? She was
as stunned. It left a taste of bitterness in her mouth. She had never thought of this ce as her home.
In fact, sh did not have a home at all in Sria
“I’ve been taking leaves too oftentely,” she told him, “I just don’t want to cause my supervisor any
problems. I’ll probably be fined if I don’t show up again.”
She had taken a long leave earlier in the year, and street sweepers like her had always been treated as
hardborers, so she knew that if she did not show up to work again, her colleagues would have to do
all the jobs that she was supposed to do.