Chapter 189


    “I cherish Matthew’s feelings toward me. But we hadn’t started dating each other. I refuse to be


    belittled, and I don’t want him to fall out with his family for me. I will not be called nasty names for the


    rest of my life.


    “He had plenty of options. He was told to choose one option, yet he chose both. You know what that is,


    Helen? That’s a mistake.”


    “I get what you’re saying, Luna. But seeing him so devastated and so heartbroken pains me. I know my


    demand is very selfish. But I don’t know how else to reduce his suffering.”


    “No one can help Matthew. Not even me. He has to go through this alone. If I can’tmit to him or


    give him a future, I shouldn’t give him false hope. Otherwise, he’ll fall even deeper in love with me.


    Helen, don’t you like him too? Why don’t you keep himpany in this time of need?


    “They say hardships bring the best out of everyone. I’m sure that one day, he’ll notice what you’ve done


    for him. I firmly believe that his feelings for me are nothing but an infatuation toward a bygone past.


    Maybe the love has died out and only obsession remains.”


    “I don’t know about all that. I just want him to be happy and to smile again.”


    “Then get to know him better. When that happens, he’ll cry and smile for you. A rtionship has to be


    earned, Helen. You’re a sweetheart. I’m sure he’ll fall for you.”


    She made no more responses. Stubbornly, she stood next to the window and suffered the same self–


    inflicted punishment as the man in the rain. Tears rolled incessantly down her cheeks.


    Another fool driven mad by love.


    Iy on the bed to read my book. Suddenly, Helen screamed and dashed out of the apartment.


    “Come on, Luna. Matthew fainted!”


    I got up quickly and chased after her.


    It was raining even heavier. The cold could seep through my bones.


    Helen knelt in the puddle, her clothespletely drenched by the rain. Her hair was stered to her


    face as she tried her best to lift Matthew’s upper torso with her arms. She was careful not to touch the


    wounds on his back.


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    Ignoring her disheveled state, she cried out despondently, “Matthew, what happened? Wake up. Call


    the ambnce. Call the police. Somebody! Please!”


    I ran back to my apartment and called an ambnce. Then, I rushed back down with an


    umbre.


    The cold rain and the gusty weather made it hard for the flimsy umbre. Our bodies trembled in the


    coldness. An ambnce arrived very quickly. Matthew was carried onto a gurney, and we rushed to a


    hospital.


    When the doctor cut open Matthew’s shirt, his wounded skin had already turned white from prolonged


    exposure to water. Red, crimson flesh could be seen under the gnarly wounds.


    It was a gory sight. I screamed and closed my eyes out of fear. Helen covered her mouth and


    staggered backward. She threw herself into my arms while wailing, “You see that, Lulu? He endured all


    this for you.”


    I felt awful. Matthew was such a fool. Why would he go through this for me?


    I was a person with empathy. It’d be a lie if I said I wasn’t upset to see Matthew in so much pain. But


    what could I do? A temporary heartbreak might heal, but a lifelong suffering could


    turn one insane.


    Matthew was one of the Loxleys, and he had very influential parents. I had no ce in his world. Peace


    in a rtionship from a one–sidedpromise would notst long.