Chapter 258
Chapter 258
The members of the group chat that Kevin created were all people from Shawn''s circle. I put down my
phone and looked outside the window. It might rainter, for it was already gloomy outside. Exhausted,
I closed my eyes andy on the bed to sleep.
When I woke up, it was already 3.00PM.
I changed my clothes before going to the city to visit May.
By the time I arrived in the city, it was already quitete. When I reached the hospital and found May''s
ward, she was staring nkly out the window.
As I entered, I asked her, "What''s on your mind?"
She pocketed her gaze and looked at me. I went over to sit beside her, and she reached out her hand,
wanting to hold mine. At this moment, I realized she was feeling a little down, so I held her hand full of
scars and asked, "What''s wrong?"
"I''m scared that Rudy will divorce me." She had said something simrst night.
Iforted her, "He won''t."
Hearing that, she exined in an upset tone, "The day before yesterday, I argued with him because of
his fiancée''s matter. After the argument, his fiancée asked me out, and you know what happened after
that. That night, I didn''t dare confront him about seeing him that afternoon… It''s not that I didn''t want to
say it; I just didn''t dare to do so, for I found a divorce agreement in his drawer before this!"
Fear was written all over her scarred face, and her eyes had no radiance in them at all. As she held my
hand tightly, she said while crying, "I''m terrified that he''ll ask me to split up with him. If this happened
earlier on, I''d have asked him to stay, but now… my face is ruined, and I have a torn meridian on my
right hand. I can''t draw anymore! Ree, I''ve be useless! I''m a useless person who doesn''t deserve
to be loved!"
May was so agitated at that moment, so I stood up and bent down to hug her. Then, Iforted her by
saying, "Rudy won''t do that. He''s not that kind of frivolous man, and he won''t cheat on you. He''ll be by
your side."
After that, she calmed down a little and suddenly stopped crying. She then said with obvious despair in
her voice, "No one knows him better than I do."
Confused, I asked, "What?"
"Ree, I know how cruel he can be."
"That''s not true. You didn''t see how anxious he was yesterday. He waited for you for the whole time
outside the operating room…"
Yet, she cut me off with a smile. "I''m sorry for making you worry."
I was startled when I heard that. "May…"
"Ree, grab tightly onto the person you love. Make him stay, even if it costs you your pride. Just don''t let
go of him." She was suddenly giving me advice.
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I embraced her in my arms andforted her softly, "May, the scars on my face can be removed, and
so can yours! Also, technology nowadays is so advanced that it can even save me, this cancer patient,
let alone the meridian on your wrist. Don''t worry, I''ll find the best doctor for you, and you''ll recover in no
time. Trust me!"
"Okay, I trust you," she replied.
"Don''t worry. Rudy won''t cheat on you, or I won''t forgive him myself! We will get the happiness we
want, May!"
"Sure. I believe you," she said she believed me twice in apathy.
I left the hospital after spending two hours with her. In the meantime, Rudy didn''t show up at all.
Rain was pouring in Bryxton again. I stood at the hospital entrance for some time before Joseph
opened an umbre above me. Then, he asked, "Are you going home, Miss?"
"Let''s go back to the apartment," I said.
It was already 8.00PM when I arrived at the apartment, and Shawn was still waiting for me. He said
that he would wait for one night, and that included tomorrow morning.
I had been on tenterhooks since I returned to the apartment. After I finished the dinner that Joseph
bought me, I stood at the entrance while hesitating.
I wanted to go see him, but I didn''t dare do so. No one was giving me the push!
Just then, I miraculously received a call from Florence. Shocked, I asked her, "What''s the matter,
Florence?"
"Your mom called me just now."
Her voice was so gentle and soft that it made peoplefortable listening to her. I leaned against the
door frame and asked, "Did my mom call you to talk about me?"
She has talked about me, or else Florence won''t even think of calling me. She''s pretty happy with ir
for the past two years since it has been a long time since Ist heard herining about him.
"Yeah, she thinks you''re afraid of something because you didn''t go home for New Year. She knows you
well. She immediately connected this to your rtionship issues and suspected that something
happened between you and Shawn."
I didn''t know my mom''s rtionship with Florence was so good that she could discuss my rtionship
with Shawn with the woman.
In the end, I answered honestly, "Well, something did happen."
Hearing that, Florence asked me gently, "Do you want to talk to me about it?"
"My condition is worsening, so I don''t want to drag him into this."
She understood what I meant right away. After being silent for some time, she said, "You and Shawn
are going viral on the inte, so I was afraid of disturbing you even when I wanted to ask you about it.
Ree, you used to love Nichs so much that you were willing to die for him, but you chose Shawn after
that. I can understand where you''reing from, for your brother was just like Nichs. After that, I
met another man too. Just when I wanted to choose him, he… I didn''t cherish him at that time, and I
still think about this now."
Previously, Florence mentioned the person she met after that had passed away. When I recalled this
piece of information, I called her name gently, "Florence."
"Ree, you know what kind of man Shawn is better than I do. His world is full of danger that even he
can''t be sure whether his tomorrow or an ident wille first! As such, why are you so worried
about your condition? I hope you can understand that this is not a reason for you to push him away, but
a reason for him to get through this with you together. Cherish the man you love, Ree. Don''t regret
when you lose him."
ir had given me this advicest time, and I lost Nichs in the end. Now that Florence was giving
me the same advice, an unknown fear started to rise from the bottom of my heart.
Then, I said with hesitation, "I''ll think about it."
"I hope you can be happy, Ree."
…
At the hospital, May saw the man who stayed beside her as soon as she opened her eyes. He had the
most good-looking face she had seen in this world, but of course, Shawn''s beauty wasn''t anything less
than his.
With a smile, she said, "You''re here."
"Yes, I''m here," he replied.
May pretended to be sad and said, "Rud, my face is ruined." She knew very well who caused that
explosion, and she was waiting for him to bring her justice.
Yet, his face was cold as he replied, "I''m sorry, May."
She pretended as though she knew nothing and asked him with a grin like a little child, "Why are you
apologizing?"
At that moment, Rudy didn''t answer her. He didn''t know how, but he had already decided that he
needed to cut her off.
He pressed his lips together, wanting to say something, but May got ahead of him and babbled, "I know
my face is hideous now, but Ree said that the scars can be removed. I can go back to how I used to
look, so don''t despise me, Rud. I will do my best…"
"May," he called her name, his voice deep.
At this moment, she froze instantly. She didn''t wait for him to continue his sentence as she continued to
babble, "Rud, the doctor told me earlier this morning that I can try getting out of bed in a few days, but
I''ll be wheelchair-bound. It doesn''t matter, though—I think it''ll be fine. I heard from the nurse that the
flowers in the garden are in full bloom. You can push me in the wheelchair after a few days, and we can
go enjoy the flowers together…"
"Let''s split up," he abruptly cut her off.
The words that she didn''t get to say were still stuck in her throat, and she couldn''t voice them out or
swallow them. She looked at him with tears welling up in her eyes and gently called his name, but he
said cruelly, "You said that I could end this marriage whenever I find someone I love even more."
Yet, it seemed like she couldn''t hear what he was saying; she merely called his name nkly as though
his name could provide her with strong support.
"I want to end this marriage now, May."
His intention was tantly obvious. She wanted to make a fuss and ask him whether everything that
happened between them was nothing! She was his legal wife, but how could he be so apathetic when
Hannah, that woman, hurt her so badly?
Indeed, Hannah had caused that explosion! She was the one who texted May and asked her to wait for
her there!
A man like Rudy surely found out the truth, but not only did he not bring her justice, he even wanted to
divorce her.
May wanted to make a scene; she wanted to swallow her pride and ask him to stay. However, she
didn''t do that when she recalled Alba''s face.
She was that man''s baby girl! She didn''t want him to see her with no dignity! Even worse, she was
pestering his uncle!
At this thought, she put a smile on her scarred face, which hurt Rudy a little. Then, she said gently, "It
has been nearly two years since Alba left me, but I seldom think of him because of your presence. I
know I need to move on with my life after he died, but you''re the one who taught me to ept love
again and allowed me to put down the grudge I''d been holding onto for more than ten years… Thank
you, Rud. I''m a person of my word. Since you want to leave, I won''t hold you back."
"I''m sorry, May," he apologized.
"I''m willing to let you go, Rudy." This time, she didn''t address him as ''Rud'' anymore.
She grinned and said the cruelest words in this world with a gentle tone, "However, we''ll beplete
strangers after you leave. No matter what happens in the future, I won''t have anything to do with you
anymore. With that, I hope that we won''t acknowledge each other next time."
When Rudy heard that, he was stunned. She was trying to cut him offpletely, and he never thought
that she would be this determined.