Redmption 208


    “Thank you for epting him and loving him, Mae.” As she said that, she handed me a cup of tea,


    her eyes shining eagerly.


    At once, tears pricked my eyes. However, I kept my smile on my face. “You’re making it sound like


    no one wants him.”


    Ellie pursed her lips. I took the teacup and sipped from it.


    The fragrant tea filled my mouth. It was my first time tasting such a refreshing cup of tea. River


    water really did taste different


    “My brother refused to look for a girlfriend for my sake. He was afraid that his future wife wouldn’t be


    good to me, and thought that I… Ellie trailed off.


    I suddenly understood why she couldn’t seem to say it. She was afraid that Brandon hadn’t given


    me the heads up about her illness. She was afraid that if I knew about her condition, I would think


    less of Brandon.


    I took another sip of the tea and said, “That you have a weak immune system? Look at me. Do I


    seem like such a superficial person to you?”


    My words put a smile on her face. She sighed in relief. Did he tell you about my condition, Mae?”


    she asked.


    “Of course. Why else would Ie all the way here? I wanted toe see you, and…” I looked


    around, shaking my head lightly.


    Ellie stared at me curiously with those big beautiful eyes of hers. “And what?”


    I could tell that she was a sensitive person, especially when it came to her brother. I told her what I


    had in mind. “I wanted to take you back. But now that I’ve seen this beautiful life of yours, I feel like I


    don’t have the right to take you away.”


    Although she could stay at my ce and she’d never have to suffer a day in her life, that house


    would feel like a cage to her. How could she feel free and at ease in a ce like that?


    I understood why Brandon left her alone here now. This ce was full of nature. It was calming and


    soothing.


    “I’ll go with you if you take me,” Ellie said, quickly agreeing to it.


    I was stunned. “Won’t you miss this ce?”


    She held up her cup and sipped on it, saying nothing.


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    I could sense her hesitation. She couldn’t bear to leave the freedom she had here, but she seemed


    to want to leave as well.


    Perhaps it was just human nature. It wasn’t greediness, just human desire to explore the things that


    were beyond our reach


    Ellie’s condition made her unable to go everywhere freely like the other girls. Maybe the beautiful


    life she had that I envied was actually her cage.


    “I want to treat my illness so that I can get better, and Brandon won’t have to worry about me,” Ellie


    said.


    Since she brought up her illness, I could talk about it. “Hasn’t he brought you to the doctor before?”


    I remembered the promise that Brandon and I had made. If I paid for his sister’s treatment, he


    would pay


    me back with his body.


    “He has, but they all said that I need a heart transnt. Ellie bit her lip. “But it’s really risky. On top


    of that. my blood type is really rare. Brandon doesn’t want to take the risk.”


    My hands were trembling slightly as I held the cup. I didn’t expect that Brandon would stop Ellie


    from getting the transnt due to the risks. He was too afraid of losing her. Why else would he not


    want to take the risk?


    Even without the surgery, Ellie’s life was still in constant danger. She couldn’t get shocked or


    agitated She could only continue living like this


    Although there was hope for the surgery, the slightest error could mean that he would lose his


    sister


    forever.


    It felt like something had stabbed me in the heart. It throbbed painfully.


    “Your brother’s afraid of something happening to you,” I said, voicing out Brandon’s worries Ellie


    nodded. “I know, but I want to get well. I don’t want him to worry about me all day”


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