chapter 1284


    Charmine looked into his eyes. "Frank, you asked me before about how I''d feel if Anthony was dead,


    and I''ll say yes. Yes, I''ll be sad and in misery, even, but I won''t want to die. Anthony wouldn''t want me


    to do so either.


    "I''m not only the Charmine that Anthony loves. I''m also Chris'' mother, Uncles'' treasure, President of the


    Jordan Group, and the hope of Burlington''s architectural buildings!


    "I''m Charmine Jordan, and I am myself.''


    Herst sentence was filled with confidence and beauty.


    She gazed at Frank earnestly. "Five years ago, I lived for revenge. Five yearster, I''m living for myself.


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    "One must live for oneself!"


    Her every word was stern and urge-filled, and Frank''s expression eventually faltered, overtaken with


    sadness and emotions. "I know you want to tell me the importance of living. However, my wife


    sacrificed her life for mine, so I shouldn''t let her wait alone in heaven." "Why did she save you?" asked


    Charmine abruptly. "She saved you for you to live on. You should live on for as long as you can. She''ll


    be happy for you in heaven; don''t let her sacrifice be wasted."


    Frank jolted at that.


    His wife did tell him to live on before she died...


    Charmine walked toward him and reassured him gently, "Frank I hope you can live on well. You should


    be excited for the future with an open heart. I hope that, one day, you can open your eyes and look at


    this beautiful world, in its four seasons. I hope you''ll live in solitude for the sake of wanting privacy, not


    as an escape. Your wife will be assured when she looks at you living that way."


    Frank fell into deep thought, unable to make up his mind in his confusion.


    Charmine took the little fox from him and concluded, "Consider it, Frank.


    What''s the ultimate goal of living? What did your wife want? What for?"


    Charmine then backed away and left him.


    Frank''s clear eyes aimed to where she walked off, and he could not but recall the words she said to


    him.


    ''Why did your wife save you? She wanted you to live on.'' ''You should live on so that her sacrifice won''t


    be wasted.'' ''Frank, have you actually lived for yourself?''


    He reflected those words carefully before, finally, atst, the realization dawned on him.


    He did all that for his life, but he had forgotten what she wanted...


    She would not want to see from above how he self-destructed; he would have betrayed her sacrifice if


    he did.


    Furthermore, Charmine was right-he had not lived for himself...


    Frank’s dead heart instantly felt revived. He walked toward Charmine quickly.


    "Charmine..."


    Charmine stopped with the fox in her arms as she waited for him to continue.


    Frank walked up to her and gently answered, "I''ve thought it through. I''m willing to ept the


    treatment."


    Charmine was ted at his decision. "Yeah, that''s great," she spoke, pleased with the oue.


    He sighed, "Sorry to have worried you all." "It’s okay."


    As long as the ending was good, everything was worth it.


    Charmine ced the fox back into his arms and helped him get back down.


    When they returned to the bamboo forest, Charmine helped Frank to get back into his room.