Chapter 35: Are You Free Next Weekend?


    Sitting in the dining room, Estelle couldn’t see anything clearly. On the contrary, the man seemed to


    be quite used to the darkness.


    Soon, the man came back with two bowls of chicken soup and sat down opposite her. The chicken


    soup was fragrant and smelled tempting.


    It was the first time that Estelle had eaten in darkness.


    “It tastes good,” The manplimented and took a few sips, “You’re really amazing at cooking.”


    Estelle smiled shyly and said, “I learned it from an old maid in my family. She is a gardener, but she


    is good at cooking. All kinds of soup that she cooked were very delicious. Unfortunately, I can’t cook


    well like her. And the chicken soup cooked by me is not as delicious as the one she cooked.”


    The man said gently, “The soup is very delicious. I like it very much.”


    “Thank you, sir.”


    “Do you know how many times you have said thank you to me?” The man asked.


    Hearing that, Estelle was stunned.


    She remembered that James had also said the same words to her when she was in the hospital.


    “Sir, you...”


    Is he James? This man is very mysterious and never allows me to see his face. I don’t know


    anything about him, but he knows everything about me. He even knew the cost of the medical fees


    that I needed to pay. He knows me so well. And he is about the same height and figure as James.


    But his voice is different from that of James.


    “Well, let’s stop talking about this. Let’s talk about you,” The man changed the topic and said. “You


    didn’t go through the divorce procedures today?”


    Estelle answered, “Yes... My ex-husband said that he had something urgent to deal with in his


    company today.”


    The man asked, “Do you believe what he said?”


    Estelle was rendered speechless.


    “Having something to deal with in thepany is the mostmon excuse given by men.”


    Estelle asked in puzzlement, “Then why did he use such an excuse to dy the divorce? He


    wanted to divorce me very much before. And today, when I was on the way to the Court, he urged


    me to get there as soon as possible and was very impatient. But when I arrived there, he suddenly


    left.”


    “He’s the only one that knows the reason,” The man said meaningfully.


    Estelle’s mind was a mess.


    Today, Cristofer suddenly said on the phone that he didn’t want to divorce her. He also said that he


    wouldn’t divorce her because he didn’t want her to live a happy life with another man.


    Cristofer thinks too highly of me. I’m a single mother with two children and a patient who is in the


    advanced stage of lung cancer. No man will be willing to marry a woman like me, Estelle thought


    helplessly.


    The moment I was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, the countdown to my death began. Every


    second is precious to me, and I’m busy every day. How is it possible that I waste my time fooling


    around with another man?


    “Is your mother feeling better these days?” The man asked.


    “She’s much better,” Estelle stated. “Thank...”


    She shut her mouth at once when she habitually wanted to say thank you again.


    The man was amused by her and chuckled. “Sure enough.”


    “What?” Estelle was puzzled.


    “You are very simr to my old friend. She is very simple, lovely, and likable, just like you.”


    Estelle asked curiously, “Sir, is your old friend... married?”


    “Yes.”


    Estelle then tried to persuade him, “You’ve got a long way to go in your future life. You must try to let


    go of the past. Since she is married, you must move on and start a new life. Sir, you are a good


    man. I believe you will meet a better woman who will love you.”


    The man took a sip of chicken soup and said in a deep voice, “Are youforting me?”


    “I just don’t want you to live an unhappy life as I do. I’m stating the facts. As you know, I was not


    willing to give up on my husband before. In the past years, I’ve begged him and exined to him


    countless times, but I still can’t win his heart because he doesn’t love me. When a person doesn’t


    love you, whatever you do for them is meaningless.”


    The man forced a smile and said, “You’re right. When a person doesn’t love you anymore, whatever


    you do for them will be in vain.”


    “Yes,” Estelle agreed sadly, “So we’d better move on. We should cherish the people who are more


    important to us and spend more time with them when they need us, or else we will regret it when we


    lose them one day.”


    The man knocked on her bowl with the spoon and said, “Have some soup. It’s getting cold.”


    Estelle then realized that she couldn’t persuade him.


    In the past, she was also so stubborn, thinking that she could win Cristofer’s heart again with her


    sincerity and love. However, the result was tremendously disappointing as Cristofer despised her.


    She could see that the man was the same kind of person as her so she knew that he wouldn’t give


    up on the girl that he loved easily.


    “Are you free next weekend?” The man suddenly asked.


    After swallowing the chicken soup, Estelle raised her head and asked, “Sir, is there something you


    need me to do next weekend?”


    “Go back to the Hudson’s House,” The man ordered.


    “Sir, my Uncle is in charge of the Hudson family now. It’s meaningless for me to go back,” Estelle


    said with a hesitant look.


    “Listen to me,” The man said calmly and firmly. “Estelle, go back home. I’ll help you take revenge on


    those who hurt you. I’ll make them pay for all that you have suffered.”


    ****


    At the Hudson’s House.


    Gretchen handed the gift that she had prepared for her mother, Melody, and said, “Mom, this is for


    you.”


    Melody took the gift with a smile and said, “Thank you, Gretchen. By the way, when will you and


    Cristofer get married?”


    Hearing her Mom’s words, Gretchen felt annoyed and said, “I don’t know.”


    “You don’t know? Didn’t you say that he would marry you after Estelle died?”


    “But Estelle hasn’t died. I heard that she had an operation in the hospital not long ago, and part of


    her diseased lung tissue was excised. She seems to be in good condition now. I’m afraid that she


    won’t die soon.”


    Melody’s expression changed, and she said, “Don’t worry. She’s in the advanced stage of lung


    cancer and may die at any time. Let’s wait and see.”


    “Mom,” Gretchen said, “There is something wrong with Cristofer recently. I think... he still loves


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