Chapter 337: I Need You
In the end, she buys steamer tickets straight to Country F, but it will take longer. She makes this choice
considering John''s health, and to avoid being tracked by Louis.
John has been quiet recently. He just lets her lead the way, not sad or happy. Lily feels sad that his soul
is not with her.
After settling in on the ship, Lily gets a ss of warm water and brings it to him with the medicine.
Watching him silently taking the medicine, Lily can''t help but say, "John, don''t be like this. I feel bad.
You can say anything you want. Don''t give me the silent treatment."
She hates when he behaves like a dying person.
John looks out of the window and sees the sparkling blue sea.
After a while, he whispers, "I don''t want to go to thatb anymore. Take me around. I know my body. It''s
no use going there."
He has just taken the medicine but starts coughing violently again.
The palm of his hand is covered with blood.
Lily quickly wipes his hand with a napkin and says, her eyes sore, "It will help. Perhaps when we get
there, they will have their findings."
"You''re only in your twenties. How can you die?" Lily grips his hand and begs, "Do this for me. Don''t
overthink it. I hope you can be happy."
John touches her cheek with his hand.
Her cheek feels so tender.
She looks exactly like when they first met. But she is getting more confident and can handle things on
her own without his protection.
Louis is right. It was wrong for John to assume that Lily was weak. She can''t be locked up in a cage.
"I was wrong. I was too scared," John mutters in a low voice, "I was afraid my brother would attack you,
but I know now you are braver than I thought. In fact, you are your own woman."
Instead of guiding her properly, he pushed her away.
That is why they keep missing each other.
Lily shakes her head. "No, you''ve been protecting me. Because of that, I''m safe and sound. It''s the
same for me now. I really need you."
"I won''t live long."
Lily quickly presses her finger on his lips, her eyes filled with sadness and determination. "You will live
for a hundred years. When you get better, can you take me skiing? Didn''t you say you wanted to teach
me how to ski?"
Johnughs.
He knows Lily broke up with Louis to keep himpany. But it isn''t because she loves him, but
because he is about to die. She is just feeling sorry for him.
And she just said that tofort him.
"Alright, I''ll teach you when I''m well." John holds her hand tightly and says, "I want to take you around
the world to see the most beautiful scenery."
Lilyughs through her tears and nods vigorously, saying, "That''s a promise. I''ll wait."
"Perfect."
John bes cheerful and chatty. Lily finally rxes.
At noon, Lily takes John to the restaurant on the ship for dinner.
There is Chinese food on board, but it isn''t made by a Chinese chef. The food is medium-cooked and
smelly.
Lily stops eating it after a few bites and feels sick in her stomach. She wants to make it to the bathroom
but throws up into the trash can beside her seat instead.
Johnes over to pat her on the back, saying nervously, "Are you alright?"
Lily shakes her head and replies, "I''m fine. I''m just not used to the food here."
John gets her a ss of water. When she looks better, he calls for a waiter and whispers a few words
into his ear.
Lily happens to see him do it and asks, "What did you tell him?"
"I asked him to get us another lunch."
"There''s no need. I can make do with it."
John insists, "No, you can''t. If it isn''t for you, you have to eat something else, so that you won''t feel
ufortable in your stomach."
Lily has no choice but to let him.
Ten minutester, the waiter returns with some other Chinese food.
Maybe another cook made it, because the new dishes don''t smell fishy, and they are spicy enough for
Lily''s taste. Nheless, the rice is still crappy.
After lunch, John hands a card to the waiter.
The waiter swipes it twice, but it wouldn''t pay the bill. So, he returns it and says, "Sir, your card doesn''t
work."
"Try it again." John frowns slightly. "It usually does."
The waiter tries again but gets the same result.
"Use mine." Lily hands her card to the waiter and jokes with John, "You may have used it too many
times and forgotten that it has maxed out."
John says confidently, "No, there are at least tens of millions in it."
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After leaving the restaurant, John insists on borrowing the phone on the ship. After the call has been
put through, John looks annoyed as he listens.
Hanging up, he says to Lily, "All my cards have been declined."
"Your brother did it?"
"No one else could besides him." John dials again. "I''ll ask Victor toe over."
Lily holds his hand and says, "He would get tired traveling around this much. Just call him when we
arrive in Country F. Besides, my card still works. Use mine."
She forcefully pulls John away. "Alright, you should go back to your room and rest."
John can only give up.
With great difficulty, she persuades John to be back in his room. After watching him fall asleep, Lily
leaves gently and arrives on the deck of the ship.
The wind hurts her cheeks and clears her mind.
She looks at the azure sea and is lost in thoughts. Does Jonathan know about this route she is taking?
How is Louis doing in Yorkshire? Is Coffey keeping an eye on him?
Apart from John''s illness, what she is most afraid of is Jonathan telling Louis about it.
She hopes she can save the day before it is toote.
Lily ns everything and is even counting on Coffey and Kay. However, she can never guess in a
million years that before her n starts, Jonathan has given news to the Smiths.
In the Smith''s mansion.
After Antony reads the anonymous letter, he remains silent for a long time.
He knows whoever sent the letter must be up to something. However, the fact that his daughter-inw
is still alive disturbs him.
After quite some time, he dials the number on the letter.
"Hello, who is it?" The call quickly goes through, and the gentle, polite, and familiar female voice almost
makes the old man cry.
"Kanna?" he asks in a trembling voice, "Are you Kanna?"
The woman on the phone is silent for a while. Then she sobs, "Dad...." It sounds like she has been
through a lot.
Antony''s lips trembles. "Girl, you''re still alive!"
Antony is not feeling well, so it is not convenient for him to go out. He persuades and persuades, and
finally Kanna agrees to let the butler pick her up.
Antony waits anxiously in the living room. About twenty minutester, he vaguely hears the motoring
running outside and rushes out of the house.
At the front door, he sees the butler walking over with a woman from afar. She is wearing a ck coat
and looks unfamiliar. However, he recognizes her eyes.
When Kanna notices Antony, she purses her lips and doesn''t say anything.
When she approaches and faces the old man, Kanna''s shoulders tremble as she silently weeps.
Antony holds her in his arms with distress. "Little girl, I''m sorry for what you have gone through...."