Chapter 162


    The horrific ident near the main gate of the Sterling vi resulted in the driver’s death and left the


    others injured.


    The injured were currently undergoing treatment in the Sterling vi itself, cared for by a section of the


    nursing staff that hade to take care of Nn.


    Dorothy asked Jacob to pay off the families of the dead and the injured, but Jacob refused, and so


    George had to run away, even though he imed that it was the ambnce driver who came speeding.


    As the doctor was leaving after treating Nn, Dorothy asked, “Is he going to be fine? When will he


    wake up?”


    “He will wake up soon, but his bones are broken. Considering his age, he will have a hard time to fully


    recover. Still, we’ll rmend a diet n. Just stick to it.” The doctor spat some words like it was the


    formal thing to do. Dorothy didn’t like him at all as she didn’t see any concern in his eyes or voice.


    Not just the doctor but no one else in the vi showed real concern in her eyes, except her daughter and


    the pizza delivery guy who not only helped bring the wounded nurses into the dorms but also stayed to


    take care of the doctor’s needs as he treated Nn.


    Perhaps, feeling grateful, Dorothy came up to the delivery guy who was still wearing a helmet. “I don’t


    know who you are,” she grabbed his hands, “but thank you for your help. I wish I could give you some


    money, but we’re in a terrible situation right now, so I hope you understand.”


    Whether she was telling the truth or not, Benjamin didn’t really care. He only helped because he pitied


    Nn’s condition and dropped a drop of his blood into Nn’s mouth, which helped keep him alive until


    help arrived. Benjamin had never seen Dorothy spend a dor from her own purse for anything, so it was


    likely that she was just faking through her emotions. Women her age were easily capable of crying, he


    thought.


    “I want to stay here, but my boss will crush me under his foot,” Benjamin said and walked away. He


    briefly nced up at the first floor. Reba was looking at him and slightly waved her hand. Though she


    wasn’t smiling, he smiled for her and waved back, though only subtly. After Benjamin stepped out into


    the foyer, Amber was waiting for him, her gaze sharp and critical


    “When will you leave Young Lady Reba alone?” she asked angrily. “Can’t you see that she isn’t in a


    situation to waste time on a rtionship that doesn’t work?”


    “My, my, you’ve grown a lot in the few days I’ve left the vi,” he patted her shoulder. “Good for you, but


    the thing is I’m neither a hermit nor a recluse. I think Reba isn’t, either, so we’ll keep seeing each


    other. If you have a problem with that, that’s not my problem.” He walked past her. “Only you three are


    left, so take good care of my wife.”


    “You don’t need to tell me that! I do what I’m paid for. Tsk,” Amber bit the inside of her cheek. In the


    meantime, Reba entered her room. There was a dairy on her bed, with two beautiful


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    roses inside. They looked fresh, so he probably plucked them from the garden, she thought On the same


    page where the roses were kept, some words were written: Maybe, it’s the belity in our broken minds that


    attracted us to each other at first. A lot of things happened after we married, and there were times when I


    thought I was lighting a losing battle, but I don’t think that way anymore even though we’re living apart. I


    feel that you’re also desperately seeking a connection, though you don’t show it as much as I do. I hope


    you’ll like the flowers. I plucked them from the nt we watered together. Next time we meet, can you


    give the roses back to me?


    They both watered a rose nt together? When? Reba stressed her brain to remember it, A few


    months back, she was practicing her designing skills. Seeking some inspiration, she came to the garden


    and kept observing the nts and flowers. Even though they were naked, they looked so beautiful. All of


    them, whether it be the jasmines, roses, or the lilies, “Howe we humans do our damndest to look


    beautiful by wearing all kinds of clothes, but the flowers look the prettiest without any covering


    whatsoever? It’s unfair,” she was talking to herself. “At this rate, how the heck am I supposed toe up


    with an idea?” As she was rubbing her chin, Benjamin brought his face in from the side, making her heart


    almost explode.


    “You scared me,” she yelled at him sharply but not as loudly.


    He showed her the rose flower he had been hiding behind his back.


    “You think I’ll fall for that?” she swatted the flower to the side, making some petals fall in the process.


    He picked up the petals and began to chew on them. “In case you are interested in roses, I suggest you


    water them for a few weeks and observe them grow from buds and bloom and rebloom and… you know,


    you might be able to find what you’re looking for.” “Hmph. I know what I should do,” she folded her arms


    and walked away, but she tried watering a rose nt for a few days after that, when Benjamin wasn’t


    around, and she was able to see the rose nt form buds and slowly bloom into flowers. It did help her


    get multiple ideas with her designs.


    Coming back to the present.


    “He said we watered the nts together, but we never did,” Reba thought. “I always watered the rose


    nt alone.” Her eyes then slowly widened, “Wait, did he also water the rose nts back then?” She put


    her brain to work. “Now that I think about it, I only watered one nt, but many other rose nts also


    bloomed, even the ones with wilted flowers. Back then, Oliver and other butlers didn’t water the nts


    daily for a few months. Did he water the nts at that time?”


    Shock filled her face. Benjamin watered the nts of the vi when all of the Sterling family members


    were busy eating his brain and draining his physical energy whenever they could?


    “He took care of the garden when the butlers were busy with other things?” she covered her mouth with


    the book. “Benjamin, you really are a crazy guy. I don’t know if you’re lucky to have me in your life, but I


    think I’m lucky to have you in mine.” She put the book aside and brought the roses closer to her nose


    and took in their scent. As the fragrance of the fresh roses


    filled her head and heart, she felt a little peaceful.


    “He asked me to bring these roses the next time I’m going to meet him, but these flowers won’tst until


    tomorrow. Was he telling me to pluck new roses from that rose nt? I can do that, but if I give the roses


    to him, he’ll get all lovey-dovey and try to…” she paused, then took a deep breath. “He may do anything.


    He himself confessed that he’s desperate for a’ connection.’ I wish I could speak my mind like that.”


    Meanwhile, in Ryan’s room.


    Ryan was standing next to a wilted rose nt. He kept staring at it for a while and remembered how his


    wife used to water even the most dead-looking nts and brought them back to life and made them


    bloom more brightly than ever. “People, nts, and nature


    round.” He broke the rose stems that looked weak or dead and dried up. “You showed me how to


    properly care for others. You watered my dried-up soul and made me feel alive again, and it seems like


    your son is doing the same thing with his wife.” He looked out through the window when Benjamin was


    riding away on his motorbike. “Whether he will manage to win against the pests that are in this ce and


    make roses and lilies bloom in his wife’s heart again, I shall be here to witness all of it.”


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