The wedding was brought forward. Gwen had requested it to be on New Year's Eve. The air was thick with a festive atmosphere and the Gregg family home was lit up brightly. Gwen was wearing a snow-white wedding gown and sitting in the bedroom, waiting for her groom to pick her up.However, the groom was sitting in the study and looking preoccupied.Today was his wedding day, but he could not bring himself to be happy no matter what. It was as if the person getting married today was not him. He even felt numb inside, as if he was just completing a mission.He fiddled around with the wedding ring on his finger and suddenly remembered that Caroline had put this on him personally when they had gotten married. When he thought of Caroline, the man's heart felt warm for some reason.It was as if only the woman called Caroline could affect him.He sat on the sofa silently and suddenly thought of calling Caroline.Just as he took out his phone, he received a call.The name "Carol" lit up o
She had given him all her blessings even though he had hurt her.He would rather have had to endure her hatred and anger than receive her easy forgiveness.Mr. Connor, the lawyer, said, "Miss Shaw had a dying wish."Dixon found it hard to control his sorrow. Mr. Connor continued, "Miss Shaw hoped that you can send her off on the day of her passing by playing her favorite piano piece, 'The Street Where Wind Resides'."Dixon looked up at Mr. Connor in surprise. He asked, "What did you say?""Miss Shaw wanted to hear you play 'The Street Where Wind Resides' for her."He did not know how to play the piano...Dixon suddenly turned to look at the calm Lance Gregg fearfully.Lance was wearing a black coat and looked indifferent. Beside him was an extraordinarily expensive piano.Dixon's voice shook as he asked, "You knew about this long ago?""Yes, the person the little lady liked is me."Lance stared at the half-open casket fixedly. Only the girl's neck and lower body could be see
"Carol, you just had surgery; you should rest."I was not dead. Henry took me away from Wu City and I underwent surgery.It was a surgery that had a success rate of one percent.However, Henry said that I had been on the brink of death when he arrived at the Shaw villa that night. I had been lying on the bed wearing a white dress. My face was pale and I was lifeless. I would have died if I had not had the surgery.The surgery was not a complete success, but it had not failed either.At least it had given me more time.Summer tucked my long hair behind my ears. I opened my mouth with some difficulty. When she saw that, she hurriedly stopped me and said, "You just woke up and there are machines attached to you. You can't speak for now."I blinked to show that I understood. Then, Summer continued, "We did not take you away a few days ago. Henry suggested that I call Dixon. When he came by, he thought you were dead and cried miserably. They even held a funeral for you and the lawyer
I looked at her in shock and asked, "What are you trying to say?""The person you met nine years ago was not Dixon Gregg."The world turned dark. I could only hear Summer calling my name.At that moment, my mind was empty. I could not think about anything.I found it hard to understand what Summer's words meant.I understood what she meant much much later.I had a secret hidden deep down in my heart:I had loved Dixon Gregg for nine whole years.When I was young, I followed behind him.When I grew up, I finally became his wife.Nine years. I stayed determinedly with that man for nine years.I protected that secret love carefully, fearfully, and uneasily.Even though he did not love me. Even though he did not show me an ounce of pity.I continued to stay with him without any hesitation.Because my love was simple.I loved one person in this lifetime.But Summer had told me that the gentle and warm man who had been like a refreshing breeze and the beautiful moon I loved w
If Lance was the man who had played the piano and called me "little lady" nine years ago, then the next time we met after our parting was when I saw a familiar back at Summer's cat cafe.That was just as memorable as when we had met many years ago. The image of him overlapped with my memories of that warm man.Summer had asked me then, "Carol, why are you crying?"I had not wanted to cry, but I had been chasing after that back for nine years.It was something that flowed through my veins and was carved into my bones.It was my only and last desire in this world.I could remember clearly how I had gotten up hurriedly to go backstage and look for him after the concert ended. However, I had not managed to find him and was very disappointed. I had been unwilling to leave the concert hall.As I walked down the street slowly in my high heels, a tall, slender figure suddenly appeared in front of me. I looked up in shock to see him smiling at me as he said, "Little lady, you're followin
Summer's words hit me straight in the heart. I had never thought of these problems in the past.That was because I had never understood these problems before.If it was just like Summer said, then why should I return to Wu City?But my heart told me I had to return to Wu City.I closed my eyes and pretended to be at ease as I said, "I have my considerations."I thought about it for a moment and asked curiously, "Why are you speaking up for Dixon?"Summer was being too nice to him even if she were trying to repay his misdeeds with kindness.Summer answered a little awkwardly, "I am worried about you."She must have been afraid that I would ask her other questions so she hung up in a hurry.I kept thinking about what Summer said after hanging up the phone. There were some issues that I could not avoid. Until now, I still had not found the right answer and there was no one who could solve these problems for me.The car stopped outside the Shaw villa an hour later. I took my lugg
"I don't know where Lance is because he has never kept in contact with me." Director Gregg sounded dejected. Then, he suddenly asked curiously, "Why are you asking me about Lance?"I suddenly remembered what Dixon had told me in the little town in Nanjing. Lance was a cold person who had always looked down on the Greggs. He had eventually lost contact with Director Gregg.I felt a little down when I heard that because Henry had only found out that Lance was still in Wu City. However, he had not managed to find out where exactly.I felt helpless. Director Gregg called my name and asked me perplexedly, "You're looking for Lance because..."I interrupted him with an excuse, saying, "My mother loved the piano when she was alive. I once attended Lance's concert and it was very impactful. I want to invite him to my mother's ninth death anniversary."That was a lame excuse, but Director Gregg did not press me any further since he knew that I was not willing to tell him why I was looking
I had always loved makeup. Firstly, I was used to living exquisitely. Secondly, I wanted to hide the faint but indelible scars on my face.I put on dark red lipstick on my lips and curled my waist-long hair. Then, I put on a luxurious dress and heels before going downstairs to open the door and face him.Even though Dixon and Lance looked exactly the same, Lance would never have stood downstairs. That was why I had called Dixon's name just now when I had gotten out of the car.Dixon's eyes were cold and his features were extraordinarily sharp. He looked at me with confusion and wariness.I pursed my lips and asked him, "What are you doing here?"He did not speak. I continued, "This is my home."He asked, over and over again, "Your home?"His eyes were lost and confused.I answered with certainty, "Yes, this is my home."He suddenly asked, "Who are you?"There was a gentle breeze that blew at my hair. I reached out to smooth my hair and smiled at him. I asked, "Why are you sta