"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
Dixon asked why we had gotten a divorce.And not how we could have gotten divorced.They meant different things. The first statement meant that he could not bear for us to get a divorce. The second indicated that he wanted to know the reason for our divorce.Was it a misconception on my part?!I felt that Dixon had not lost his memories.If he had really lost his memories, he wouldn't have asked me that question like that.Furthermore, his question was a little ridiculous. After all, he was the one who had always wanted me to leave. He was the one who had wanted a divorce.Back then, I had used the divorce as well as the power of the Shaw family to tempt him into dating me. However, he had been unmoved then and had been so disgusted by me.I used my hand to pry his fingers off my wrist. Then, I smiled and asked, "You want to know the reason for our divorce? Then let's make an exchange. I will answer one of your questions if you answer one of mine. How about that?"My smile nev
"Oh, then I'm alright."Someone had already come to bail her out and my trip had been in vain. I sighed with resignation and was about to leave when a girl rushed out.Her face was exquisitely structured, complemented by fair skin and a slim waist.She scanned the surroundings to find that I was the only one in the vicinity and thus she darted over and tugged at my hand. "Are you Caroline Shaw?"I nodded and asked with puzzlement in my voice, "Who are you?""I'm Loraine Green, Summer's junior. I committed some crime and got detained so I begged her to bail me out. However, she said she was in town and requested a friend to help me instead. I hadn't been expecting my brother to come here ahead of you."She was a very cheerful and lively young girl.Socializing was not my strong point, so I dipped my head passively and asked softly, "Where's your brother? Do you need me to take you two home?"Thereafter, a man walked out of the corridor almost immediately.The khaki overcoat dra