Wasted Tears

In the meantime, at the James family mansion, Preston was in the study room with his grandfather, Walter James. He handed over the marriage certificate to him. His grandfather smiled brightly and said, “Well done, my precious grandson.”However, when he saw the name of his grandson’s bride, the smile on his face vanished.He was reminded of the conversation between him and his grandson when he told him that he would marry no one but Vivica Cartwright in this lifetime.Grandpa James looked at his grandson and asked, “What happened between you and Vivica, my precious grandson?”A flicker of pain crossed Preston’s eyes, and he replied, “Vivica and I broke up, Grandpa. She requested that I wait for her until her twenty-first birthday.I would have waited for the love of my life, Grandpa. However, the three-month deadline you had imposed forced me to act quickly.I hope one day she will find it in her heart to forgive me, Grandpa, because my life without her in it is meaningless.”Grandpa

Brooklyn wiped her tears and replied, “My mind went blank, Fiona. As I stood weeping in the Home Affairs parking lot, a handsome stranger approached me and offered to give me a ride.There was something in the handsome stranger’s calm demeanor that made me accept his offer.I had never laid eyes on him before, yet he spoke my name with startling familiarity. Against my better judgment, I took the handsome stranger’s offer.When he dropped me off in the hospital parking lot, he wished me a happy birthday, and then he gave me a bouquet of red roses.I stared at the flowers, and my name was written in elegant script on the card. I realized with a shiver that while he was a stranger to me, I was certainly no stranger to him.”Fiona smiled brightly as she was thinking about the handsome stranger who approached her at the hospital looking for her best friend and asked, “Do you know the name of the handsome stranger, my dearest Brooklyn?”Brooklyn smiled with tears in her eyes and replied, “

When Preston James arrived at the Cartwright Private Hospital, he went to the Senior Cardiologist, Zweli Langa’s office. Dr Langa was surprised to see him, then he greeted him with respect and asked, “How may I help you, President James?”Preston feigned a smile and replied, “I am here to pick up Brooklyn, Dr Langa.” Dr Langa was puzzled because he heard a rumour that Dr Rogers and President James were going to register their marriage that day.Dr Langa looked at Preston with a confused expression and said, “I am sorry, President James. Dr Rogers took a vacation leave today. She will be back at work tomorrow morning.”Preston was so frustrated because he didn’t know Brooklyn's home address, and her phone was switched off. He looked at Dr Langa and said, “Please give me her home address, Dr Langa.”Dr Langa shook his head and replied, “I am sorry, President James. I can’t give you that information. Dr Rogers’ residential address is strictly confidential for her own safety.”If you excus

At the Cartwright estate, the family butler approached Mr Ashford Senior and said, “Sir, your driver has arrived.” Mr Ashford Senior nodded his head, then he looked at his daughter-in-law and asked, “Eleanor, are you still busy?”Eleanor shook her head and replied, “We can go home, Dad.” Then she turned to her best friend and hugged her for a long time. Then she took her father-in-law’s arm and left the Cartwright family estate.Eleanor was surprised to see her beloved son, Jason, leaning outside the car and asked, smiling, “My precious son, why didn’t you go inside to greet your friend?”Jason looked at his mother, a bittersweet smile playing on his lips, then he helped his grandfather to the car and replied, “Mom, I spent the entire afternoon with Hiram.However, I didn’t attend his sister’s birthday dinner because I wanted to be alone; my heart wasn’t in the right place.His mother searched his face, her gaze heavy with maternal intuition, and asked softly, “Does the memory of your

Vivica walked into the lecture room and sat beside her best friend, Ziva James, but she just ignored her. Ziva hugged her arm and said, “Good morning, Viv. I have been trying to call you, but your phone was switched off. How are you, my friend?”Vivica’s body went rigid under Ziva’s touch. The warmth of the lecture room felt suffocating as she stared straight ahead at the blank whiteboard.With a slow, deliberate movement, Vivica reached down and removed Ziva’s arm. Then she opened her backpack, took out her books, placed them on the desk, and started reading.Ziva looked at her with pleading eyes and said, “Viv, I want to apologize on behalf of my brother…”Vivica cut her off with a voice like ice and asked, “Did you tell your brother to marry a stranger?”Ziva shook her head, her expression crumbling. “No, I didn’t. You must believe me, Viv. I had no idea the two of you had even broken up.”Vivica smiled, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes, and sneered, “No idea? You’ve always made