“Noah, are you a doctor or a thug?”


    He shed me a mischievous smile.


    ‘I’m a beast.”


    This beast wille check on you again in three hours. Rest well.”


    Maybe doctors’ words really do have magic power.


    had only been awake for a short while, but my eyelids were already growing heavy again.


    turned over and fell back into deep sleep.


    oah quietly tucked in my nket corners, nced at a message on his phone, and turned it off.


    Noah, Alexander suddenly canceled the wedding today.]


    ack home, Alexander had announced the cancetion of his wedding that morning.


    ophie’s reaction was much calmer than he had expected.


    ith a nk expression and tears streaming down her face, she smiled bitterly.


    knew this day woulde sooner orter.”


    Actually, this whole time I was just stealing borrowed time from Victoria. I secretly went to the third floor. You’ve been avoiding me since our gagement, so you probably didn’t notice. From that night on, I knew. I couldn’tpete with her.”


    our past together was too perfect. So perfect that I couldn’t help but feel guilty for existing, couldn’t help but resent why God had to make Miss urter sick, why it had to rain that night, why I had to meet you.”


    le cheap ring was slowly removed from her ring finger.


    phie threw it into the trash can.


    ecause I love you, I’ve started to hate myself.”


    don’t understand why I became like this. Deliberately showing off in front of a sick person, deliberately using games as an excuse to let you hurt her ver, I wasn’t like this before. I used to be a very, very good person.”


    phie wiped her tears messily again.


    ughing and crying at the same time.


    ‘m going back to Stone Creek. I can’t get used to this ce. Thank you for nting jasmine for me.”


    ‘ve seen it, and that’s enough. Tulips should have been nted there anyway.”


    Goodbye, Alexander.”


    ophie left gracefully, though she inevitably felt some guilt when thinking of me.


    Alexander, I heard you’re going to find Miss Carter.”


    If you can see her again, please say sorry for me. I’m sorry, I think I did something terribly wrong. I stole her lover while she was sick.”


    When springes next year, you’re both wee to visit Stone Creek.”


    Alexander’s nose stung, his throat choked up so much he couldn’t speak.


    In his mind, only Victoria’s words remained.


    “If I’m unlucky, Alexander, I won’t live to see next spring.” <fn276d> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on F?ndNovel</fn276d>


    At that time, I was sitting in a wheelchair being pushed by Noah for a walk.


    “Who would have thought? In the end, I’d end up in your hands. If I had known, I would have bullied you less back then. You must be making good money now, definitely not going hungry like before. You’re strong enough to kill two bulls now.”


    Noah bent down to adjust the nket on my legs.


    ‘You didn’t bully me.”


    I should thank you. If you hadn’t done those things to annoy Alexander, I wouldn’t have gotten free meals for a whole semester.”


    As he spoke, the corners of his eyes reddened slightly.


    knew what Noah was worried about.


    While I was sleeping, I had vomited blood again. I don’t know if it was because of this second chance, but my life seemed to be slipping away faster han in my previous life.


    When I woke up, Noah was holding me and crying.


    Then why didn’t youe to my wedding?”


    I only found out after I got married that you had gone abroad to study. You left without saying goodbye, and when I called, you just said you were usy.”


    oah pouted.


    Because I hated you.”


    Because you liked me.”


    looked at him directly, my gaze honest.


    e turned his face away, his earlobes slightly red, and I knew I hadn’t been wrong.


    Noah, find someone else to like. I’m nothing special.”


    he dizziness hit me again, and I lowered my head.


    ooking at the blood drops falling on my hands.


    And I think… I’m really going to die soon.”