Ernie saw Marley as well. He did not speak and instead, he walked towards the morgue.
Marley walked up the stairs step by step, his footsteps were heavy until he came before her. He lowered his head and looked at her, looking into her eyes very seriously and he asked word by word, “Don’t you have anything to explain?”
“Marley, it’s not what you think!” Sylvie explained anxiously.
“What am I thinking?” Marley asked in return.
“I have nothing to explain, Marley!” Sylvie lowered her eyes, attempting to hide the glimmer in her eyes.
Marley’s eyes were no longer saddened. His pupils darkened, his usual gentleness and softness have disappeared, leaving only a huge storm that was brewing quickly.
Suddenly, he pushed her against the wall. The force was so huge that it made her back aching. She frowned, knowing that his sudden anger was due to the hug between her and Ernie just now. She had nothing to explain about.
Marley’s hands clenched onto her shoulders tightly as his eyes darkened, and his entire body leaned forwards.
Sylvie was in shock, feeling a little flustered as she stuttered, not knowing what to say.
Marley did not wait for her to finish as his lips blocked her mouth with a penetrating heat anxiously, as if he had wanted to melt her down.
She stunned and lost all response, as her mind began to befuddle.
After a moment of frenzied kissing to release his anger inside, he began to become gentle. He left her lips slightly, teasing the corner of her lip with the tip of his tongue. She felt as if she had been struck by electricity, her body shuddering slightly. She looked at his face, looking at the dilemma in his eyes. Her heart was in a frenzy as well, but at the same time, it was filled with a pang of unmentionable guilt. It was originally a pure hug and nothing else, but it was yet ambiguous, she had to consider Marley’s feelings! But simultaneously she also felt that she had done no wrong.
Marley finally let go of her lips and pulled her into his arms, his grip so tight that she could not breathe. He said by her ear, “This is the last time, I don’t want there to be a next time.”
She stunned and nodded.
Marley let go of her body and held onto her hand, as if he did not want to continue that topic, “Where’s mum?”
“She’s there!”
Evie was buried!
funeral ended, Ernie had gone missing. No one knew where
a seed had
divorce battle between Aiden and Miriam had made its way to the court. Miriam refused to compromise towards the distribution of property, and Aiden too insisted that he wanted to take back a half. Marley was taking charge at the company,
But when she opened it, then only she knew that the things inside were the love letters that Marley had written to Jemima, their photos, the study notes that they did together, the cinema tickets that they
purpose, but she still
know that the day at the corridor by the door to the morgue, the hug
was pregnant, they
did not take another close look at it but merely put the things onto
and took out the albums and looked
nothing. Marley read through those things silently, as if he was reminiscing the path that he and Jemima once took. But he also looked nonchalant, as if he was merely looking at a piece of unimportant memory! Sylvie could not understand his expression. She clenched
replied as if he was a bit exasperated. “Some memories are indeed, but I know clearly what I’m doing. Are you sure if
can!” She
and I couldn’t conceal it as well. You saw it too, Sylvie. I know that you mind it, but I don’t want to explain anything, this is all
didn’t!” She shook her head
about it out marriage wouldn’t have made it to the end, just like how I minded between you and Ernie. Sylvie, you’re not wholehearted towards me. You don’t have to deny it, I’m not petty. I have a heart and a pair of eyes, and I can completely see that you felt
Sylvie looked like she was shocked suddenly as she raised her head to look at him on instinct. She raised her head slightly looking at him. He sat there silently watching herself
as though even Marley’s face had
long it had been, it was still unwavering in her mind. The bitterness and distrust,
a little helpless. She merely looked at him, looking at him like that
was joking at all.
Ernie are not what you think!” Her tone was deep, her voice so low that it was as if it could
looked at him adamantly, “That wasn’t love, I can
love of mine towards Jemima either!” He
She stunned.
me towards you. I too have
“Sure!”
but they have sunk into a very awkward situation. They seemed to have started living a
two of them no longer mentioned Jemima and Ernie, as if nothing had happened at all in the first place. Yet it still left a mark,
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