Dear Sweetheart

Chapter 328 It Was Me First

“I lived for myself,” he mumbled, the desolation in his voice audible. “But I… I don’t have anything anymore. Everything’s just an illusion.”

My father’s words were an illusion, the letters were an illusion, and my mother’s gentleness was an illusion.

Those illusions had accompanied him for over twenty years, and they were what supported him to keep living. Those illusions were his courage, but now, he had lost everything. He was standing in the dark all alone.

No one needed him anymore.

“You do. You still have me.” His tone ached Rayna’s heart. “I’m not an illusion. I’m always by your side. Touch me if you don’t believe my words.”

She then grabbed his hands and placed them on her cheeks. The coldness of his skin made tears spring to her eyes.

Jefferson finally relaxed and turned around.

Even with the dim lights, Rayna could no longer find the light in his blue eyes. It seemed as if he had died on the inside.

She trembled as she held the man’s hand, and she parted her lips a few times before stammering, “Jefferson, don’t do this… Say something… Say anything… Don’t do this…”

She was frightened to see him like that.

He was young, and he should be full of life. He should be prideful and not have soulless eyes.

It was still raining heavily outside, and the raindrops pattered against the window rhythmically. The icy, humid air seeped into the attic through the half-opened door.

Rayna’s tearful and melancholic face was reflected in Jefferson’s eyes, and he stared at her for a long while.

The silence in the attic was deafening.

After what seemed like forever, the man gently moved his hand on Rayna’s face and whispered, “I was the one who met you first, and I was the one to fall for you first, so why did you end up falling for someone else?”

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…” Rayna did not know what else to say but to keep repeating those three words. As she held his hands tightly, she said, “I’m right here. I won’t be going anywhere anymore.”

Rayna could see that he had not changed his bandages for a long time and that he had a deathly pallor. She did not know what would happen to him if she did not change his bandages and reapply his medication.

of leaving after coming

that tightened Rayna’s

treat your wound. Didn’t you say that you have a gift for me?

you still need

gift you gave to me, and I’ve kept them all properly. I love camellia,

was probably lying, he could not help but

“Okay.”

address. She also told him to come in an hour’s time and that she would pay any

draped the coat over

on the couch in silence, and his eyes

later, the doctor came. Fearing that he would not be able to handle the situation alone,

he said, “The wound has bled again, and

crept upon Rayna’s face

had already worn his glove and had instructed the nurse to prepare the medication. “But it’ll

hold Jefferson’s hand before muttering, “It’ll hurt a little, so bear with it for a while,

his head. “I can’t bring myself to

sterilized pair of scissors and slowly cut away the

turned into

the next second, a

“Don’t look.”

tamped down

anything, she knew it had to hurt when the doctor separated the gauze from the wound, for Jefferson’s arms were shaking, and his

Rayna’s eyes moved away. It was then she saw that Jefferson had new bandages, and the

medical report, the doctor passed the

Get these medications from the pharmacy tomorrow. Remember to change his gauze and check his wound every day, and make sure he takes his meds on time. He’ll be on a liquid diet for

“Thank you.”

questions to ask. After paying the doctor, she escorted him and the nurse

then passed the glass and the medicine to Jefferson. “Get

silently took

him to the bedroom. Right as she was about to turn on the lights, Jefferson placed a hand on her hand and said,

won’t turn them

see all the pieces of furniture in the room. Thus, without needing to turn on the lights, she navigated