I've Been There Before

In the hospital, the door to the ward was quietly opened. This time, Ladd didn’t tell Caden.

When Humbert hurried over, he saw that woman.

Without saying anything, Humbert was pulled by Gloria into the corridor. The door opened and closed.

The man in the bed fell asleep on his side.

It was unknown what he was dreaming of, but his tight eyebrows implied he wasn’t sleeping peacefully.

His hand resting on the quilt was wearing a wedding ring.

The woman slowly approached and stopped in front of the man’s bed.

Her clear eyes stared at the ring on the man’s finger.

It was also unknown what she was thinking.

She stared at the ring for a long time until she was lost in thought.

After a long while, the man opened his eyes and saw the person in his dream.

He smiled at her with his pale face and said, “I’m dreaming again.”

He spoke to her in a gentle tone as if she was a friend whom he hadn’t met for years. “It’s good that you’re willing to come into my dream.”

The woman stood beside the bed in a trance. Her gaze slowly shifted to that person’s face. It had been only a month and he was already so thin.

Perhaps it was because of his words or because of the gentleness and attachment in his eyes that she had never seen before.

She didn’t want to think about how she could show that she hated him.

She just followed her heart, bent down, and kissed his forehead warmly. “Is it a dream?”

She asked.

The man’s eyes were filled with surprise and joy. He curled his lips and said, “Yes.”

She chuckled as if she had forgotten the love and hatred between them, and forgotten all the hardships she had experienced. Like a good friend, she reached out and twisted her fingers on his arm. “Is it a dream?”

The man woke up due to the sudden pain. He was pleasantly surprised. He dared not believe it or close his eyes. He was afraid that if he closed his eyes and opened them again, she would disappear.

“It hurts, but not very real. Try again,” he said.

She picked up an apple from the side and peeled it quietly. Not long after, the peeled apple was passed to the man.

The apple in front of him emitted its scent. In the man’s deep eyes, all these seemed so unreal. He didn’t dare to take it.

Who knew whether the apple would disappear if he took the apple?

“When is your surgery?” She did not pester him, holding the peeled apple in her hand.

The man was alert. A trace of nervousness flashed on his face. “Who told you that?”

“Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?” She asked, ignoring his words.

“The day after tomorrow.” He stared at her. She was more stubborn than him. She wouldn’t give up until she got an answer.

The woman nodded and pushed the apple to his front. “Don’t you want to eat it? I peeled it.”

She said.

The man’s heart was warmed up when he heard she peeled it. He had never been weak, but now his eyes felt sour. His eyelids were red. He blinked his eyes and took the apple.

Bite by bite, he seemed not eating an apple, but nectar.

Every bite was sweet.

His mind was in a daze and he couldn’t guess her purpose.

He ate the apple bite by bite, and she quietly peeled another one for him.

After he finished eating, the second apple was peeled and handed to him.

The man didn’t say anything, took it and began eating.

The second, the third … until the fifth. He looked at the apple in his hand and was embarrassed. Even if he liked apples, he couldn’t eat so many at once. Moreover, he didn’t like apples.

“Eat more, or you won’t have the strength,” the woman said.

His mind was full of questions. No strength? What strength?

He was still desperately using his wisdom to think about her words when the woman beside the bed said.

“Are you sure you don’t want more? Are you full?”

“I’m full.”

He didn’t understand what she meant. Why did he have to eat apples till he was full?

He was puzzled.

However, the woman turned around and walked toward the door.

A huge sense of loss filled his heart.

He wanted to stop her, but didn’t … God knows what would happen after the surgery the day after tomorrow.

He wanted to give her the whole world and happiness, and wanted to accompany her for the rest of his life … At this moment, they had become an empty wish.

Who knew if he would be dead or alive the day after tomorrow?

for why she would appear by his bed late at night … Forget it, let her

of locking the

her return

a grown man like him would blush like this. “I

I don’t want your hands dirty. Why don’t you wait until my

of the surgery is negligible. I’ll pay you back what I

don’t get your hands dirty. Even if you

locked the door … That’s

she didn’t have to

at the man chattering in the bed. In the next second, she reached

your hands dirty

quilt on

warm and fragrant body was beside

not sure what

“You, I …”

his clothes, rolled over, and sat on his body in

“You, you …”

She bent over and kissed him on

endure this, he

had no idea what she was

had already responded honestly. He grasped her slender waist with his big palms, raised his head,

Ladd heard the door locked. He was extremely

was stopped by

is locked. What if madam did

what

should prepare for the worst. It’s strange for her

boss is in

finish speaking, they heard a blushing

they

Ladd’s face turned red.

in and stop it. Your boss

hands into his pockets and walked to the

was a small world that seemed

the woman stood up silently and put on her

The woman said unhurriedly in a coarse

new life is started here.” She

“You …”

you. You said you owed me too much and hurt me too

know how much I hate

in the man’s eyes

I should

be able to collect debts

day after tomorrow is very low. If

up and he hastily

course I can. After all, I hate you

your child won’t grow up without

will have a father to

…

of

was cold and the sky was

wind was bone-chilling. She

coldly on the side. “There’s heating in the

her scarf tighter and looked up at the

at the sky. She said, “There’s nothing

if I was wrong

you were wrong at that time? Is it too

“I wasn’t thinking straight.”

“To be honest, what did you think at the airport that day that

thought that he hurt me too much. I hate him so much. I’ve been pestering him for half my life. I came back to participate in the last bit of his life.

disbelief … Just to see if Caden was dead and how miserable he was, did she

a concern and not dare

know I hate him,

he put me

long ago, when I woke up one morning, I was locked up in a house full of

were no different from the iron bars in jail six

he could to imprison me. He didn’t let go until he was

said he was tired of this game and me.

what is

he’s going to die of

to show his

the airport, my mind was filled with your

“I kept escaping.

only from him but

Erhai Lake to pay off the debt of Leona’s life, or to escape from my

imprisoned my body and I imprisoned

up and said, “Alright, let’s

woman’s monologue. Hearing this, she stood up and said, “I

Grace and put the warm juice

the corner, they

surgery ended yet?” Master

wait.” She answered, not willing to talk

more word

heard you

“You are well-informed.”

good to be

He went past her and walked away

and said, “Don’t ever involve me in the matter between you and my grandfather again. I don’t owe you anything. If you still

my position is clear. Excuse me for

behind her was furious, but Grace

The Shaws still have a grudge against the James family?”