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?

would appear by his bed

sound of locking

return and said,

him would blush like this. “I know you hate me. Even if you want me

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

negligible. I’ll pay

hands dirty. Even if you don’t care,

night, appeared in his ward, and locked the door … That’s right, he owed her too much and hurt her too much. It was natural for her to

didn’t have to do

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

hands dirty

the quilt on him was lifted and a thin body came

a warm and fragrant body

stunned, not sure

“You, I …”

and sat on his body in a

“You, you …”

bent over and kissed him on

could endure this, he wouldn’t

he had no idea what she was

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

door locked. He was extremely

was stopped by

locked. What if madam

said what if.” Gloria

the worst. It’s strange for her to come back,

aside and don’t stop me. The boss is in danger now!” Ladd’s face was filled with hostility. “I’ll go in

could finish speaking, they

all had sex experience. No matter how dumb they were, they understood what was going on with

Ladd’s face turned red.

it. Your boss is

put his hands into his pockets and walked

a small world that seemed to be isolated from

woman stood up silently and put

didn’t use protection just now.” The woman said unhurriedly in a coarse

started here.” She gently stroked her

“You …”

know how much I hate you. You said you owed me too much and hurt me

know how much

in the man’s

die, I should get

be

success rate of the surgery the day after tomorrow is very low. If it fails, when you

eyes lit up and he hastily

said, “Of course I can. After all,

“Don’t worry, your child won’t grow up

My child will have

…

of

cold and

the garden of the hospital, the cold wind was bone-chilling. She sat

the side. “There’s

her scarf tighter and looked up at

over and looked up at the sky. She said, “There’s nothing to see. It’s

wondering if I was wrong to come

slept with him that night. Why didn’t you think you were

“I wasn’t thinking straight.”

and changed the topic. “To be honest, what did you think at the airport that

so much. I’ve been pestering him for half my life.

Caden was dead and how miserable

have a concern and not

know I hate him, and

ago, he put me

morning, I was locked

no different from the iron bars in jail

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

he was tired of this game and me. I

what is

he’s going

this to

was at the airport, my mind was

“I kept escaping.

from him but also

to go to Erhai Lake to pay off the

body and I imprisoned my

up and said, “Alright, let’s go back.

monologue. Hearing this, she stood up and said, “I thought

Grace and put the warm juice into

corner, they bumped

surgery ended yet?” Master Shaw spoke

not willing to talk a

one more word would

you

“You are well-informed.”

to

disdain. He went past her

you and my grandfather again. I don’t owe you anything. If you still want to

Excuse me for

The old man behind her was furious, but

Shaws still have a grudge against the James family?” Gloria kept up