She remembered him calling her this way back

then, but it had been before she left without notice.

Before that, Carter had truly been good to her.

“ Shirley, don’t worry. No matter what happens to you, I’ll take care of you forever.”

Carter promised softly.

Shirley could not believe what she heard. She felt her heart skipping a beat, and tears escaped her eyes disobediently once again.

Carter, noticing the tears in the corners of Shirley’s eyes, paused, looking pleasantly surprised.

“Shirley, you’re awake? Are you awake?”

Shirley did not want to keep up the act any further. She slowly opened her wet, red eyes, and calmly met an elated Carter.

“I don’t need you to take care of me, and I won’t go back to St. Piaf with you. I want to die in Glendale, to die in my hometown. I want to be buried with my parents and brother.”

pulled her hand

to see you again. Seeing you merely reminds

to even let Carter be within her

seeing how strongly Shirley resisted

fists, but he kept the displeasure and annoyance in his heart off his

was the one who set the fire that killed

do with you?” Shirley laughed. “Even now,

not playing innocent. That’s the

that I

Shirley slowly opened her tearful eyes. “Despite our vastly different

on, whether I live or die, I’ll have nothing to do with

decision momentarily

his side glance, Carter pressed his lips together. He

the door closing,

the ceiling and smiled

test reagents out the morning when Carter and Camille were busy preparing

have received it by

had never thought about developing more

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