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.”

her hand away from Carter’s

see you again. Seeing you merely reminds me that I killed

turned her face as she spoke. She refused to even

seeing how strongly

displeasure and annoyance in his

who set the fire that killed Adam and

with you?” Shirley laughed. “Even now, you’re still

not playing innocent. That’s the

treat it as the truth, then. The truth is that I no longer have

and I are like two intersecting lines.” Shirley slowly opened her tearful eyes. “Despite

stage, we went our separate ways. This is our ending. From now on, whether I live or die, I’ll have nothing to do with you. If you still have any sympathy or humanity

momentarily stunned

avoiding his side glance, Carter pressed his lips together. He eventually turned around and left the

door closing, she opened

stared at the ceiling and smiled

send the test reagents out the morning when

received it by

She had never thought about

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