Nancy was lost in thought the whole day.
She offered to be an assistant to Jessie before the surgery, and this greatly appeased Jessie's vanity.
She realized that she was a little distracted when she got off work in the afternoon. So, she decided to ask Doris out for a meal to help clear her head.
She picked up her phone by accident, and it suddenly rang as soon as it was in her hand.
It was a call from an unknown number.
After hesitating for a while, Nancy eventually decided to answer the call.
"Hello?"
"Oh, my dear, dear sister, it's so hard to find your phone number! You've been back for so long, but didn't even call. Even if you don't miss me, surely you miss father, don't you? You know father had a stroke a few days ago. Now, he can't speak well anymore. If you don't come back to see him and he dies one day, don't say I never told you!" Fannie said in a barrage of words as soon as she heard Nancy's voice on the other end of the line. It rang of mockery and sarcasm.
Nancy was never comfortable with Fannie's choice of words.
Nancy remained silent. She felt that she wasn't ready to return to the family that caused her so much hurt. Not while the pain still felt clear to her like it happened only yesterday.
"My dearest sister, I know that you still hate me for what happened with Caspar. But we love each other very much. We even have a child, now. I think you'd want for your sister to live a happy life too, right?" Fannie said in the same tone of voice. "If you even consider me as your sister, you should at least wish for my happiness," she continued.
"A bitch and a bastard always make a perfect couple! But of course, I wish you're happy with what you've both done!" Nancy said with a viscous snicker.
"Oh, you are so cruel, sister!" Fannie commented. "But it really doesn't matter, my sister. If it will make you happy, you can scold me or even beat me. I'm willing to be humiliated by you, but don't punish father because of your hatred for me. I hope you would visit him before he dies. I don't want him to die without seeing you one last time..."
Nancy ended the call before Fannie could finish speaking.
Their conversation made her feel the anger boil up inside her once more, but she felt cold all over. It was like she was inside an ice cave. Molten anger ran through her veins as frozen indifference overcame her flesh.
She felt like fate had too much sense of humor when it came to playing its tricks on her.
had no idea where she could
much, suddenly wanted
couldn't even afford her
listened to the lonely ticking of the
her
with the memory of her childhood. Back to the time when she was still so
her face with his hands as her entire body seemed to convulse with the intensity of
stood up, walked towards the door and opened it. She stood briefly before
hailed the first taxi that passed by. During the entire trip, she sat
her reverie when he
off. The breeze of the late summer night felt chilly against
herself in front of a villa. It was both familiar to her and unfamiliar at the same
you'd come back! We're all waiting for
red gate opened then Fannie came out wearing a
to see...
time since she used the word "dad" that it felt odd to her. It felt to her like an unfamiliar word that she had
the living room," Fannie replied solemnly. She was held aback momentarily by Nancy's words, but she quickly
want to look at anything in the courtyard as she passed. She lowered her head and quickly walked
room of the villa
stepmother smiled by his side. She wore a gorgeous dress matched with a
dying man
felt cheated and fooled by Fannie once
not indifferent to Nancy this time. She rarely smiled at Nancy and
Nancy ignored her and went straight to
like there was a lump in her throat that prevented her from saying "dad" that she had to silently practice saying it before she spoke out. "Dad, I heard that you wanted to see me?" Nancy asked casually as she
much I missed
at him, and Nancy saw it
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