When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Jackson was taken aback by her straightforwardness. A moment later, he recollected himself and replied, “You’re right. After all, it’s just a matter of individual choice. No one is nobler than the other.”

Feeling that he was insinuating something, I was rendered speechless. Besides, I found it difficult to inquire where he had been in front of Rose and Lydia. What happened?

Feeling conflicted, I could only muster up a single commonplace out of the thousand in my head. “Come and have dinner at my place when you’re free. After all, Summer has been missing you.”

“We’ll see,” Jackson rejected indirectly. “Since I’ve just opened my new clinic, many of my patients will be coming for follow-up examinations. So, I’m quite busy and don’t really have time.”

It was obvious that he wanted to keep a distance from me.

Besides resenting me for ignoring him in the past, Jackson probably thought I was also responsible for Macy’s death.

Now that Macy was not here anymore, Jackson was the only childhood friend I had. Hence, I was reluctant to let go of our friendship.

persuade him when Lydia, who was listening to our conversation, interrupted with a gentle voice, “Don’t worry. I’ll remind him to come to your

that she and Jackson were indeed a perfect match. Meanwhile,

with mending our friendship seemed to

that Jackson was right. After all, we should let bygones be bygones. At least, there was now a woman who could tame Jackson’s temperament

help, I flashed her a smile and

year older than me, and now, it was only right

politely with a faint smile on

thought about getting their address since they were still staying in the country. I asked, “Is

could finish my sentence, Jackson had turned around to play with Summer as if he deliberately wanted to avoid me. Fortunately, Lydia saved me from embarrassment

had always been conscientious since he was

After picking up the call, he went outside to talk. A minute later, he came back and excused themselves due to some urgent

vanished from sight that I recalled that I hadn’t asked for their address.