Cupter i
“Ms. Perez, this is Ashedge Dignitas Organization. Did you personally apply for euthanasia on December 25th?”
Melanie Perez’s eyelashes fluttered a few times, her tone calm, “Yes”
“Your application has been approved. You now have two weeks to settle your personal affairs. Please take the time to prepare properly.”
The phone had just hung up when the bedroom door was pushed open.
Nathen Cowan walked in with a cold breeze. As soon as he saw her, he smiled and raised the beautifully wrapped gift box. “Melanie, happy birthday.”
Melanie smiled and said, “My birthday was yesterday.”
Nathen’s movements stiffened slightly, and a hint of panic and embarrassment flashed across his face,
“Sorry, I have been too busy with work recently.”
Then, he squatted down and gently pressed his hand on her leg, changing the talking topic. “How do you feel today? Is there any uncomfortable with your
Because of excessive force, his long and slender hands turned red, and the veins on the back of the hand protruded, looking particularly eye–catching
His massage technique and strength were very professional, but Melanie didn’t feel anything.
Hearing no response for a long time, Nathen looked up and was about to ask when his phone in his pocket rang a few times.
He picked it up, and in the moment he saw the note, an involuntary expression of joy appeared on his face.
The words that were about to come out of his mouth were cast aside, and he stood up straight, leaving behind a sentence as he walked straight to the study.
“Melanie, I had some work to attend to, I’ll give y
you a massage later.”
Melanie still did not speak, quietly watching him leave.
When his figure completely disappeared at the door, her mind still vividly replayed his unmistakable smile just now.
Would he smile like that if it was work?
This genuinely happy expression should only appear when facing someone he likes
After all, she had seen such a smile many
ny times before.
-Every morning in high school, she would hurriedly finish her milk and go downstairs. At that time, she would see Nathen smiling like that. He would
walk over with that smile, take her heavy backpack, and carry her to school together.
Back then, they were all 18 years old, with youthful and inexperienced looks, full of youthful energy, and could only see each other in their eyes.
Two people who grew up together as childhood friends, just like the typical plot in all novels, started to develop feelings for each other and fell in love.
They secretly started dating behind the backs of their school and parents, and agreed to work hard together to get into the same university before openly revealing their relationship
They encouraged each other, made progress together, and finally both achieved high scores of nearly 700 to be admitted to Stewart University.
Everything should have ended here with a perfect symbol
But something unexpected happened
Just the day before university started, they encountered a car accident. At the moment of danger, Melanie immediately pushed Nathen aside.
That day, Nathen was fine, wille Melanie lost her legs.
The roof leaked and coincided with a night of rain. That year, her parents also died in a plane crash. She couldn’t accept this series of subsequently developed depression.
of blows and
Nathen felt heartbroken, as soon as he graduated from the university, he immediately proposed to her.
He made a solemn promise, saying that he would never let her down in his whole life.
For three years al
after marriage, he had also been doing the same
Until half a month ago, she discovered his diary,
The person, who told her loving her every day, would always went his pain in his diary.
He said that the reason he proposed was merely due to moral pressure. If he didn’t do so, he felt that everyone would criticize him.
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The person, who told her loving her every day, would always vent his pain in his diary.
He said that the reason he proposed was merely due to moral pressure. If he didn’t do so, he felt that everyone would criticize him.
He said that every time he returned home, the oppressive and suffocating feeling would make him unable to breathe. He felt that every minute and second spent with her was tormenting.
He said that if he could start over, he would rather she didn’t save him, even if it meant spending his whole life in a wheelchair, at least he wouldn’t have such a heavy sense of guilt.
He said that he had secretly fallen in love with a girl named Kenna Maddux, who was passionate, bright, and sunny, just like Melanie before the accident happened.
Chapter 2
The next day, she received a message from Kenna
say that your leg never got better in your whole life? Since you have known each other for so many years, can you please forgive
“Melanie, I heard Nathen say
him?”
“You don’t know, but because of you, he lived every day in great pain, wishing to die. But he couldn’t die, because he still had to put on a forced smile and take care of you. What a tragic life.”
“If it wasn’t for me, he might have gone crazy at any time. Don’t you feel any guilt? I really feel sorry for him. Now he likes me I beg you, please stop bothering him. Let’s get a divorce and let us be together, okay?”
Then, she sent over a dozen intimate photos one after another.
The cameras were all focused Nathen.
He smiled as he was making coffee, and when he saw Kenna taking a selfie, he affectionately leaned in for a pose.
He peeled a large plate of shrimp and placed it in front of Kenna, wiping off the soup stains from her fingers,
He walked along the beach, stepping on Kenna’s footprints, and cheerfully brought a handful of seashells.
As she looked at each one, Melanie’s heart ached so much that she could hardly breathe. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it felt like a thousand
nives stabbing her.
But her eyes could no longer shed tears, only emptiness remained.
She did not reply to these messages, but Kenna did not let her oft eitly
Every day afterwards, she would send many new daily updates, with each photo bearing a watermark indicating the time.
On November 21st, they strolled in the park, enjoying the sunset glow.
On November 26th, they went to a pottery museum together and collaborated to make a vase.
On December 1st, they went to a concert and talked a lot about mas and the future.
The time corresponding to each photo coincided with the time when Nathen called to say he was working overtime.