Melanie stood outside, watching the two people closely, without saying a word.
Seeing that they didn’t show any signs of stopping, she called out to the photographer standing nearby.
“Could you please take a portrait photo for me? I would like it in black and white,”
The photographer pushed her into another studio while persuading her that black and white photos did not look good.
But Melanie did not loosen her grip.
Because what she had to take were memorial photos.
The photographer had no choice but to listen to her and took a photo.
After the photos were developed, the neighbors had also finished making a fuss.
Kenna walked over with the newly received photo, her face filled with apologies.
“Sorry, sister–in–law, Nathon and I got addicted to taking photos and forgot about you. How about you guys take some now to make up for it?” Melanie looked at Nathen, who was avoiding eye contact behind her, and smiled. She shook her head gently.
No need ”
Nathen also realized that his recent actions were untimely
The guilt in his heart grew heavier and heavier. He quickly approached, pushing the wheelchair, and said he wanted to buy a necklace to compensate her. Kenna also wanted to go back in time and said she wanted to buy a pair of earrings, and asked for some suggestions.
Three people circled around the shopping mall, and suddenly Nathen received a call from his company. As the surroundings were too noisy, he decided to go back to the garage first
Melanie showed no interest in anything and said she wanted to go back, so Kenna pushed her towards the elevator.
Just a few steps later, the fire alarm suddenly went off, and a large crowd of people surged up.
The surging crowd knocked over the wheelchair directly, causing Melanie to fall heavily to the ground and be trampled by the passing people countless
She barely grabbed onto the railing beside her, struggling to lift her head, and caught sight of Nathen rushing in against the crowd.
He pushed through the crowd in a panic, and grabbed Melanie, his face full of fear. His voice choked with emotion.
“Kenna, I’m glad you’re okay. You scared me to death!”
Kenna p
glanced at Melanie on the ground and, seeing that she had noticed, she then put on an embarrassed expression “Nathen, just now there were too many people, and my sister–in–law fell down.”
Nathen followed her gaze and saw Melanie, covered in bruises and purple marks all over her body, frozen in place. He quickly let go of the person in lals bent down to help her up, his eyes lilled with self–blame. “There were too many people, I didn’t see you, in sorry, Melanie ”
Melanie said nothing, her face calm as it nothing had just happened.
The three people walked out in silence.
As Melanie passed by a couple, she heard the girl whispering in complaint.
“It was so dangerous just now, everyone was rushing out, but there was someone who went in instead. I heard that their loved one was inside. When will you lean from them and risk your lite for me like that?
Halling the scene she had just witnessed, Melanie’s hand trembled inside her sleeve, and suddenly memories from the past came rushing back.
In ligh school, she was blocked in an alley by a few hooligans holding iron rods. It was Nathen who rushed up with a knite without hesitation and saved ber.
Tines have changed, but he still had the courage to throw caution to the wind and forge ahead.
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After returning home, Nathen carefully cleaned the wounds on Melanie’s body, filled with regret and heartache.
In the following days, he did not go out again. He stayed by her side every day without taking a single step away.
Melanie had no reaction to the guilt be displayed.
When it was late at night and everything was quiet, she pushed the wheelchair into the study and found the diary that he thought he had hidden well.
As she opened it, she looked at the self–mockery written all over the page, saying “Nathen, you really are not a good person,” and then closed the diary apain
She had just left the study when the bedroom door was pushed open, and Nathen, disheveled and barefoot without even wearing shoes, rushed out,
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her unharmed and said, “Melanie, why are you out alone so late?”
Melanie didn’t open her eyes and calmly told a lie, I’m thirsty, pour me a glass of water to drink.”
Nathen hurriedly went to the kitchen and poured a cap of warm water, handing it to her with a trembling voice.
“In the future, if it’s something trivial like this, just let me know. Otherwise, if something else happens, I’ll really be scared to death.”
Upon hearing these words, Melanie lifted her head and stared at him intently.
“Nathen, do you have anything to say to me recently?”
Nathen paused for a moment, shook his head, and said, “No.”
Actually, as long as he spoke the truth, Melanie would let go calmly.
But even in the current situation, he still refuses to tell the truth.
She closed her eyes, smiled, and concealed the disappointment in her eyes:
The next day, Melanie took out the photo album and, without hesitation, cut all the photos into pieces.
Looking at the scattered fragments on the ground, Nathen froze directly, his tone full of shock, “How did the perfectly fine photo get cut?” Melanie couldn’t be bothered to find excuses, she simply said it was too humid and the pictures would turn out distorted. Keeping them wouldn’t serve any purpose, so she would take new ones later.
As he watched her say these words with a calm expression, Nathen suddenly felt a bit flustered, unsure whether to believe it or not,
On the third day, she called the nanny again and took our the couple cups, scarves, clothes, and keychains that were stored in the cabinet, and threw them all downstrs
Alter Nachen found out, he went to ask her, but she still came up with a moldy excuse to fool him.
A few more days passed, and abe donated all the gifts he had given her to a charity organization, saying that the styles were too outdated and she wanted lan, to give her new ones in the future
Days passed by, and mor and more things were being cleared out.
What
belonged to Melanie went from being filled with items in the room to being almost empty, and finally it became completely empty.
And Nathin was completely unaware
On the day of Melanie’s parents‘ death anniversary, Nathien also went
to the cemetery with her.
As he listened to the words she spoke in front of the tombstone, a sudden panic rose in his heart
“Morn, Dad, are you doing will up there in heaven? Don’t worry about me, I believe we will be able to see each other again soon
Nathen remembered coming to worship in the past, where she poured out her feelings of longing
The more he listened, the
something was wrong. He was just about to ask properly when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.
N
“Nathen, sister–in–low, what a coincidence
With such an interruption, he immediately forgot what he had just wanted to say and turned his head in astonishment. Ketusa stood a few steps away, seeming injured, and her complexion didn’t look to
too good
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Watching her floating left foot, Nathen’s face e showed a trace of pity and concern
“How did you get here? Are you injured?”
“Come and see my grandmother, it was raining and the road was slippery. She just sprained her foot.”
Hearing her voice full of grievances, Nathen instinctively took a few steps forward and supported her.
Kenna looked into his eyes, tears shimmering: “Nathen, would you be able to take me to the hospital?”
Nathen felt more and more sorry, and without thinking he agreed, leaving Melanie with only one sentence.
“Melanie, talk to Mom and Dad more, I’m going to the hospital and I’ll be back soon.
The two people never asked for Melanie’s consent from beginning to end, and they left her in the cemetery.