He owed her the promise of a happy life. Knowing that he couldn’t keep his promise to her anymore, given that they had no future together, she wanted to go to Texas and see the tulips by herself, and then from there to the Maldives, just like they had planned before everything had fallen apart. She was going to achieve her dreams, and on the way, forgets about Charles. She wasn't willing to live in regrets for the rest of her life.
Once the gang leader noticed that Sarah had figured out a plan, he immediately became kind to her, “Okay, you can go anywhere you want. We’ll handle all the formalities right now. You’d better leave right away and never come back. Charles can never see you again!”
Sarah was still numb but answered dazedly, “If I leave, I won’t come back. When can I go? I’ll just let my sister know, or else she’ll be worried.” Perhaps her sister was the only person who would be worried about her if she suddenly just disappeared.
“You'll leave tomorrow. You better call your sister tonight and make sure she won’t tell Charles where you are! Otherwise… hum!” He looked at the knife in his hand in a threatening way.
“I see!” Sarah answered indifferently. She had made the final decision to leave Charles for good.
Hundreds of people were roaming at the airport. People are rushing back and forth, coming and going to places. They were all strangers to each other, but everyone had their own story to tell.
Was life just a combination of people's stories, stories that intertwined and interacted with each other, balancing the act of life, so if one person succeeds in the so-called life, another must fail?
This seemed to be the way happiness was balanced in this world and seemed to always stay the same.
Sarah figured that her marriage failure might bring success to her sister’s marriage. Thinking this way was the only thing comforting her and distracting her misfortune. Sitting alone in the waiting area and waiting for her flight, she was completely oblivious about what her future life may hold. She felt helpless and frustrated.
She was finally leaving the bitter sea of marriage and Christina's humiliations behind. She was finally free and wouldn't get hurt by Charles's inactions any longer. Although thinking about it, it seemed that there were many benefits for her in leaving, she wasn’t happy.
But did she have a choice? Happy or not, could she ever return to her former life? The answer was clear, no, she couldn’t. The only thing she could do was to leave with her wounded spirit and never come back.
Christina was a powerful and capable woman. She quickly got everything taken care of for Sarah as soon as she had reached the green light to proceed from Sarah's kidnapper.
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