A Flash Marriage Can Be A Treasure novel Chapter 596

"Mr. Justin is an ordinary man, please don't make this hard for him," John said with a smile. His shimmering eyes then turned dim, and his voice got lower. "I wouldn't be able to live long even if I hadn't been shot."

"Please..." Lily's scalding tears dripped on the back of his hand. She begged, "Please don't do this to me..."

"Hey, be a good girl and stop crying," John said as he exerted all his left strength to wipe the tears off her cheeks, "I'm not leaving you. My spirit will always be with you."

John felt weak and sleepy. He knew the time had come.

He struggled to raise his head and looked at Justin over Lily. The baby was smiling in Justin's arms.

"Joanna Dawn ..." John mumbled, "She's taking my family name, and the given name is Joanna, is that alright?"

Lily nodded. "Okay, it’s good."

"Thank you..." As much as he didn't want to leave them, there was no chance he could do it now. He cast the last glance at Lily and slowly closed his eyes.

The moment when he closed his eyes, he felt himself chasing after a ray of light. Right before he was about to catch the light, it disappeared, and then his world fell in darkness.

Lily saw John's hand drop on the snowy ground. Lips trembling, She called out his name, "John? John?"

No matter how many times she called, he wasn't responding at all, as if he was sleeping soundly there in her arms.

Lily slowly lowered her head, leaning on his shoulder. Then she held him tightly and wailed aloud.

Louis paced over. His lips twitched when seeing Lily kneeling in the snow in woe, with John in her arms. Louis felt guilty.

He thought he had been quick enough, but he was still late.

His friends saw the bloodstain on his right shoulder and tried to bandage the would for him, but he shook his head and refused. He knelt next to Lily and grabbed her shoulder. He didn't want to impose on her.

Lily couldn't stop wailing. She raised her head and looked at Louis, eyes filled with grief. "He's dead. I'll bury his ashes in the garden and plant my favorite flowers on it."

"Okay," Louis said as he put his clothes on her and brushed away the snowflakes off her hair. "Let's get back."

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Lily's overexercise after her labor and her grief cause her wound to be ripped off again. She had to stay in a hospital in Paris, under the care of Justin and his friends.

The baby kidnapped by Jonathan was in good health except for a bruise on the neck. Justin kept the baby around for a week's observation. Then he hired a nanny.

Louis had John cremated. Then he stayed with Lily in Paris.

Lily looked just fine in the first few days. However, she had a nightmare one night and had been silent since she woke up. Her expression was dull as if she was living in another world of her own.

Justin was worried that she was going through postpartum depression. He asked Louis not to leave her alone, and let her take pills if necessary.

Louis was worried than anyone else ever since Lily turned depressed. He let the nanny take the baby over so that they could together accompany her. He also took out to shop for baby clothes.

When Lily felt better, he took her back to Yorkshire.

Coffey and Chloe stayed with Lily. Even Joey had come back from abroad. Daisy loved her so much and cooked for her every day.

Daisy said gently as she fed Lily soup, "Have some more. I'm so worried that you've lost too much weight."

Lily shook her head and hugged her mom.

"Mom, he's dead," Lily sobbed, "I owed him a lot. I don't know how to pay it back..."

Daisy touched her hair and said, "You stupid girl... you can't pay somebody's love back if it is real love. I know you're sad, but you have to keep on living. He would be uneasy in the heaven seeing you like this."