Adam apparently was lying. His big reaction revealed the truth. With strong curiosity, Tracey was eager to open the box.
"Oh, they are sundries. Well, Adam, you haven't told me which paintings over there was your work." Tracey asked him with a smile.
"My paintings were...let me show you." Adam thought Tracey had switched her focus, so he released his guard on the box. When he turned around to go, Tracey immediately opened it.
A lot of papers filled with the box. They were sketchbooks and blank drawing papers.
Tracey picked one of them up. She opened the book, found the girl painted on the paper was her.
It was she in her teens. She was with a ponytail, holding an ice cream, walked happily on the road.
"You were drawing me?" Tracey was stunned. She thought Adam might hid secrets inside, unexpectedly, she was the secret.
Seeing the secret was exposed, Adam had to tell the truth. "In fact, after I left with you from the ship, I always missed you and waited for you to grow up.
No exaggeration, you were the sun shining to my heart. Because I was living in the darkness those years.
And you were the only light which dispelled my darkness.
I used to live with the aim of revenge. But after knowing you, I began to live positively. I swore to be an outstanding man. Someday in the future, I will ride on the white horse coming to you, I will ask you to marry me and be my princess.
I often look at you somewhere you can't see me and use the painting to record you. These paintings are were like you, who have been with me all the time."
After Adam said, Tracey squatted down to look at those paintings. All of them were about only one girl, Tracey.
And the common point that every painting shared was Tracey's sweet smile.
Every painting was expressing Adam's love. With so much silent confession, Tracey couldn't help rushing into his arms.
She hugged Adam tightly. She never knew that she was so important to this man. The more Adam loved her, the more Tracey minded her love story with Sean.
"Brother Adam, I'm sorry. I forgot our appointment and be another man’s girlfriend. You must be very sad." Tracey said.
Adam held her back and said, "It must be fake to say that I am not sad. But I really didn't expect you would go together with him.
When I heard this news, I did fall into a conflict. I have loved you for so many years. How can I witness you to fall into another man's arms?"
I want to take you back. You went into my dream every night. I want you to stay with me. From now on, you can only smile at me.
For a long time, I couldn't calm down to make a painting of you. Until someday I returned to the drawing room, I saw my mother' s painting.
My mother was so unhappy, so I decided not to interfere with your affairs. If I love you, I should give you freedom.
For many times, I wanted to burn these paintings, also completely burn our past." Adam lit up the lighter several times and almost burnt them, finally he didn’t do so.
"What a pity to burn! Fortunately, they are living well! I'm going to take them away tomorrow and slowly read them in the future." Tracey clenched her fists, getting out from Adam's arms.
“Okay, just take them away. I never ever regret my decision to give you freedom, because as a reward, God brought you back to me."
"Yeah, if the old master free your mom then, maybe things would be different."
"Who knows? From the story of them, I only know that I will love you with my life." Adam said these words as making a vow.
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