The two of them exchanged a few more words before reluctantly ending the call.
After hanging up, Zoe curled up on the sofa, gently hugging herself as if it could provide some sense of security.
She reminisced about many things. She reminisced about the beautiful moments spent with her brother during childhood, the longing for their mother after her passing, and how her brother used to comfort her every night by reading fairy tales and singing nursery rhymes until she fell asleep.
Noah was the best brother in the world.
As the night deepened, Zoe fell asleep in the hospital room. Her face rested on her knees, cold and beautiful.
Outside the ward, Mason stood silently. A nurse stood beside him, lowering her voice, "She's been like this since she watched the news last night, Mr. Mason. Should we wake Mrs. Zoe? Sleeping like this might be uncomfortable for her."
Mason's gaze was obscure and difficult to decipher. After a while, he turned and left, leaving only a sentence behind. "Don't tell her I came."
Downstairs, he got into his black Bentley in a bad mood. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it but found it only added to his agitation. He decided to put it out.
As he extinguished the cigarette, he couldn't help but think that with so many women in the world and a plethora of attractive ones at that, it was unnecessary for him to waste his energy and money on Zoe. She was an unwilling wife, and it was simply not worth it.
Yet, he still did it.
Perhaps it was because he couldn't accept it.
He wasn't willing to let her go, and he wasn't willing to see her in the arms of another man.
After all, having spent a few years together, things were somewhat different.
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