“I’ve already got the ticket. You’re flying tonight. Is there anything you want to do before you leave?” Darius asked, handing me the flight ticket.
“I just want to see Christopher. Nothing else.” I clenched the ticket in my hand.
“What about your family?”
Nathan was the only family member I had, but he only came to the hospital once after I got admitted. He came not because he was worried about me, but because he was worried about Crystal. He did not even call.
“I’m good. They wouldn’t care less if I were to disappear completely out of their lives. They might be surprised, but they’ll not look for me.”
Darius came over and gave me a hug. “Take me as your brother. I’ll always be here to help. Are you sure you don’t want to go to Anglandur? You might have a better chance of surviving over there.”
“It’s fine. I don’t want to spend my remaining days in the laboratory doing all sorts of tests. I’d rather spend my time in peace. Thanks for everything you’ve done for me, Darius.” Then, I hesitatingly asked, “Did you… Did you like my mom too back then? You said she was beautiful.”
The man was caught off guard by my direct question. He stood still for a good few seconds.
I had found out about this matter on my own. Darius was older than my mom by roughly ten years. Given this age gap, he would not have known my mom’s likes and dislikes, even if they were schoolmates.
However, he knew that Mom loved to wear white dresses. He also knew she liked to keep her black hair long, and that she liked having spicy shrimps. He even knew what her favorite movie and song were — Gone with the Wind and Love Story.
There was no way he could know so much if he took her just as his junior. This explained why he had been so nice to me the first time we met. He had even helped me out at the ball his family hosted.
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