“What?” Arthur opened his eyes widely, as if he heard something incredible.
Amelia told Arthur, who was in shock, the whole story between her and Lawrence.
Except for the fact that she had terminal cancer, Amelia told Arthur almost everything she had experienced over these years.
She had thought that she would never want to mention the painful memories she kept in the dark, but she didn’t expect that it was easy to open her heart to a person she trusted.
When Amelia finished telling the whole story, they had arrived at Willow Alley.
Looking at the astonished Arthur, Amelia continued, “Mr Palmer, Leigh is the son of Lawrence. But Lawrence had a deep misunderstanding of me, so he doesn’t believe it.”
“As for Lillian...”
“She is your sister. As for what I have told you just now, believe it or not, you can regard it as nonsense!”
“Mr Palmer, I know you are very kind to me, and I appreciate it very much, but we can’t get married. It’s not only because of Lawrence and Lillian, we are not fit for each other.”
“Amelia, I believe you!” Arthur held Amelia into his arms, “Amelia, we are not unfit for each other. I love you and I want to be with you. It has nothing to do with others! Not to mention Lillian and Lawrence, even if there are mountains and seas between us, I am not afraid! Amelia, please don’t say no to me and give me a chance to take care of you, will you?”
Amelia eyes were filled with tears. She didn’t expect that Arthur would love her so much.
She raised her head and looked at Arthur, with tears on her eyelashes. Amelia knew it was really rare to meet a man who was good and sincere to her.
She wanted to be with Arthur. So she did.
She was exhausted since she had loved Lawrence like a moth to the flame in her previous life. Even the deepest affection would be frayed by repeated distrust and hurt.
Amelia really wanted to marry a man who trusted and supported her all the time. Even though she didn’t like him now, she was willing to try her best for it.
Time could dilute everything, and make an ordinary feelings become unforgettable.
If she was with Arthur, she believed she would fall in love with him sooner or later. Since Arthur was so excellent, why wouldn’t they have a good romantic relationship in the life time?
It was a pity that Amelia didn’t have enough time to spend with him. Her life was coming to an end. So she could not be a burden on him.
“Mr Palmer, I’m...”
“Amelia, don’t say no to me in such a hurry.” Arthur ruffled Amelia’s long hair, “Amelia, I can wait, no matter how long it will take. So don’t refuse me now, and I’m waiting for you to find my goodness in me.”
Without giving Amelia any chance to refuse, Arthur gave a gentle kiss on her forehead and quickly turned away.
Staring at the departure of Arthur, Amelia said in a low mumble, “Mr Palmer, I always know you are good. I know that.”
In the darkness at night, Lawrence stood in the shadow with chill, and there was fierceness in his deep eyes.
Thinking of Arthur’s kiss on Amelia’s forehead, Lawrence punched hard on the wall in front of him, and he didn’t care about it even his hand was bleeding.
He was really mad that he should force Amelia to have sex with him in the bathroom.
There was a large iron pot under her bed, which was used to contain her excretions, and it was mixed with a lot of blood and blood clots.
Amelia heard Megan say that the relative had terminal cancer and her viscera were rotting. The blood in the pot was from the rotting of her viscera.
Maybe she would die when her viscera were rotten completely. Amelia knew such a miserable and desperate day was approaching.
Pressing hard on her stomach, Amelia took two more painkillers before she walked out of the apartment.
When she arrived at the hospital, she received a call from Arthur. He said there was something urgent in France, so he had to go there and would come back after several days.
Amelia breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Arthur was going abroad. But somehow she felt kind of sad. Maybe they would not see each other again in her lifetime after this parting.
Holding back the sadness, Amelia opened the door and entered Leigh’s room. Leigh was still awake. He sat on the bed in a daze, with several red envelops in his hands.
At this time, Amelia remembered that Leigh had received several red envelops tonight. Amelia did not return them to Arthur. Since she could raise enough money to afford the operation of Leigh, she was very grateful to Arthur for it.
Amelia could not repay the money and affection of Arthur before she died. She would ask Sapphire to give tens of thousands of Dollars from the institute to which Amelia donated her body after she died to Arthur to express her gratitude.
Amelia would leave the rest to Sapphire and Leigh.
Leigh was quick to fall asleep. He fell into a deep sleep after Amelia told him bedtime stories.
Amelia lay down on the bed. When she was about to take a nap, she felt a pain in her neck, and then she lost his consciousness.
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