It was late. Where could Matthew go?
Was he abandoning her?
Was he regretting his decision?
Suddenly, tears streamed down Selina's face for no reason.
She lowered her body as she cried.
For some reason, she did not feel like calling him when she noticed that he was gone. All she thought was that he was abandoning her, and she just wanted to cry.
The moment he came home, he saw her crying. She was still in the squatting position, barefooted.
Hurriedly, he helped her up. "Silly girl, why are you crying?"
Seeing him in front of her, she threw herself into his arms. "Old man, where have you been? I thought you abandoned me."
She paused for a moment to sniffle. Then, she added, "I was so scared when I woke up in the middle of the night without you by my side."
After that, she buried her head in his arms. It was as if she wanted to bury herself in his heart.
Seeing her like this, he felt his heart melt for her.
Ruffling her hair, he said to her, "Silly, I wouldn't abandon you. I told you I will be with you forever and always."
Her eyelashes trembled slightly.
After a long while, she finally raised her head. "Humans are really mysterious, aren't they? I hid the truth from you, and I was fine being here by myself, spending the last moments of my life alone. But ever since you have known the truth, I lost it. I rely on you so much that I will feel fear and panic whenever you're out of my sight."
Matthew cooed, "You don't need to be strong. You can rely on me forever."
However, she felt the bitterness from her lips. "We don't have forever, Matthew. We're going to die soon. We'll die in a few days."
Speaking of this, she said with a little sob, "Although it is romantic to die together, I still feel sad. I really want to live with you and have children with you. I want us to have a happy family."
Speaking of this, she felt her tears flowing once again.
What was going on?
She had already told herself that she should forget everything since her days were numbered. What was the use of saying these?
Sniffling, she added, "Okay, let's stop talking and go to sleep."
After that, she left his arms.
Just then, he held her hand, saying, "Selina, I have something to tell you."
His tone of voice was solemn as he said so.
Looking at him, she asked, "Can't it wait till tomorrow? I want to sleep now."
She didn't know why, but she was feeling extremely uncomfortable all of a sudden. Right then, all she wanted was some rest.
"I can't. I must tell you now. It's very important," said Matthew.
Selina felt her heart skip a beat.
His tone was heavy, and she had not heard him talking to her in this way for some time.
With that, she looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?"
Matthew said, "Selina, there's a way to save you."
It took her a second to recover her senses.
Her eyes were wide opened as she stared at him. "What did you say?"
"There's a way to save you," he repeated.
Right then, she could only hear numerous fireworks bursting by her ear, and her heart was going to jump out.
For a moment, she was at a loss. "Matthew, what did you say? I-1 can be saved? H- how is this possible?"
She couldn't believe it.
There was clearly no cure for what she had. Wasn't this a confirmed fact?
But he was telling her that there was hope.
How was this possible?
"It's true. The surgery is tomorrow. You'll get a new heart, and you'll be saved." His voice was a little hoarse when he said that.
Her heart was beating fast.
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