Chapter 334
Melinda heard a commotion at the entrance and nervously approached Bradley.
“Sir, is it true that Madam…”
Melinda had seen the news about Esther jumping into the sea. She never expected that Esther. would be driven to the point of taking her own life. She was such a kind girl. How could she be gone just like that?
Bradley ignored Melinda and walked straight to the living room.
The living room felt empty and lacked any warmth. Images of Felix and Esther bustling around the terrace suddenly flashed in Bradley’s mind. Esther was gentle and beautiful, while Felix was well behaved and sensible. He could hear their intimate whispers and joyful laughter echoing in his ears.
Bradley felt as if someone was viciously tearing his heart apart. He stumbled to the study and effortlessly retrieved Esther’s secret crush diary from the drawer. He sat down on the chair and flipped through the pages. The diary had a girlish touch as Esther recorded her youthful
infatuation.
Encounters at street corners, eye contact at the basketball court, brushing past each other, heart-pounding moments at evening banquets. Esther used simple words to chronicle her youthful infatuation one after another.
During a time unknown to Bradley, there was a girl who had been doing everything she could to get closer to him. The delight, bitterness, sweetness, and helplessness of an unrequited crush-like a one person play, Esther had documented all her feelings in this diary during those days of unreciprocated love.
The final pages of the diary captured Esther’s indignation. The young Esther questioned why he didn’t believe in her. It turned out that her questioning and anger were signs of her caring about him. She expressed in the diary that even if the whole world considered her a murderer, she only cared about his opinion. Unfortunately, she hadn’t received a response but instead. experienced Bradley’s despair and helplessness as he personally sent her to prison.
Bradley read the diary dozens of times throughout the night. With each reading, his heart ached a little more. He sat in the study chair, gazing at the secret crush diary before him.
After finishing the diary, he looked at the photos of Esther and Felix together on his phone. They were beautiful, lively, and full of life in the pictures, but now they were both gone. Perhaps they had already reunited while he remained forever separated from them in different worlds.
Suddenly, Bradley’s phone rang. He answered the call with a hoarse voice, “What’s the matter?
Clark was at a loss upon receiving an email in his inbox. “Mr. Warner, Mr. Searle’s side has informed us that a funeral will be held at the location of Esther’s accident at 10:10 am. today.”
“How dare he!?”
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