Chapter 23
The dream was so beautiful that when Ethan woke up and saw a white room and his mother standing by the bedside, there was an unmistakable look of loss in his eyes.
Madam Scott finally let go of the heart she mentioned when she saw Ethan finally woke up
“What were you doing? Running to such a far place, locking yourself in a room and getting drunk. Do you know how worried your dad and I were because we couldn’t reach you on the phone?”
She said, with tears welling up in her eyes, “I only have you as my son, do you know how scared I was when I pushed open the door and couldn’t wake you up no matter how much I called? Do you know how worried I was when the doctor told me that your gastric bleeding was severe and there could be a life–threatening situation if we delayed going to the hospital? Ethan, even if you don’t consider yourself, can you please consider me?”
Ethan remained silent and, after a long time, he finally spoke in a low voice, saying, “I’m sorry.”
“Ethan, come home with us, if you don’t want to marry Sophia, then we won’t marry her either. Please stop using your own body to provoke us, okay?” He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he just weakly nodded.
What is the point of staying any longer?
Evelyn would not forgive him Anymore
Ethan lay weakly in bed, watching as the droplets fall one by one. There was only a small amount of medicine left in the drip Madam Scott had consulted the doctor and confirmed that Ethan’s condition was stable now. Once the drip was finished, they could proceed with the transfer procedures.
After leaving Palmhollow this time, perhaps for a long time to come, he would never come back again.
I don’t know if Evelyn would be happy when she found out about this news.
He would not bother her anymore.
Evelyn only found out about Ethan’s hospitalization due to alcohol–induced gastric bleeding after he had been transferred back to Kingstead. When she heard the news, she paused for a moment.
Looking at the message David sent on her phone, Evelyn remained silent for a while before asking. “Is he okay now?”
“There was nothing major, just needed to rest more.”
David’s reply came quickly, and Evelyn finally felt relieved, “Then please ask David to remind him to rest more often.”
Without replying, I looked at the few words sent over, “Ms. Hart, rest assured.
But since then, Evelyn has not received any messages from Ethan.
At the end of the month, the school held a welcome party, and every club performed a program. The Theater Club did too. Do you want to sign up and participate?
“Is it a play? I have never formally acted in a play before. In the past, I only helped out with miscellanous tasks for them programs and occasionally played a few minor roles. I’m not sure if I would be capable of it.” Evelyn did not directly accept Gabriel’s invitation
Most of the members in Theater Club had never acted in a play before when they joined. They started from scratch, learning little by little. Evie, don’t be afraid, I will be with you.
“And the play will have auditions, so you can give it a try first. If It really doesn’t suit you, then consider it as preparation for the next opportunity.” Upon hearing his last words, Evelyn finally made a decision.
Evelyn gently tapped on the edge of Ella’s bed, “Ella, did you sleep?”
“Hmm? What’s going on?” Ella opened her hazy eyes, not understanding why she had suddenly wolken herself up in the middle of the night
Evelyn chuckled and said, “Gabriel said there will be a welcome party at the end of the month. Theater Club is putting on a performance. Do you want to go and try it together?”
Ella beard about it, opened her phone and glanced at the time, and fell silent for a moment.
“Just this matter? Can’t we talk about it tomorrow? Why do you have to wake me up now? It’s already 1 am.
Caught in her slightly resentful gaze, Evelyn felt a bit embarrassed but still blinked her eyes and asked her, “So, are you going?”
“Go, go, go, can I go to sleep now? Ella’s voice was filled with helplessness, but in the end, she reluctantly agreed.
Chapter 23
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Ch 50 Beginning of 4th Short story. Only 1 page. Incomplete. Summary from reading elsewhere: The world’s perfect couple. Husband is famous CEO who deals in jewelry and designed signature pieces for his beloved and doted on wife. To the world, and to her, they are they perfect loving couple, until she finds out he is having an affair with his Secretary. I can’t remember if it was a physical one or emotional (I can’t recall the correct name for it) one. Long story short, since she told him when she first agreed to be with him that if he ever betrayed her she would disappear from his world, she staged her suicide whilst exposing his affair (I think he also made custom designs for that woman or let her wear his signature piece for her) to the world. She moved abroad and opened a flower shop or something. He eventually finds her but I think she had quietly started dating someone else. Trying not to mix up stories. End the end, she doesn’t go back, he is miserable and regrets, I think he works himself to death, dies early and leaves everything to her....
Ch 49 End of Short Story 3. Too Late to Regret, I’ll call it. I like that she didn’t change her mind and she had valid points because even after realizing Carina’s presence and neediness and his catering to her ruined his family, he still hasn’t sent her packing. He could have had another friend hire her as a Secretary after regaining all the memories, but even after losing his wife and son behind his dealings with her and neglect of his wife and how he started to see her, he still indulged this woman and kept her on. I don’t like how the child isn’t mentioned in the end or how Wayne ended up in the end....
Ch 48 Oh, I like how this went. They both remain the same age but their circumstances changed… well hers did, and they just popped into the life they would have had. But that means theirs a child somewhere without parents but with his memories intact of who his parents were supposed to be since they kept their bodies....
Ch 47 Nope. No need....
Ch 46 Well that took long enough…...
Ch 45 Was it a voice recording or video?...
If the changes he made back then affect her now, why aren’t these feelings she’s invoking in him reflecting in the current Wayne?...
H 43, so… he asked his wife about a gift box for a gift that belongs to his not lover on their anniversary? He doesn’t find it odd that she knew where it was and since it was pink she would think it was for her? He thinks she needs him so he can do whatever he wants. I’m already not liking her thinking to make him change their past to fix their future. Leave him. He had the opportunity to do things right the first 7 sevens and correct mistakes in the last 5 with Carina....
Ch 25 End of 2nd book Letting Go, I’ll call it....
Ch 37 Didn’t they already exchange contacts earlier at the private room....