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“Don’t you love her?” Emma asked lightly. She wasn’t sure how she wanted him to respond.
Mason kept silent for a long time and sighed deeply. Then, he looked at Emma helplessly and said, “I don’t know, Emma. So, I can’t promise her anything.”
Emma felt conflicted by her emotions. She lowered her head, walked up behind him, and slowly hugged him, “Mason, you will always be my beloved brother whatever you choose.” There were always obstacles within relationships. If Mason’s father didn’t adopt her at a young age, she wouldn’t have become his sister. If she wasn’t her sister, she could have been with him. However, if she wasn’t adopted, then she would never have met Mason.
Emma didn’t know why, but she always felt that Mason was pushing her away. She sobbed, “Mason, do you still love me?” Although she knew they couldn’t be together, she still couldn’t help but ask him.
Mason closed his eyes and remained silent. Then, he turned around and hugged Emma. He didn’t speak, just held her tightly.
Emma thought that this must be Mason’ way of saying that he didn’t love Grace at all. She felt reassured, then gradually smiled. Mason, however, knew that his heart was torn in two. One half belonged to Grace, and the other half belonged to Emma.
When Grace left Mason’s home, the plane had already taken off, so she purchased the next flight that was on sale at the airport. She didn’t know where she wanted to go, and she just knew that she had to get far away from where she was. Rather unexpectedly, the plane was to Seattle. Grace spent her week enjoying the beautiful scenery and delicious food. It seemed that over the course of her vacation, her sorrow had been drained from her. She kept her phone switched off for the entire duration of her trip. Sometimes, she would let her sister know that she was safe by calling her on a public telephone. As for everyone else, no one really bothered her. She was happy to just enjoy her own company for a while.
Grace was surprised at how relaxing a solo trip could be. Over the years, she had worked so hard for her sister’s tuition. She felt like she had never truly enjoyed life until she came to Seattle, she had no idea how much she had missed out on! Life was beautiful but she had just never noticed it. She had always lived her life for others and was coerced by people who didn’t respect her. From now on, she would be kind to herself and enjoy her own life.
However, as beautiful as the days were, Grace felt sad and lonely as soon as night fell. She would sit on her bed in the hotel at night, unable to fall asleep. She still missed Mason. He wasn’t someone who could be forgotten in a short amount of time. After all, she loved him more deeply than she had ever loved anyone else.
Grace lay down and forced herself to close her eyes and forget him. Then, she had a dream. She dreamed that she quarreled with Mason, but in this dream, Mason hugged her tightly and said to her, “Grace, don’t leave me, I love you!”
Grace didn’t trust him and pushed him away, but Mason yelled, “How can you trust me? Can you trust me in death? Okay, I can show you!” Finishing his words, he turned around and jumped into a river.
She screamed, “Mason, Mason!”
Grace suddenly woke up in a panicked sweat to the sound of the phone at her bedside, ringing. Who could possibly be calling her at midnight? Grace had to answer it, “Hello.”
The sound of a woman crying was all that Grace could hear. After a long time, Grace could make out the sound of Emma’s voice. “Is that Grace? My brother, he’s been in a car accident. He was seriously injured and there was blood all over his body. Now I’m not sure whether he will even make it!” Then she cried more severely than before and said, “He’s been calling your name. Please come back and meet him!”
Grace was so shocked when she heard the news. Her hands started shaking so much that her phone almost slipped out from her hand. She quickly calmed down and listened again. Emma was still crying, “Grace, can you still hear me? My brother is still in the hospital. I hope you can come back and see him. Recently, he has been in such a bad mood, he started drinking and now this has happened! Please, I beg you.”
After a long time, Grace cleared her throat and said, with her voice trembling, “I’m listening.”
Hearing her voice, Emma cried even more and said frantically, “Please come back to see him. Maybe if he saw you, he would recover more quickly. Grace, please come!”
“Is he all right?” Grace asked.
“I don’t know. He is still in the emergency room. He was badly hurt. His car drove into the rail of a bridge and smashed straight through it. His car almost fell into the river. When we found him, he was already unconscious. His head was bleeding, and the car was totally wrecked.”
Emma’s description of the incident startled Grace. It was so vivid that she felt as if she could see it happening before her eyes. She then remembered her nightmare where Mason had jumped into the river from the bridge. She still hadn’t forgotten this man, or she would never have had such a nightmare.
On the other end of the line, Emma was still crying and pleading for her to return. At last, Grace answered, “I’ll come back right now. I’m not sure if there are any flights, but I will try my best to come back as soon as possible.”
Grateful for her promise, Emma finally hung up the phone.
Grace quickly got up and then got changed. Once she had packed all her things up, it was three o’clock in the morning. Then, she quickly went to the airport by taxi. The earliest flight, however, was at five o’clock in the morning. She had no choice but to wait at the airport.
Grace started to feel incredibly anxious, partly due to having nothing to do at the airport. As soon as she thought about the scene which Emma had described, she felt her heart breaking into a thousand pieces. Eventually, she became restless. In the last hour before the flight, she began pacing up and down the aisle beside her seat.
Finally, at about five o’clock, she was able to board. As she was already the first person in the queue, she boarded immediately and found her seat on the plane.
After a tiring journey, she finally arrived at the hospital at eleven o’clock in the morning. As soon as she approached Mason’s ward, Emma quickly came over to meet her, calling, “Grace!”
Hearing Emma’s call, Grace walked straight toward her. But suddenly, she noticed that there was a big crowd behind Emma. An old couple who were dressed very lavishly stood together with two young men behind Emma. Grace didn’t know how, but she immediately knew that the old couple was Mason’s parents and the two men were his cousins. Perhaps their description was embedded somewhere in her subconscious.
Then, Emma introduced them to her. As expected, that old couple was indeed Mason’s parents. Emma introduced her to them, saying, “Dad, mum, this is Grace. She was Mason’s secretary.”
Maybe they had already heard of her, as when they heard Emma’s introduction, their expressions quickly changed. Mr. Thomas, who was a seemingly kind and gentleman, nodded to her with a smile, “Hello, Grace.” However, Mrs. Thomas seemed very indifferent and didn’t look up at her at all. It seemed that she didn’t like her and felt no desire to welcome her.
