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“Why is it that now you can tell me that you love me, but you couldn’t say it in my apartment when it mattered?” Grace said, frustrated.
Mason shook his head, “Because I just didn’t know how much I loved you at the time, and I was afraid that I wasn’t able to make that commitment to you. I can’t make that promise so easily. I’m fearful of wasting your time, Grace. If I couldn’t be sure at the time that I was in love with you and that you were the one for me, I would have been deceiving you. It’s because I cared for you that I didn’t rush to tell you anything immediately.”
“Why are you now, so sure? Why do you suddenly feel as though it is time to tell me, Mason?”
Mason replied timidly, “You will leave me forever if I don’t admit that I love you now. You don’t know how sad I became during the time that you disappeared. I have grown so used to being with you, so I decided to make it clear. I want to keep you here, and once we are together, I will try my best to protect you no matter how difficult the future might be. I want to be with you forever. Can you trust me? Can I have another chance?”
Grace didn’t know how to answer him. Could she really spend the rest of her life with this man who was lying, broken on the bed? He was so injured that his body was almost completely covered in bandages. This had all come as such a shock. She didn’t know how to accept him.
Grace made no response, so Mason said in a hurry, “Grace, I’m serious. Can’t you give me another chance?”
Grace stood there, motionless, then suddenly she shook her head as tears began to roll down her face. She had promised Mrs. Thomas that she wouldn’t be with Mason anymore. Even if Mason insisted, they would have to overcome so much to be together if his family would not accept them. Moreover, she was unwilling to get him into more trouble than he was already in. Grace made a difficult decision, then replied, “It’s too late. I have given up on the idea of us forever. I swore to myself that I wouldn’t be with you. Go to hell!”
With those words, Grace turned to leave, lest she would be persuaded once more by him. Mason began to cry out to her, “Grace, Grace!”
Grace didn’t look back. She wiped her tears and kept on walking. When she was about to reach the elevator, she heard someone behind her calling her name, “Miss Tyler, please wait. We need to talk!”
Grace followed Mr. Thomas as he led her outside, unsure of where he was taking her. They finally came to a small garden on the hospital grounds after walking far away from the emergency ward. There were many patients doing activities here; some of them were accompanied by their families who were taking them out for a walk. The weather was beautiful, with the sun beating down on them.
Mr. Thomas stopped beside the flower beds. He turned around to look at Grace, a little anxious and sad. “You are a patient woman, Miss Tyler. You’ve not asked me where we are going at all.” Then he smiled and, at this moment, his old face became radiant and he appeared far younger than he had before. He had clearly been a handsome man in his youth. Mason bore a strong facial resemblance to his father when he smiled. Mr. Thomas asked again, “Do you know why I have taken you here?”
Grace lowered her head. She assumed that he might also want her to leave Mason as Mrs. Thomas had. His way, however, was more moderate. Unlike Mrs. Thomas, he had at least taken her to a quiet place to talk.
No matter how the conversation took place, however, she was not welcomed. Grace prepared herself for further disappointment and replied gently, “I think I know. I understand that you don’t want me to be with Mason. I have already promised that I will leave him and let him go.” She had made up her mind to leave Mason. It was clearly impossible for them to be together, whether it was for her future happiness or Mason’s happiness.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Thomas shook his head and smiled, “You have me wrong. Miss Tyler. In fact, I have brought you here to persuade you to be with Mason.”
Grace suddenly lifted her head and looked at Mr. Thomas blankly. She thought she must have misheard.
Mr. Thomas nodded at her. Grace was stunned and eagerly inquired, “Mr. Thomas, what are you saying? Why would you want me to be with Mason?”
Mr. Thomas nodded with a smile; he looked very kind and had a sense of someone who had become wiser and kinder with age. He said, “I know my son very well. I just want him to be happy. All fathers in the world hope for their children to be happy.”
Grace paused again, thinking that this man who stood before her was quite different from many rich people that she was used to interacting with. Mr. Thomas squinted and looked up at the sky with a little blue in his eyes. “Miss Tyler, will you sit down and listen to some stories about Mason?”
Grace nodded, then they sat down beside the flower beds. Although Mr. Thomas was rich, it didn’t seem to affect him all that much. Grace kept silent and thought about how unusual this man was.
Mr. Thomas looked at Grace and said, “Mason was extremely rebellious even as a child. No one could control him. In fact, I consider it to be partly my fault. His mother and I were always busy with our business and didn’t care for him when he was young. Sometimes we saw each other as little as one month during the year. Mason was left in the care of a nanny. I believe this is the reason why he became so short-tempered. He may have despised that we didn’t pay enough attention to him. I felt guilty all the time. We didn’t do anything for him and hardly cared for him after he grew up. In fact, he largely kept away from us and didn’t listen to us. Initially, he wanted to be with Emma.” At this point, Mr. Thomas stopped for a little while and looked at Grace. It seemed that he was afraid that Grace might become uncomfortable hearing about Emma.
Grace didn’t mind it at all and said, “Please go on, Mr. Thomas.”
“He made his mind up that he would be with her, and no one could stop him. He never listened to us, often doing the opposite of what we said. Finally, we looked for ways of coercing Emma to end their relationship. Eventually, Mason gave up on the idea of them being together. After that, he ran away from home to start up his business and didn’t come back home for a long time. He even bought a house here so that he didn’t have to go home anymore. I always felt that I owed him something. I never realized it before, but now…” Stopping mid-sentence, his face suddenly turned very pale as if he had remembered a cruel memory. Then, he smiled bitterly and continued, “Everyone experiences birth and death, and men are subject to sudden changes of fortune. I myself am not sure how long I have to live. Perhaps one day soon I might die. I always felt guilty about Mason. I am not a good father, so I felt guiltier after we deprived him of being with Emma. I wish I could do something for him. This time, I can see how wildly he devotes himself to you, and may even be falling in love with you. Moreover, he came to ask for my opinion several days ago. He asked that if he still disobeyed the marriage, we had arranged, would I treat him the same way that I did last time.”
Mr. Thomas lowered his head and said, “I think Mason didn’t make a commitment to you at the beginning because he was afraid that he couldn’t fulfill that promise, and maybe we would hurt you like we hurt Emma.”
Grace felt her heart sink into her stomach. She recalled his behavior from the past, and it seemed that the explanation did make sense. But why would Mason fall in love with her? Was Emma not still the love of his life? After all, he had loved her so much and for so long.
“When he found me to ask for my opinion, I thought I should do something for him. Otherwise, I may never have another chance to make it up to him. As for the perfect match for marriage, I took it too seriously before. Now, however, what is the point in marrying for money? We have enough money now, and we needn’t earn more from marriage. It is crucial that Mason is happy. That’s enough!”
Mr. Thomas’s words shocked Grace. Unexpectedly, the leader of the family business looked upon their fame and wealth with indifference. To Grace’s surprise, he didn’t look down upon her at all. Grace suddenly felt awe-stricken, even moved.
“So, Miss Tyler, please give him another chance if you still love him. Don’t be afraid of my wife. This time I will support you. Miss Tyler, would you like to be with Mason?”
“Mr. Thomas, I…” Grace didn’t know how to answer. She had only just made up her mind that she wouldn’t be with Mason any longer. However, to her surprise, Mr. Thomas was now trying to persuade her to accept Mason. Grace could feel her head spinning as she tried to make sense of it all.
Mr. Thomas smiled and said, “Grace, don’t you love my son?”
