- 9.
The plane landed. Looking at the bustling
crowd outside, I felt a sense of relief.
Turning off airplane mode, countless
messages and calls flooded in.
“Sarah, where are you? Don’t be like this,
okay? I didn’t mean to lie to you. Come home,
okay? I’ll explain everything to you.”
Andrew was still the same, treating me like a
three–year-old
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But I wasn’t a child anymore.
The next message was from Ethan.
“Sarah, stop messing around, come home.
Okay, I was just joking with my brother. You
don’t have to run away from home because of
it.”
“Sarah, before my patience runs out, you
better come back.”
I remained silent, then saw another message.
“Sarahl You’re so good! You actually made
Ethan run away at our wedding ceremony! So
what? Ethan loves me! You better never come
back!”
I was stunned for a few seconds. Ethan didn’t
get the license?
Because of me?
If it were before, I would definitely be very
happy.
But now, I felt indifferent.
So what?
I deleted the messages and strode forward.
From now on, I would live for myself.
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I had contacted the landlord here before
coming and had the moving company take my
luggage directly there.
From here on, it was my new beginning.
The landlord was a very nice lady, and she
offered to clean the house for me.
“Sarah, right? This is a small gift for you. I
hope you’ll be happy every day here.”
She smiled brightly.
I accepted the gift. It was a beautiful brooch.
The lady smiled shyly: “I made this myself. I
hope you don’t mind. You look a lot like my
deceased younger sister, and I miss her, so I
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can’t help but be good to you.”
I graciously accepted it.
“Thank you, if you don’t mind, you can treat
me as your younger sister.”
She was delighted and hesitant.
“Really?”
I nodded solemnly.
From that day on, whenever there was
anything, Kate would think of me.
It had been a long time since I had felt this
kind of genuine care.
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It turned out that looking like someone else
wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
These days, I occasionally thought of Ethan.
He had saved me, but he was injured himself.
Our connection started from that moment.
I lacked love since childhood, without parents,
and Ethan felt sorry for me, almost always
giving me what I wanted.
At that time, I thought I had met my soulmate.
And I thought those days would last forever.
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Her hand was cold but warm.
“I want you to have someone by your side at
a time like this.”
Kate’s sister had died in childbirth, so she
was already a little scared of this.
I held her hand in return and nodded gently.
In the cold operating room, I touched my belly
one last time.
It came at the wrong time.
Tears fell silently, and I completely severed
ties with my old life.
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Coming out of the operating room, my face
was pale, and the doctor told me to take
good care of myself when I went back.
I nodded weakly, and Kate ran towards me
with red and swollen eyes.
At that moment, I suddenly couldn’t help but
cry again.
It turned out that there really were people
who cared about me.
During these days, Ethan and Andrew sent me
many messages.
I heard that Ethan, in order to find me, even
went to my college classmates.
I shook my head with a wry smile. What was
the point?
After recovering somewhat, I started to get
myself moving again.
After resting for so long, I should start anew.
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I had made some money from investments
over the years and found a small shop to start
a flower business.
During the busy days, I didn’t think of Ethan
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once.
Until that day, my peaceful life was shattered.
